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"Why would our government permit the shooting of wolves in the very places that were set aside as refuges for wild animals and for the enjoyment of the American people?" asked Sharon Mader, Sr. Program Manager, Grand Teton, National Parks Conservation Association, in a recent email.
"Although 53,000 of NPCA's supporters have already expressed overwhelming dissatisfaction with the Department of the Interior's plans to allow wolf hunting on Wyoming national park lands, officials have ignored our voices," said Mader. "We are now focusing our attention on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."
Read more: http://my.npca.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=12821&em_id=10301.0
- Should wildlife be protected in America's public land? [add comment]
- Tell USFWS Director Dan Ashe to prohibit wolf hunting and lethal state wolf control inside Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway by not de-listing wolves in Wyoming. The rule must be amended to clearly state that wolves are under the management of the National Park Service and that hunting will be prohibited. These parks deserve the same level of protection that has been given Yellowstone, and hunting wolves needs to be prohibited--now and in the future. (National Parks Conservation Association)
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image: Grey wolf (Canis lupus); credit: Gunnar Ries Amphibol, Wikimedia Commons
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3 comments:
They're no threat to biodiversity nor overpopulated, and regardless of this, they could be moved to other regions if in any event they were a threat. The permission is for sport hunting, or?
The wolves clearly deserve protections, especially on park land. A park is for the purpose of preserving nature and wildlife. Yellowstone is not a sports arena, and especially not a shooting range. The noise alone of a gunshot is a disturbance to the peace and serenity that a natural wonder such as Yellowstone National Park represents to all.
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