1ST QUARTER EDELWOLF 1998

HELP SAVE WOLF REINTRODUCTION!!



The Defenders of Wildlife will fight all the way to the Supreme Court a ruling on December 12th by a federal judge that wolves were reintroduced illegally in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho and must be
removed. USAWA is helping in this effort.

Judge William Downes of the U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, Wyoming, ruled that the "reintroduced nonnative wolves and their offspring" must be removed from the reintroduction area, although he stayed the order pending an expected appeal. The ruling is tantamount to a death sentence for these magnificent animals. Please post this where people can sign the petition below and send it to:

Secretary Bruce Babbitt
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240



Dear Secretary Babbitt,

We, the undersigned, respectfully urge you to use your authority as Secretary of the Interior to keep the wolves in Yellowstone National Park safe from harm.

As you know, a federal judge has just ruled that these wolves must be removed from Yellowstone Park, but because Canadian authorities will not accept them, the wolves would have to be destroyed.

Please do not let one bad court ruling destroy our nation's greatest wildlife conservation achievement. After two decades of hard work, public hearings, incredible success, and massive public support, it would be a tragedy to see this great accomplishment reversed.

We strongly urge you to maintain your commitment to the wolves in Yellowstone National Park.

Respectfully,

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