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Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!

Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!

Mexican wolves remain one of the most endangered species in the United States. But recovery efforts have yet to ensure a lasting future for these animals that play an important role in the culture and the wilderness of the Southwest.

Sign our petition to show the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that you support sensible, science-based wolf management that will ensure the “lobo” will survive -- and thrive -- in the wilds of the Southwest.

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The undersigned supporters of Defenders of Wildlife appreciate the complexities of restoring the Mexican wolf to its rightful place, and ecological role, in Arizona and New Mexico. 

We write to remind you that the complexities are political, not biological  --  the wolves know how to form packs, kill elk, and raise pups, but they count on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to secure their recovery.

We are asking you to make sure that all the management actions and discretionary "operating procedures" of the Mexican wolf reintroduction program make a positive contribution to recovery of the species, as the Endangered Species Act requires.

As you know, after more than ten years of reintroduction efforts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is still well short of meeting the reintroduction goal of establishing 102 wolves in the wild by 2006. In fact, the population count remains dangerously low.

Mexican wolves -- one of the most endangered animals in the world -- play an important role in restoring balance to Southwest forests. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn't made much progress in restoring them.

We are asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support more sensible wolf management that ensures a lasting future for Southwest wolves. 

We are asking you to use alternative approaches to wolf management, including proactive techniques to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock, such as using headers or special fencing, relocating livestock during denning season and hazing wolves away from livestock. 

We are asking you to act creatively to solve conflicts, rather than reacting with the quick-fix of wolf removal. 

And, above all, we are asking you to fulfill the mandate and promise of the Endangered Species Act. 

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