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BREAKING: Alaska wolf killing out of control
Jamie Rappoport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife
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An entire wolf pack killed. Years of research cut short.
Alaska’s campaign of brutal and indiscriminate killing of wolves, bears and other predators is so intense that National Park Service scientists are abandoning a 23-year old study of wolf behavior because so many of their study animals have been killed.
Since 2005, Alaska has been killing predators using a range of outrageous tactics including aerial gunning, killing mother wolves and their young in their dens, using bait to attract bears and using traps and snares. The state has also expanded hunting seasons and bag limits to aggressively target predators in an effort to artificially inflate moose and other game animal populations so that hunters have more to shoot.
They even use "Judas wolves," animals that are caught, radio-collared and then lead shooters back to their doomed packs.
Patrick, despite last week’s news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule to prohibit this sort of abuse on national wildlife refuges, we are confident that Alaska will continue to pull out all the stops to block these crucial regulations.
And advocates of Alaska’s extreme and excessive killing practices have friends on Capitol Hill. In fact, legislative proposals to nullify this new rule have already passed the full U.S. House of Representatives twice!
Defenders worked hard to help establish these regulations, and now, we are working even harder to stop Congress from blocking them.
These are desperate times for the wildlife you and I love. Together, we can turn back these appalling attacks and protect imperiled animals wherever they are threatened. We can do it, but only with the help of people who care...people like you.
Thank you for all you do!
Sincerely,