We are part of a nationwide groundswell of support for wildlife– and disgust at misguided policies that threaten endangered species to this day. Do your part for our growing movement by signing on to the petitions below. Wolves Belong!

1. Stop Aerial Gunning of Wolves in Alaska

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has asked the USFWS to allow it to kill wolves from airplanes and/or helicopters on Unimak Island, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. ADF&G claims this action is necessary to save the caribou herd on the island. However, wolves are being used as scapegoats; the main problem is that hunting has selectively removed bull caribou from the herd.

Wolves belong in Alaskan ecosystems. We can’t let the Fish and Wildlife Service open the door to aerial gunning throughout Alaska’s public lands– an unsportsmanlike goal of Sarah Palin’s.

Sign on to the Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s online petition, at:
http://www.akwildlife.org/

2. Ban the Inhumane Poisoning of Wolves and Wildlife

A female gray wolf from Montana’s Mill Creek pack was recently found dead,  illegally killed with “Compound 1080.”  This deadly chemical causes excruciating suffering before death. It is legally used by the Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services to kill coyotes, but protected wildlife, like this wolf,  can also fall victim.

This petition urges the EPA to ban the use of deadly Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide to kill wildlife.

Sign on to the Defenders of Wildlife online petition, at:
https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2009