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Silenced howls: The reemergence of the war on wolves
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On Jan. 4, the gray wolf (
Canis lupus) was officially delisted from the Endangered Species Act, or ESA, resulting in the reemergence of the war on wolves.
Wolves are a keystone species, meaning they are vital to the health and function of ecosystems, and their absence can be very detrimental. In response to the delisting legislation, National Geographic storyteller and founder of SeaLegacy, Cristina Mittermeier, says, “Just because the interests of a handful of people collide with the existence of wolves, does not mean the rest of humanity and the health of entire ecosystems should suffer the consequences of their extermination.”
Petition to Stop Idaho s Wolf Massacre Hits 80k Signatures
On 5/7/21 at 9:45 AM EDT
The petition calls for supporters to, Help protect wolves and end the United States War on Wolves.
The Idaho State Senate approved a bill to allow the killing of 90 percent of Idaho s 1,500 wolves on April 21, and it passed the State House of Representatives on April 27. Ranchers say that the wolves attack cattle, sheep, and wildlife, costing them thousands of dollars a year.
Senator Mark Harris, a rancher who sponsored the bill, said during debates at the Senate in April: These wolves, there s too many in the state of Idaho now. We re supposed to have 15 packs, 150 wolves. They re destroying ranchers. They re destroying wildlife. This is a needed bill.