Rage campaign launched by wolf haters
Jamie Rappoport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife
In Wyoming, the killing of wolves may be blocked, but the hatred is raging.
Despite our second court victory yesterday, reaffirming the court’s earlier decision last week restoring Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Wyoming wolves, the battles over wolf management in Wyoming are far from over.
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After losing in court last week, the state of Wyoming and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went racing back to the same judge this week with new claims as to why Wyoming wolves should not be protected under the ESA. Even though they lost again, make no mistake, they will continue to fight tooth and nail to get wolves delisted in Wyoming – and we’ll be fighting back every step of the way.
If that’s not tough enough, you wouldn't believe the hatred that’s been unleashed by wolf-haters in the past few days as a result of last week’s ruling.
Here’s just a sample of posts wolf-haters have written on social media:
“I love wolves there [sic] so fluffy and furry and look absolutely beautiful skinned out in front of a fire place…”
“Keep shooting them anyway!”
“There is a GOOD reason our forefathers eliminated them”
“Shoot, Shovel, Shut up!!”
“I'll shoot em if I get a chance. Watcha gonna do about that? tell on me?”
The haters are showing their true colors. It’s a shocking reminder of what you and I are up against in our efforts to restore wolves to the wild!
Wyoming’s management plan would have allowed unlimited killing of wolves as vermin in a wolf predator zone covering 80 percent of the state – and hunting in the remainder.
Defenders has been leading efforts to restore wolves to the Lower 48 for nearly two decades. We’ve made critical progress, but as this last explosion of hate attests, we still have our work cut out for us.
Thank you for being at our side as we pursue the fight for America’s wolves.
Help Wyoming Wolves!
The battles over wolf management in Wyoming are far from over
Help us continue to fight for wolf recovery in Wyoming and in the Northern Rockies!
And thank you in advance for your generous help.
Sincerely,
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Jamie Rappaport Clark President Defenders of Wildlife |