It’s a terrifying proposition. Eliminating Endangered Species Act Protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies and parts of Greater Yellowstone -- as the outgoing Bush/Cheney Administration did Wednesday -- could lead to the slaughter of nearly 1,000 wolves.

Help Defenders save these wolves from shooting, trapping and even aerial gunning. Make a secure donation online now to our Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone Wolf Defense Fund...

Earlier this year, Bush/Cheney officials briefly removed these same protections, resulting in a killing spree that claimed the life of Limpy -- one of Greater Yellowstone’s most beloved wolves -- and more than 100 other wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Region.

We stopped the Bush/Cheney Administration earlier this year and -- with your help -- we can do it again.

Please make a tax-deductible donation now to help support our wolf-saving work.

Since Wednesday:

Our expert legal team has begun preparations for what is expected to be a long, expensive court challenge to the Bush/Cheney delisting plan;
Our government relations team contacted Congressional champions to alert them to the threat and discuss ways to prevent the renewed killing;
Our senior staff reached out to decision makers close to the incoming Obama Administration, appealing for their assistance in overturning the Bush/Cheney wolf plan; and
Our field staff has spoken out through numerous articles and interviews in defense of wolves and appealing for a science-based regional wolf plan that will guarantee the future of a healthy wolf population in the region.
These efforts will increase in coming days, along with on-the-ground wolf conservation efforts in the Northern Rockies. We’ll keep working with ranchers, speaking at local community meetings, talking with teachers and students and countering anti-wolf extremists with sound science and solid facts.

To maintain this intensive campaign and save hundreds of wolves threatened by the Bush/Cheney Administration’s deadly wolf plan, we need to raise $125,000 by January 31st. Will you help with whatever contribution you can make?

Please make an emergency tax-deductible donation now to help support our Campaign to Save Wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies and other efforts to safeguard the lives of America’s wildlife.

This is a tough fight, but we know how to win tough fights… especially when the lives of so many wolves are at stake. Please support our work and help prevent the slaughter.

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