Outrageous
Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife
Have you seen this?
Sixteen of the nations top wildlife scientists confirmed what we've been saying all along: that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to delist nearly all gray wolves overtly disregards science.
– Jamie
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Sound science is the hallmark of wildlife protection and conservation. But when the facts are cherry picked to serve a predetermined policy goal, everybody loses.
Sixteen of the nation's top wildlife scientists sent an urgent letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expressing deep concern that their own field research was being distorted in order to justify the delisting of nearly all gray wolves in the lower 48 states.
This is the time for every wolf-loving American to speak up. Will you help us?
This alarming letter strongly supports Defenders' argument against this reckless proposal and reinforces what we’ve been saying all along: this decision consciously ignored compelling science in order to promote the premature federal abandonment of wolves!
Here's what these leading scientists had to say about the misguided delisting proposal:
"We do not believe that the rule reflects the conclusions of our work or the best available science concerning the recovery of wolves…"
The letter continues:
"Given the importance of wolves and the fact that they have only just begun to recover in some regions and not at all in others, we hope you will reconsider the Service’s proposal…"
How tragic it is that the FWS justifies the delisting plan by citing the work of these science professionals who clearly believe delisting is a bad idea.
Wolf Proposal Overtly Disregards Science
© Joan Poor
The letter states,"The gray wolf has barely begun to recover or is absent from significant portions of its former range where substantial suitable habitat remains."
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You and I have worked too hard and for too long to get the urgent work of wolf recovery off the ground. We're not quitting now.
Sincerely,
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Jamie Rappaport Clark President Defenders of Wildlife |