375,000 NATIVE ANIMALS KILLED by One Program in 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's notorious #WildlifeServices program just put out its required tally of #killings for last year: 375,045 native animals. The federal extermination program targets a long list of wild creatures, chiefly at the behest of #agricultural interests in states like #Texas, #Colorado and #Idaho.
According to the report — which almost surely understates the actual numbers —
"I'm horrified by both the sheer number of animals killed and the immense #suffering involved," said Collette Adkins, the Center's carnivore conservation director.
#Oregon will officially supply #wolves for Colorado's #reintroduction project. #Colorado has officially entered into a one-year agreement with Oregon to obtain up to 10 #GrayWolves to reintroduce to the state. The agreement removes the final barrier for Colorado's reintroduction efforts, and releases are set to start before the end of the year.
Colorado plans to capture wolves in Oregon using helicopter crews and spotter planes in December.
#Wyoming's wolf hunting season has been open for 12 days -- and 3 #wolves have already been shot and killed on #Yellowstone 's doorstep.
How many wolves will get caught in a hunter's crosshairs this year? Trophy hunters will be allowed to kill dozens in the hunt areas outside Yellowstone National Park.
#EnvironmentalAction supporters have sent tens of thousands of messages to the state government calling for protection for #Wyoming 's wolves.
But we can't count on Wyoming deciding to do the right thing alone. Right now, the wolves of the #NorthernRockies region -- including Wyoming's population -- are the only #GrayWolves in the U.S. that do not have #EndangeredSpeciesAct protections. That's why we're also working to convince the #Biden administration to restore federal protections.
'California has a new gray wolf pack in Tulare County... it is at least 200 air miles from the nearest known pack in northeastern California.... Gray wolves are native to California but were extirpated in the state by the 1920s. In late 2011, OR7 crossed the state line to become the first wolf in nearly a century to make California part of his range before returning to Oregon to form the Rogue Pack."
#Idaho is doubling down on its goal of slaughtering most of the state's #wolves.
This spring, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to approve a plan that calls for reducing the wolf population, from more than 1300 to as few as 500.1
If Idaho succeeds, it'll be a heartbreaking slaughter of #GrayWolves across the state.
Earlier this week, several #hunting organizations, including the Sportsmen's Alliance, Michigan Bear Hunters Association, Upper Peninsula Bear Houndsmen Association, and Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, submitted two petitions to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (#FWS). The first seeks to remove Endangered Species Act (#ESA) protections from #GrayWolves in the Western #GreatLakes (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and neighboring areas).
#US Senator #TammyBaldwin has introduced a new bill called the "Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act," which aims to expand the definition of #Minnesota 's #wolf population to include wolves in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This proposed expansion would result in #Wisconsin 's #GrayWolves losing their #EndangeredSpecies status.
We want to be clear that this proposed bill is backhanded and undermines the tireless efforts aimed at ensuring the protection of #GrayWolves in the #UpperMidwest. Click the button below to sign a letter demanding that Senators #Baldwin and #Klobuchar withdraw this bill. Please share this message and spread awareness about its harmful implications.