BREAKING: Idaho requesting more money for wolf slaughter
Jamie Rappoport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife
It’s breaking the bank and breaking our hearts.
The state calls it the “Wolf Depredation Control Board.” We call it the “Wolf Kill Board.” What it really does is funnel state taxpayers’ money for the sole purpose of killing wolves.
And make no mistake – this wolf-hating panel wants to kill every wolf it’s allowed to
Here’s what one Wolf Kill Board member told state legislators at a budget hearing: “We think we’re going to need every dime of that money before this is over.”
Idaho’s wolves have been in growing jeopardy since Congress stripped them of protection under the Endangered Species Act in 2011. Since Idaho took over their management, the number of breeding pairs, which are necessary to maintain the population, have plummeted.
Defenders is the only national organization with staff on the ground in Idaho working not only to help restore wolves but at the statehouse and state wildlife commission testifying against these actions threatening wolves. Your urgent support will help us fight to end Idaho’s rogue war on wolves
.Many of these killings are sanctioned to artificially inflate deer and elk numbers!
Idaho is at it again – state officials have just requested another $400,000 to kill even more wolves!
Please help – before it’s too late.
Sincerely,
Jamie Rappaport Clark
President
Defenders of Wildlife