由於美國布希政府想要剝奪黃石公園對於狼群的聯邦保護，準備在北落機山脈大量獵殺狼群。布希政府僅在5月9日之前接受大眾對此災難性計畫的輿論批評，請點擊此處註冊並抒發您的反對意見。
將狼由瀕臨滅絕物種名單中移除，將會便宜了懷俄明州與愛德荷州政府，他們已經計畫要殺掉半數的狼群。愛德荷州政府更誓言要為獵狼行動開出第一槍。懷俄明州正尋求聯邦的許可將狼群歸類為「掠奪者」。如此ㄧ來，任何人將能在任何地點、任何時間射殺狼。事實上，我們確信這樣的行動會將狼群屠殺到法律認定的最低數量。
加上如雨後春筍般的石油與天然氣開發、伐木等其他威脅，使得狼群賴以生存的美國西部野地的價格水漲船高。比起以往，狼更需要強硬的聯邦保護措施，以對抗獵捕與棲地的喪失。黃石公園內的狼群從滅絕的邊緣到回復以往數量的成果，十分引人注目，這也是美國最驕傲的環境保育成功案例之一，別讓布希政府破壞了不易回復的生態平衡。將您的意見傳給布希政府，告訴他們別放棄了狼群。
Wolves at Risk!
Bush Administration Plan Puts Gray Wolves in the Crosshairs
The Bush Administration wants to strip Greater Yellowstone's wolves of federal protection, paving the way for the mass killing of wolves in the northern Rockies.
The administration is accepting public comments on this disastrous proposal only until May 9. Please register your opposition right now by clicking here to submit an Official Citizen Comment.
Removing wolves from the endangered species list would put them at the mercy of Wyoming and Idaho, which are already plotting to kill off half their wolves. The governor of Idaho himself has pledged to be one of the first to shoot a wolf!
Wyoming is seeking federal approval for a plan that would classify wolves as "predators." Predator status would allow anyone to shoot a wolf anywhere at anytime, virtually ensuring that the wolf population dwindles to the absolute minimum number allowed by law.
Rampant oil and gas development, logging and other threats are taking a mounting toll on the western wildlands that wolves depend on for survival. More than ever, wolves need tough federal safeguards against hunting and habitat loss.
The wolf's remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction in Greater Yellowstone is one of America's greatest environmental success stories. Don't let the Bush Administration destroy that success!
Send your Official Citizen Comment today and tell the Bush Administration not to abandon the wolf!
請於5月9日前支持NRDC搶救野狼的連署，更多資訊請參閱NRDC
