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Stop Congress from killing gray wolf protections

The full U.S. House could hold a floor vote this week on Representative Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) so-called “Pet and Livestock Protection Act” (H.R. 845).

H.R. 845 would require the federal government to remove the gray wolf from federal protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Alarmingly, the bill would also prohibit judicial review of this arbitrary, malicious mandate for currently protected gray wolves across the lower 48 states.

In spite of wolves still occupying only a small portion of their original range in the lower 48 states, H.R. 845 would grant states full management control of gray wolves.

Tragically, we don’t need to wonder what state "management" of wolves looks like. In Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, gray wolves lost ESA protection in 2011 and in these three states trophy hunters and trappers have already slaughtered—and continue to slaughter—thousands of wolves by various brutal and unethical means, including deep within Wilderness areas and along the border of Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park.

You may also recall what happened to wolves in Wisconsin in early 2021, right after the Trump administration briefly stripped ESA protections for all gray wolves in the rest of the lower 48 states. In less than 72 hours, trophy hunters and trappers in Wisconsin went on a wolf-killing rampage, slaughtering at least 216 wolves—20 percent of the entire wolf population in the state—including within various Wilderness areas. Hunters killed wolves at night with night vision technology and used dogs with GPS collars to track, chase, and corner wolves, which were then shot to death.

If H.R. 845 becomes law, wolves would no longer find refuge or roam safely in places like the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota; the Headwaters, Whisker Lake, and Blackjack Springs Wildernesses in Wisconsin; and the Sylvania and Big Island Lake Wildernesses in Michigan.

H.R. 845 is a direct threat to gray wolves across the lower 48 states, the integrity of the Endangered Species Act, and the wildness of our Wilderness areas.

Write your U.S. House Rep and demand they oppose H.R. 845.

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Stop Congress from killing ESA protections for gray wolves

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Subject: Please oppose H.R. 845

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As your constituent, I’m counting on you to oppose H.R. 845, a bill that would end federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves across the entire lower 48 states. In spite of wolves still occupying only a small portion of their original range in the lower 48 states, H.R. 845 would grant states full management control of gray wolves. We know what state “management” of wolves looks like. In states like Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming—where gray wolves lost ESA protection in 2011—trophy hunters and trappers have already slaughtered thousands of wolves by various brutal and unethical means, including within Wilderness areas and along the border of Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. Gray wolves in the lower 48 states briefly lost ESA protection in the winter of 2020-2021. During that time, trophy hunters and trappers in Wisconsin went on a wolf-killing rampage, killing at least 216 wolves—20 percent of the entire wolf population in Wisconsin—in less than 72 hours. Hunters in Wisconsin killed wolves at night with night vision technology and used dogs with GPS collars to track, chase, and corner wolves, which were then shot to death. Also, as part of an alarming and growing trend, H.R. 845 precludes judicial review and excludes science and the public from the process. It’s simply undemocratic to block American citizens from holding their government accountable. The deplorable and unethical state “management” of wolves after ESA protections are removed is proof that wolves still need federal protection. Please oppose H.R. 845.

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