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Friend,
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As you read this, Congress is working to roll back critical protections for gray wolves by delisting them from the Endangered Species Act, and they need you to stand up for them today!
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That means ALL gray wolves across the United States would lose federal protections and become vulnerable to horrific state management practices like increased trophy hunting, baiting and trapping.
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In fact, we've already seen what can happen when wolves lose federal protections.
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In November of 2020, wolves lost their ESA protections, and the state of Wisconsin wasted no time in scheduling a wolf hunt—the first in the state in seven years. A whopping 2,380 wolf hunting permits—twice as many as are typically issued for hunts in the state—were made available for a quota of 119 wolves in what was supposed to be a week-long season. Less than three days later, more than 200 wolves had been killed, entire wolf families were decimated, and the hunting season had to be shut down early, having gone nearly 100 wolves over the quota.
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That’s why I’m urgently asking you to take action NOW to stop the misleadingly named Pet and Livestock Safety Act (H.R. 845/S. 1306), which would remove ESA protections for gray wolves from being passed. This bill has already passed out of committee in the House and will likely be headed for a vote by the full House of Representatives soon—so you must act NOW.
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Take action right now to protect gray wolves: Send a message to your members of Congress now and urge them to vote “NO” on this and other cruel anti-wildlife bills and keep gray wolves protected. >>
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