More space and better protection to give Mexican Gray Wolves a fighting chance to stabilize population

 

Recover Mexican Gray Wolves Before It Is Too Late FROM WildEarth Guardians Tell government officials to work on recovery plans for Mexican Gray Wolves before it is too late CONTACT Sign an online petition And/Or make direct contact: Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. Washington DC 20240 phone (202) 208-3100              (202) 208-3100       fax (202) 208-6950 email Benjamin Tuggle U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service P.O. Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306 email INFORMATION / TALKING POINTS Three Mexican wolves have been shot by a serial killer - or killers - in the past month. These reckless and hateful actions are endangering the future of the lobo. This needs to stop! The killings come at a critical junction in the lobo recovery effort. As of December 2009 there were only 42 wolves in the wild, by the end of 2010 there will likely be even fewer. Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to track down and punish the wolf killers. Two of the wolves killed were alpha males, who play a key role in providing food for their families. 34 illegal shootings have occurred since lobo reintroduction began. The federal government has itself removed another 151 Mexican wolves. The math is nightmarishly simple. Mexican wolves are facing extinction in the wild. WildEarth Guardians wants an end to the killing. We need a flourishing, not dwindling, population of Mexican wolves in the wild. Please urge the federal government to step up for this carnivore on the brink. The alpha males of the Hawk's Nest Pack in Arizona and the San Mateo Pack in New Mexico have both been killed. A younger male from the Hawk's Nest Pack was also shot and killed. The collared alpha male of a third pack, the Paradise Pack that roamed the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona, has been missing since mid-April. Last year, the Hawk's Nest and Paradise packs were the only packs that gave birth to at least two pups that survived until the end of the year. Mexican wolf recovery can only succeed through the survival of intact wolf families in the wild. Speak up for wolves by writing Dr. Ben Tuggle with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, urging immediate and aggressive actions to recover Mexican wolves from the brink of extinction. Thank you for everything you do for animals!