Stop the war on wolves!

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A letter from Jamie Rappaport Clark, President, Defenders of Wildlife:

Dear Virginia,

Across the Northern Rockies and beyond, anti-wolf extremists are mounting a well-funded and unrelenting attack.

More than 1,100 wolves have been killed as a result of hunting and trapping in the Northern Rockies since Congress stripped them of Endangered Species Act protection in 2011. 

Protecting wolves is a long-term challenge, and we are committed to the cause. Please help us win the war on wolves with a generous gift today.

• The governor of Montana recently signed a bill into law that prohibits state wildlife officials from establishing protective buffer zones along national park borders, a measure that would have helped protect Yellowstone wolves.

• In Utah, a shameful and fiscally-irresponsible proposal by anti-wolf extremists just passed out of committee. If finalized, this measure will allocate $300,000 of taxpayer money to anti-wolf lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. – aiming to strip the last shreds of federal protection for nearly all gray wolves across the Lower 48.

• In Idaho, state officials approved a proposal to pay Wildlife Services $50,000 to kill more wolves.

We’re witnessing firsthand what happens when the fate of wolves is turned over to states with extreme anti-wolf management plans in place.

It's hard to fathom that earlier in the month, Wyoming opened even more of their state to the unlimited killing of wolves!

These magnificent and misunderstood top predators need our help.

Defenders of Wildlife is America’s premier wildlife advocacy organization working to protect endangered wildlife. Our science and legal teams are renowned in the field. We are leading efforts and speaking out across the country on behalf of wolves to help ensure that our nation’s imperiled wildlife receive the crucial protection they deserve and need in order to recover.   

We will not let politics get in the way of our work for wolves. Your urgent donation will make a big difference.

Thanks for all that you do for wolves – and all of America’s endangered wildlife.

Sincerely, Jamie Rappaport Clark President Defenders of Wildlife