This is a story that seemed to capture so many people, including our ORIGINAL facebook page!
This prompted me to search for petitions to try to help Cliff out, even if we had to create a new petition! While it was not our original petition, we ended up pushing the original petition to the point that prompted Rhode Island officials to reconsider the ordeal! Here are a few links that bring the story to life! http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160930/happy-ending-story-of-cliff-coyote-in-state-of-uncertainty http://whatsupnewp.com/10000-sign-petition-save-cliff-coyote-killed/ http://www.thenewportbuzz.com/councilman-florez-secures-death-sentence-reprieve-for-cliff-the-coyote/10069 http://patch.com/rhode-island/newport/cliff-coyote-captured-taken-secure-location And this is the petition by Nicole Ingham and assisted by care2 petitions that we helped put it over the top! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/335/278/545/stop-coyote-from-being-euthanized/ Here is some of the communications between myself and several Middletown RI officials including a phone call from the Governor's office: MYSELF: (Sept 23) Why must Cliff be euthanized because of a few humans who didn't know any better? There has to be a better solution! There are many sanctuaries who would gladly take him! There is no need to destroy him to when there are other options available! Please reconsider using lethal actions! Why make matters worse when there is absolutely NO need to do so! Sincerely, Douglas Lopes Chief A: (Sept 23) Mr. Lopes. Cliff is not going to be uthanized. He is going to be captured and placed in a zoo which displays coyotes. That decision was made last night and announced today. Respectfully, Chief MYSELF: (Sept 26) Who would you recommend me to so we can inquire how Cliff is doing, and keep tabs on him? Chief A: (Sept 26) Dr. Numi Mitchell of the Conservation Agency [email protected] Respectfully, Chief MYSELF: (Sept 26)To Numi Mitchell: Hello - my name is Douglas Lopes. I run a HUGE wolf advocate page on facebook, and we recently took a serious stand for Cliff to NOT be euthanized. This included emails, petitions, phone calls - I have been in contact with almost ALL parties involved and have just a simple question - my advocacy fell in love with Cliff from the start, and I would just like to get an update on his situation and how he is doing so I can inform over 108,000 supporters to my facebook page www.facebook.com/xftlowx Thank you! Sincerely, Douglas W. Lopes Numi: (Sept 27) Hi Douglas - thanks for the query. I put a small update on our Facebook page if you would like to share (Facebook.com/coyotestudy). He was ok as of 6 this morning and we are working hard for a good outcome for him and good lessons for our community. Don’t feed! Best, Numi Numi Mitchell, Ph.D. The Conservation Agency 67 Howland Avenue Jamestown, RI 02835 [email protected] Desk: (401) 423 0866, Mobile: (401) 835 1400 http://www.theconservationagency.org/coyote MYSELF: (Sept 27) Thank you so much - and all our best for Cliff! Is it ok if I check in with you next week? Numi: (Sept 29) Sure but I do have some news. As of two days ago our Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has taken charge of the Cliff rescue operation. NBCS has been asked to assist in helping them capture him safely. Middletown and Newport Police are also helping with the effort. DEM will ultimately decide where he is relocated. Dr. Scott Marshall, State Vet, told me they will be assigning an information officer to be the point of contact (and it may be Scott). Everyone is working towards the best possible outcome for Cliff. Paws crossed! Best, Numi MYSELF: (Oct 6) How is Cliff? Heard rumor he was finally captured, and collar was removed and he is now roaming free? Thought he was going to a zoo that features coyotes? Please clarify! Numi: (Oct 7) http://theconservationagency.org/cliff-coyote-postscript-numi/ Hi Douglas - that is the whole scoop. I just finished posting it. Best possible outcome I think. Best, Numi MYSELF: (Oct 7) This is a bad decision in my point of view! All you did was take him from 1 area and move him to another - it doesn't help his situation at all, in fact all it does is set him up to become someone else's problem. There are plenty of sanctuaries nationwide that would take him! Although I am grateful he was spared - I am NOT satisfied with your "solution"! Numi (Oct 8): Good morning Douglas, relocation to western Rhode Island was DEM's decision. They were in control. No one else is authorized to move a live coyote anywhere without their permission. NBCS was asked to help them capture him. We did that carefully and he was unharmed. That makes me very happy. I am crossing my fingers for one of the sweetest coyotes I have ever known. That is the only thing I can do. Best, Numi Numi Mitchell (401) 835-1400 HOWEVER,I am NOT happy with the eventual outcome and here is why: Imagine that, the relocation to western Rhode Island was all RI Department Of Environmental Management's decision. Apparently no one else is authorized to move a live coyote anywhere without your permission? So you had to go and get involved, and took control, stating that supposedly he would not be able to adapt to captivity! I call flat out bullshit! There are PLENTY of sanctuaries that want coyotes! I do not believe you even attempted anything and even tho it's too late now to make a difference, I still want to know why, and I plan on doing what I can to find out more info. In my opinion, all you have done is set Cliff up to become another problem somewhere else because he is too dependent on humans for food now, and not afraid of humans either because of that! Is that how you work?
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I have learned an awful lot about advocating over the years as a wolf advocate – including respect for the advocates themselves! A person can’t help but become passionate about wild animals and show compassion for ALL wildlife! But it takes more than just words on a screen, to be a true advocate! This is not to say it HAS to take money! There are so many free things you can do to become an advocate and help wildlife. All it takes is dedication and devotion to wolves!
For instance, you can use the power of online petitions to spread the word about a worthy cause! There are so many to chose from, or if you feel creative, you can always create your own! There are numerous sites that make it easy for you to do just that! First pick your battle, and research it as much as possible! Be sure to know who/what can make this happen and target them in the petition! Gather as many facts about it, and make notes of what you intend to do with it, and how your cause can be supported! Consider what methods can help the most! How to create a petition via care2: Log in http://www.thepetitionsite.com/ Step 1 – basic petition information including person/agency you are petitioning – it is helpful if you can enter the known name and/or email address etc but most times they will take care of that for you Step 2 – choose a photo for petition – under 1mb – or leave empty and they will use a generic photo, also you can edit ANY info at this point, and can make up a thank you note that gets sent out automatically when someone signs petition, and then you can write the full letter about the petition as well Step 3 – post and share Step 4 – making updates or closing the petition – follow instructions BUT MOST OF ALL - Get involved!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another similar thing to do is use email campaigns to stand up for your cause, or just create your own email campaign. The magic of this is you can do it the way YOU want to! I suggest using RAW feelings rather than numeric facts to get your point across! Once you create your own masterpiece, you can have other friends share the same email to the same people – it works just like a petition! You can also go 1 step further with this. (See Below!) How to write an Letter To The Editor or create an email campaign: Source – https://wolvesofdouglascountywisconsin.com/ Search… Submit Home About YOU ARE HERE: HOME » HOW TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR How to write a letter to the editor A letter to the editor is one way to keep your social cause, in this case wolf advocacy, in the public eye through your local newspaper. Every newspaper has a section for opinion editorials or letters to the editor, read as many letters to the editor until you feel comfortable and then get to work on writing one of your own letters. Find an opinion editorial you want to respond to. The following is a recent article to read as an example for a response; Causes unclear as wolves kill a record number of hunting hounds (copy and paste that title in a Google search bar) and read it. Look for main points that you want to respond to in your letter to the editor. The following are examples of the points in the article, “Causes unclear as wolves kill a record number of hunting hounds.” Main topic; The state’s wolf population has grown while regulation of hunting dogs has been relaxed, but it’s not clear what factored into the increased dog deaths, said DNR large carnivore specialist David MacFarland. Supports main topic; “It’s too early to say what’s causing it, or if it’s really a significant difference or not,” MacFarland said. “It could be just one pack being more aggressive than in the past.” Supports main topic; And while state law was changed in 2015 to end a license requirement for the summer dog training season, it’s not known if more dogs are being run, he said. Supports main topic; The bait also draws wolves that will defend the sites, leading to conflicts with hunting dogs released in those places to pick up bear scent, … Supports main topic; The wolf population estimate this year is the highest yet for the endangered species, but little growth has occurred in northern areas where almost all of the dogs were killed, MacFarland said. Summary of main topic and supporting points; Still, compared to the small army of men and woman who hunt deer each year, the number of bear hunters using dogs is small, at least in part because of the expense of purchasing, training and feeding the dogs, he said. The use of dogs for hunting is controversial on several levels. In 2014 a state appeals court ruled that hunters can train dogs to chase down wolves, rejecting arguments from humane societies… Now get to work on writing your letter… Read the article, then write a response that supports why you agree or disagree. Letters are no more than 250 words, spelling and grammar count. Use a grammar & spell checker or have a friend read your letter over to catch any errors. Stick to your main topic, and support that topic in your response. Example; I’m writing a response to the article, “Causes unclear as wolves kill a record number of hunting hounds.” By (add the author and date) I disagree with the statement that, it’s not clear what factored into the increased dog deaths. It’s obvious to me that bear hounders are causing the deaths of these dogs….now add your points to support your main topic…as to why…give examples…over baiting…too many dogs being run…no regulation… Main point/thesis statement Support it/body of letter Summarize/conclusion Summarize, repeat your main point and state what your solution could be…dogs are dying because of all the baiting of bear that attracts wolves…limit baiting…or dogs are dying because of all the dogs running thru…limit training…regulate it… Write at least two drafts of your letter, it’s alright to re write, edit and write a final draft. Submit your letter to the paper. Every paper has directions on how to send your letter. Always sign it and put what town you live in. They won’t accept your letter without a signature or address (they won’t publish your full address, just your town or city and state) Stick to your main point, support it, and summarize….edit for errors, re read it…submit it… Again - Get involved! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can take the email you created and print it off, or even start from scratch and write up a letter to mail to whom ever you feel is appropriate! Write in legible hand writing and send in a standard business envelope! If you desire a reply – be sure to include your contact info, but if you are sending this to a government agency, you might want to re-think that part! There are rallies held for wolves and/or wildlife and/or their habitats all over – and MOST are free to attend! You can get a list of phone numbers that you can use to contact your local congressmen (women), senators and any other officials you feel fit the situation negatively or positively! NOTE: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE RAW FEELINGS AND HARSH LANGUAGE BUT ALSO AVOID CURSING OR MOST LIKELY YOU WON’T BE TAKEN SERIOUS! ATTENTION USFWS:
what we want: No more collaring wolves, no more gassing wolf dens especially with pups within, no more aerial hunting wolves, no more trapping of any animals, no more denning wolves or using a Judas wolf to hunt wolves, no more using hounds to hunt predators, no more negatively exploiting wolves, maintain, re establish or create buffer zone in parks, use of PROVEN COST EFFECTIVE NON LETHAL methods to control predators as opposed to lethal methods, the cessation of the destruction of wild life habitats, more justice for wildlife crime and better follow through instead of turning your backs on it, and Dan Ashe removed from office - just to name a few things! If you value wildlife, then join our fight against the corrupt people and agencies trying to strip them of their protection again! Besides, why would we want anybody who is against wildlife rights to be in office of an agency that is responsible for their well being anyway? ATTENTION TO OUR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT: It is not acceptable that our wildlife is always the first to suffer or be blamed because of human errors or failures, whether intentionally done or by accident and it's time to stand up and fight for our wildlife so they can live as they were meant to, in peace with itself! Instead of blaming wildlife or attacking wildlife, we should be blaming ourselves for letting our wildlife down and leaving it to suffer because of our own stupidity! This is the ORIGINAL email:
Dear Dr. Tuggle, This email is in regards to a petition I initiated a few months ago in an attempt to get Guardian M1396 released back to his mate and pups! There are over 74,000 signatures on it as we speak! It has been featured on several news broadcasts within the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. Please find the url link to the petition itself and the url to the pdf containing the signatures at the bottom! U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has trapped and removed Guardian, the alpha male of a Mexican wolf pack that lives in Gila National Forest. Without his support and leadership, the survival of his pack is in jeopardy. Douglas, a Care2 member and wolf supporter, was so outraged by the actions of USFWS that he started this petition to release Guardian. There are fewer than 100 Mexican wolves living in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, and the federal reintroduction program to rebuild their population was just starting to show progress. If this pack doesn’t survive, it will be a significant blow to the overall population. The reason Guardian was trapped was because he killed livestock to feed his hungry pups and pack. Now his pack is severely threatened. Ranchers and the federal government hunted the Mexican wolf to oblivion decades ago — which is why this reintroduction program is desperately needed. Ranchers are paid for any livestock that are killed by wolves. Additionally, recent research shows removing alpha animals to reduce livestock depredation might not even lead to fewer dead sheep or cattle. It’s time for the public to speak up for healthy ecosystems and healthy wolfpopulations. If enough of us take action, USFWS will have to respond. Sign Douglas’ petition and urge the USFWS to run the reintroduction program according to science, and not the wishes of ranchers: Let Guardian run free! Thank you for acting for wildlife, GUARDIAN THE NEW MEXICAN MEXICAN WOLF After Feds Trap Endangered Alpha Wolf, Over 56k Sign Care2 Petition for His Release *** http://www.thepetitionsite.com/828/364/049/ *** A Care2 Petition is Pushing Back on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Placing the Alpha Male, Named Guardian, Into Captivity SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO — A Care2 petition is urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to return Guardian, or Wolf M1396, back to his home in the wild after the federal agency captured the endangered Mexican gray wolf, an alpha male, and placed him in captivity. The petition has gathered over 74,000 signatures. VIEW THE CARE2 PETITION HERE: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/828/364/049/ The federal government orderedGuardian to be captured after he killed livestock, but Care2 petition author Douglas Lopes says that because the animal is an alpha male, his removal threatens the entire pack — and potentially, the entire species’ recovery. “Guardian is just the latest example of how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prioritizes the will of ranchers over the needs of wolves,” Lopes told Care2. “Spending taxpayer funds to eradicate wolves is shameful.” According to the FWS, there were 110 wild wolves counted in Arizona and New Mexico at the end of 2014. At the end of 2015, that number had dropped to 97. “The [U.S. government’s] reintroduction program is an important step to right this wrong, but only if wolves are allowed to live freely across wild federal lands of the Southeast,” Lopes said. “Guardian needs to be returned to his pack. Without their alpha, the Luna group is at risk.” Three wolves have already died this year, including two accidentally killed by government traps, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. (PRESS & MEDIA COVERAGE) GUARDIAN THE MEXICAN GREY WOLF KRQE (CBS) Albuquerque, NM (Petition Hyperlink): http://krqe.com/blog/2016/08/17/petition-aims-to-release-mexican-gray-wolf/ KRQE (CBS) Albuquerque, NM http://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/23845838?token=82abd5c8-caf5-4c15-8609-e3779f653ee8 KRQUE (CBS) Albuquerque, NM (Cont.): http://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/23845834?token=82abd5c8-caf5-4c15-8609-e3779f653ee8 KASA (FOX) Albuquerque, NM: http://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/23845836?token=82abd5c8-caf5-4c15-8609-e3779f653ee8 Absolute power corrupts absolutely! Don’t believe it? Look at our wildlife and how they suffer at the hands of our corrupt officials in various offices in various agencies, including our illustrious government! 1 question comes to mind, WHY?
We are trying our best to see what good can come out of ANYTHING from H.R. 2406? The SHARE Act and all the riders it carries with it, but not having any luck… All we can come up with is 1 simple thing, WHY? What evidence and validation does our illustrious Government have that warrants these decisions. What exactly do they envision happening or developing out of these preposterous decisions? How will it benefit WE THE PEOPLE? Why does our wildlife have to suffer due to their misguided views and prior mistakes they’ve made along the way! What does our wildlife even have to DO with our budget in the first place? Wildlife doesn’t have to be de-listed just because you think it will help balance a budget! That lie is so transparent a child can see right though it so we are not sure who they are trying to kid! WE THE PEOPLE want our wildlife to be safe and protected because they are what real life is supposed to be all about. The H.R. 2406 Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act and it’s riders are a DEVASTATING attack against Wolves, which in turn will affect other wildlife as well as the economy and our ecosystem. xftlowx – Will we allow species to become extinct on our watch? If we let special interest groups persuade our government officials, there will be no wildlife left if there is money to be made. Business does not care for our land, our people, or our wildlife. They care about increasing profits. This is not what our government officials should be concerned with but instead to work for the people who elected them and the future of our country’s wilderness. As an elected official you can only receive a limited amount of funding from these businesses. The people can always outraise that number if you work for them. A certain grass roots funded candidate recently proved that in his campaign. Start working for the people and see a change in our country towards a prosperous future. – People are outraged by over hunting in Africa and species almost being wiped out, will we allow the same in the U.S. to our wildlife? In our own backyard we have irresponsible and bloodthirsty people who are the small minority who want to ravage the land and only kill for sport. Any chance they get to destroy a living being for bragging rights to their subculture is a chance that they will take. This is especially true for endangered species like wolves who are barely surviving in the wild. We see in Africa that Elephant’s, Rhino’s, and Lion’s are endangered. Yet there are only very few wolves left in the wilderness. Wolves’ are not a threat to humans. They are scared of humans and stay out of sight. Only trappers and hunters seek out these animals for their own gratification and provide absolutely no scientific evidence to back their actions to kill wolves. Enough is enough! We have killed millions of wolves as a country in the recent past. Give these living breathing animals a chance to be a part of our great wilderness as they have always been. They are almost gone and your rider to HR 2406 would make it so that they are no longer protected. – Will we allow fairytales and propaganda against wolves persuade us to ignore the science that proves wolves are valuable to natural ecosystems? If your knowledge of wolves comes from stories like the red riding hood and the 3 little pigs, then you are not fit to make educated decisions about killing or protecting this animal. Scientists have proven that wolves are not mindless monsters but in fact are one of the most intelligent mammals on the earth. They hunt to survive and keep the deer and elk population from various diseases. The green of the forests comes back because they herd the deer and keep them moving. Young trees have a chance to grow and grasslands can flourish. Even if Wolves don’t hunt this is true. – We spend millions to kill wildlife every year and barely support scientific efforts to preserve wildlife. The USDA Wildlife Services (WS) admitted recently in its annual report to having killed at least 3.2 million wild animals in the U.S. last year alone. Their budget is over $1.14 Billion tax dollars from 2004 to 2013. Total wild animals killed are 34 million. This is all in the name of protecting crops, farm animals, private property and even other species such as rare birds and prey species favored by hunters. – It’s clear that greedy special interest wants more land to set up business like logging, fracking, and cattle ranching. They want to ravage the land and kill all wildlife there in. They don’t represent the people, they represent their own interest. – Wolves were once wildlife that coexisted with humans in the north east United States. Now they are extirpated. This has occurred in the last 2 hundred years because of lack of regulation. In Maryland alone we have lost Gray Wolf, American Elk, Eastern Mountain Lion, Snowshoe hare, American marten, and Eastern harvest mouse. All to over hunting, cattle bounties, and irresponsible development. If we can learn from history we know how our American wildlife will end if we delist and deregulate efforts to preserve our true national treasure which is our wilderness land and wild beauty. Giovanni We the people want you to listen to our voice referring to H.R. 2406 Sportsman Heritage Recreational Enhancement act this new bill is unconstitutional. We are deeply troubled and do not agree with your bad decisions in which you are placing our wildlife into. Wolves should not be removed from the Endangered species protections this will surely cause extinction of the wolf due to more poaching and more trapping. The attacks on our wildlife is highly appalling, unethical and very unlogical it appears you are using our wildlife to satisfy special interests, hunters, gun lobbyists, ranchers and most of all for your own political gains. Also wolves should not be a tool to balance a budget they are Gods creatures removing them is a crime against nature and of the tax paying citizens in which you use our money to kill wolves. We the People Demand you leave Wolves Under Endangered Species protections and quit playing God with our wildlife you have no right! Connie To Whom it May Concern I’m not sure who’s reading this and doubt the right one’s will as an act of indifference, so bearing that in mind I’m not going to be as formal and polite as I could be and was taught to be when speaking to someone of authority. I no longer believe in or respect any authority, not one. There is no law, principle, or moral issue binding me from my decisions, and I may do things in a way you feel is ‘wrong” but I’ve have done every wrong thing for a “right” reason whether you like my methods of achievement or not. What you have done and allowed regarding the delisting of wolves as a federally protected species and by revoking their protected status nation-wide is like signing their warrant to execution and extinction. We all know you did it to sell the game lands for the gas and oil checks you’re getting because let me guess: “The most fertile and productive areas are in federally protected wildlife reserve lands, and if we can work right through the wolves we’ll give you a couple extra $500k if it makes you feel better about us killing off a species completely for your land and our money”………..Did this seriously just happen in a sane and rational world? Clearly some of you are either being deliberately obtuse or your uneducated asses doesn’t remember Yellowstone National Park and the Ecological destruction of the entire park in less than a decade due to the removal of wolves……5000 acres of Aspen trees dead, herd over-population beyond control, but tourist #’s were up so the dust and litter and money increased, but the land of the entire park died!!!!! Wolves are a “keystone species” just like human beings!! If you remove all of them from an environment, the rest of the entire environment will fall totally out of balance and die, rapidly!!! I guess you never saw I Am Legend with Will Smith….. Just moving into places and taking lives of an entire species will destroy the land. That goes for every damn land in every damn state, not just the ones wolves are in. But we have ended the existence of far too many species of life due to our greed and expansions as humans. We had federally protected lands for a reason!!! They were to be kept as natural preserves so people could experience true nature, not make money selling the damned mineral rights and destroying habitats and lives!!! Wouldn’t even be down with it if it were them coming and saying they had to bulldoze your home with your family because an gas pad or oil pump was going in, and that’s just tough shit for you, it’s going to happen. Not cool now, is it. But you’ll be ok with someone completely destroying your home and all your memories and lives as long as they offer enough money to buy a new one as nice or better. You’ve all sold out; you sold your souls for this. No lives matter more than others, not even human. To crush and unprotect this species is a moral error and I feel it’s the worst mistake in wildlife ever. Please do not do this. You can reverse the legislation, you can protect them. Do not allow this to pass. I know I said it like an asshole, but you know dam well I’m right. Make peace with it, and yourself. Protect the Wolves!!! Michael Are you ready to commit wildlife genocide? Because that is what will happen if you allow wolves to be delisted! Wolves initiate the feeding cycle for countless other wild animals. In essence, they ARE the Law Of Nature. Without the proper balance in nature, we doom more than just the ecosystem! Didn’t we learn enough from the last time they were delisted? Apparently not! But like so many other corrupt agencies and/or people do, you are prone to repeating the same mistakes. Last I knew, the Government is formed by the people for the people, and we are the people. The land is PUBLIC land unless it has been purchased! Isn’t wildlife part of said land, via habitat? Thus doesn’t that make wildlife our wildlife? So, what other personal ulterior motives and personal vendettas does you really serve? Isn’t that in fact a form of abuse in itself? Are you more worried about your image than serving proper justice for wildlife in general? That’s what it sounds like to many of us tax paying citizens! You turn everything negative into another reason to control wildlife, including turning your backs on crimes committed against nature! You tend to cater to ranchers more often than not. While nobody wants to see livestock killed by predators, it is going to happen due to the Law of Nature. Besides, do you not already have a compensation plan in place to reimburse those who lose livestock to wolves, if proven? Do you not sponsor culls throughout the year? How do energy bills or spending bills have anything to do with wildlife? In fact, you would be considered heroes to incorporate your so called energy spending bills to BENEFIT wildlife in general, rather than destroying more and more wildlife habitat along the way! We are tax payers are we not? Do we not have a say in the matter? Does that give you the right to use our hard earned income to fund these bogus practices for no viable reasons, other than make you look larger than life, and quite possibly fatten your wallets along the way? It’s the same old story every time – the faces may change but the corruption in the Government stays the same! We’re tired of all the lies and all the bullshit. It’s time we took our wildlife back and we will not rest until proper justice is served! You approved a rather large budget (1.5 billion) but at what cost? You still feel the need to interfere with the progress made by so many people who have dedicated their lives to ensure wolves survival? Not only that but these asinine decisions will open the door for poaching, trapping, killing (legal or illegal) of other predators! You claim it’s predator management. You can use any excuse or means to justify it anyway you want, but the results are still the same! True conservation means to preserve, to save, to re-introduce! That goes for the habitat too. You are sadly mistaken if you call this wildlife conservation management! Wildlife deserves protection because they don’t understand the concept of always being blamed for just being a wild animal! Besides, many encounters could have been avoided had proper measures and precautions had been used, or if non lethal methods were used as well. As a result, when you condemn an entire species to extinction, the ripple effect it creates and causes carries much bigger repercussions than expected, and can have more devastating results than positive outcomes. Look at the pattern and tell me it isn’t personal agendas at work! Democrats voted for the bill, republicans voted against it, with a few from each party doing the opposite. President Obama has vowed to veto the Bill if necessary, and the Democrats have vowed to overrule it if he does! It doesn’t seem logical or ethical at all, does it? Besides you manage to screw everything else up, and don’t we have real issues to worry about instead? Just as we have our problems, wildlife has their own world to deal with, let alone humans to add more problems to their plate or complicate things as they stand now! A group or an agency is ONLY as good as it’s leader! And the USFWS is as corrupt as they come. Your agency has been exposed countless times for numerous atrocities you have either sponsored or allowed to happen, and your failure to serve proper justice for our wildlife when it is warranted, instead you turn their back on them when they need us the most! It’s well documented but many sheep just don’t get it! The main culprit is Dan Ashe, and we will not rest until he is out of office! Besides, why would we want anybody who is against wildlife rights to be in office of an agency that is responsible for their well being? Who are you to play GOD with our wildlife? Douglas |
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