Only 50 Mexican gray wolves remain in the wild, and hey need our help now.

On February 1, 2011, Utah’s Senator Orrin Hatch introduced Senate Bill S.249, the “American Big Game and Livestock Protection Act.” It would amend the Endangered Species Act to delist and remove protections for ALL gray wolves in the United States. Representative Danny Rehberg (R-MT) introduced a similar bill, H.R. 509 into the House, which has been referred to the House Natural Resources Committee.These bills follow on the heels of an ESA amendment bill unsuccessfully introduced in the final weeks of the 111th Congress.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that decisions on delisting be based on the best available science. Never before has a species been taken off the endangered species list by an act of Congress that would amend the ESA.

Supporters of wolves and other wildlife need to flood Congress with protests against this legislative end-run around the Endangered Species Act.

Please, call and write right away and tell everyone you know to do the same.

VISIT OUR ONLINE ACTION CENTER to send letters to your Congressional representatives, to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources.

CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES and urge them to uphold the integrity of the Endangered Species Act.

Thank you for your attention to this important issue!