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A New Outrage in Alaska
Even as wolves are preparing to den and birth new pups in Alaska, the governor is preparing to ramp up efforts to kill wolves using bounties, helicopters and other tactics.
Help us save wolves! Help us meet our $100,000 goal by March 30th $24,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. That means…
Fast Facts
- More than 600 wolves have been killed since Alaska reinstated its controversial aerial gunning program four years ago.
- State officials estimate that there are 7,000 to 11,000 wolves in Alaska. However, this information is not based on a sound survey but, instead, largely on reports from hunters. Fewer wolves may have been killed this year because fewer wolves exist than the state believes.
- Alaska voters have twice voted to restrict the aerial gunning method, only to have the state’s legislature and unelected Board of Game work to overturn their vote and expand aerial gunning.
| Dear David,
I can’t believe it. Even after Alaska voters twice voted to restrict aerial gunning of wolves and more than 42,000 registered Alaska voters have endorsed a ballot measure to restrict aerial gunning of wolves, state officials are now pushing even more extreme measures to kill more wolves.
Earlier this week, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s administration announced plans to pay a $150 bounty for any wolf killed in specified management zones -- provided that the shooter turns in the dismembered legs of wolves they’ve killed as proof.
Her office also left open the possibility that wolf shooters be able to use not just fixed-wing aircraft, but also helicopters, to kill wolves. Not even notoriously anti-wolf former Governor Frank Murkowski would allow that!
We’ve launched an emergency campaign to stop this terrible expansion of Alaska’s reckless wolf killing, but we need your support to pay for these efforts. Please make an emergency contribution right now!
The threat is so grave that one of our generous donors has even promised to match every contribution dollar for dollar until 5 PM this Monday (up to $24,000).
That means that your $30 contribution is worth $60 to our Campaign to Stop the Alaska Wolf Massacre. Your $50 donation is worth $100, and your $100 contribution will result in $200 worth of support for our efforts to mobilize grassroots activists, lobby state and federal officials, educate the media and the public about this awful proposal, and other activities.
Alaska officials hope to kill up to 664 wolves before the aerial gunning season’s scheduled end on April 30 (more than 40 have been killed so far). Hundreds of wolves -- including pregnant mothers preparing to den -- could be gunned down and dismembered in the next five weeks unless we can stop them.
We have only a short time, but Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is working hard with our sister organization Defenders of Wildlife and local partners to prevent this state-sponsored killing spree.
Help us raise the $100,000 we need to secure by March 30th to save wolves and other wildlife. Make your donation right away, and it could be matched dollar for dollar.
We’ve got lots of work to do in the coming weeks -- including grassroots mobilization, lobbying and media and public outreach -- and we’re going to need your help to do it. I hope you’ll support these vital efforts.
Best Regards,
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Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund |
P.S. Donate online now to help make an immediate difference, or call 1-800-425-4632 to contribute over the phone.
P.P.S. In the days ahead, we’ll be asking you to participate in our national call-in campaign to hold the Palin Administration accountable for their misguided wolf plan. Stay tuned for details… and thanks for your support of this important work. |
