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Rich Trophy Seekers Aim to Kill Wolves

Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife

From: Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife

To: bellringer@fourwinds10.com

Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 5:00 AM

Subject: Rich Trophy Seekers Aim to Kill Wolves

More bad news for our wolves: The most powerful and wealthy international trophy hunting group in the world is targeting wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.

Your compassionate donation today can support our legal efforts to fight them and save the lives of wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.

Safari Club International recently announced that they will bring their vast resources to court to keep wolves unprotected -- and vulnerable to planned wolf hunts -- in the Northern Rockies.

Our tough legal fight for wolves just got tougher. Safari Club International isn’t just any special interest. They're a powerful international organization of wealthy trophy hunters that are fighting our life-saving efforts on many fronts.

In Alaska, they poured thousands of dollars into a campaign to defend Governor Sarah Palin's brutal program of aerial killing of wolves and bears. The same organization is fighting hard to allow their wealthy trophy hunters to kill imperiled polar bears already struggling to survive in a warming world.

Please donate today to support our work to defeat the Safari Club's efforts and save wolves and other wildlife in need.

As early as this fall, hundreds of wolves -- including pups as young as five months of age -- could be killed by a wolf hunt that Idaho has approved. In fact, Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter still wants to be the “first in line” to shoot a wolf himself.

The extremists are determined to wipe out wolves. But, with your critical support, Defenders will stand fast for these magnificent animals that you and I worked so hard to return to the wild.

Even as we wage our legal battle against Safari Club International, our hard-working staff is leading efforts on the ground to keep wolves alive with commonsense, non-lethal deterrents to keep wolves away from livestock, and out of harm’s way.

And, as a founding member of the Western Wolf Coalition, we’re also working with biologists, responsible hunters, tribal leaders, ranchers, farmers and others in an ambitious effort to raise public awareness about the gray wolf’s important role in restoring the balance of nature.

None of this would be possible without the kind support of caring people like you. Please donate whatever you can today to help us win for our wolves and other imperiled wildlife.