As I have said on this blog before, there are a lot of different groups of wolves that need help. I must admit that I, myself cannot tell the difference between the groups and types just by looking. I guess to me they are all wolves and they are all beautiful creatures.
I do know one thing for certain, allowing them to be hunted down by plane is just wrong, period. But it is happening right now in Oregon to a mating pair that was reintroduced to the wilderness there. As usual, it is the killing of livestock that has gotten this pair in trouble. But after working with local ranchers to show them how to protect their cattle and sheep, there have been no recent kills.
It seems to me that the pair could be relocated if there is no way they can stay in the area they currently occupy. But that is not what is being done.
You can send an email to the governor of Oregon asking him to rescind the kill order. Its easy just follow the links in the article that follows. The article is from the Center for Biological Diversity and they are doing yeoman’s work for these beautiful canines. The thing that I noticed before sending my email is that on the Governor’s page there is a picture of him smiling while he is hugging the “first dog” of the state. The dog is a big, beautiful German Shepherd. Seriously…..
Follow the links in the article below below and thank you for helping:
Save Oregon Wolf Pair From Airborne Sharpshooter
Only a handful of wolves live in Oregon, where they are beginning to recolonize the state after a 60-year absence due to human persecution. With just two confirmed litters of pups born over the past two years, every wolf in the state is important.
Right now, a federal sharpshooter in a plane is tracking a pair of wolves near eastern Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness. Homing in on a radio collar worn by the male wolf, the sharpshooter is under orders to shoot both wolves because they killed livestock.
The targeted wolves killed sheep and a cow near Baker City in April and May, but after ranchers took steps to protect their stock they suffered no more losses through June, July, and most of August. In the meantime, the wolves were sighted feeding on an elk. Now they are reported to have killed three more sheep and a goat.
In other areas, wolves have ceased killing stock entirely on their own accord. Oregon Department of Wildlife should continue helping livestock owners develop effective means to protect their stock. In the meantime, occasional but rare depredations should not preclude the survival of these precious recolonizing wolves.
These wolves need your help now. Please contact Governor Ted Kulongoski today and urge the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to rescind the kill order and permit. Then share this page with your friends and family and post it on your Facebook, Myspace, or Twitter pages by clicking the “share” button under the wolf photo.
Use the text below to urge Governor Kulongoski to call off the hunt immediately. Call him at (503) 378-4582, fax him at (503) 378-6827, or email him via the web at http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/contact_us.shtml.
Subject: Call Off Wolf Hunt Today!
Dear Governor Kulongoski,
I urge you to immediately call off the hunt for the pair of wolves near eastern Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness and insist the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife rescind the kill order and permit.
You can intercede and spare these incredible animals — but time is running out.
The targeted wolves killed sheep and a cow in April and May, but after ranchers took steps to protect their stock they suffered no more losses through June, July, and most of August.
Oregon Department of Wildlife should continue helping livestock owners develop effective means to protect their stock and give Oregon the opportunity for wolves, livestock, and people to co-exist peacefully. In the meantime, occasional but rare depredations should not preclude the survival of these precious recolonizing wolves. The wolves need your help now.
Please call off the hunt and urge the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to immediately rescind the kill order and permit.
Gray wolf photo courtesy USFWS.
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