Idaho Wolves

Posted by Lady Wolf on January 30, 1998

Our friends at the Wolf Education and Research Center informed me that Senator Kempthorne (Idaho) is presently reauthorizing the Endangered Species Act. They are encouraging an addendum to the Act which will address the legality of the reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone and central Idaho. They are encouraging concerns individuals to write to Senator Kempthorne and express their support. Senator Kemphorne's e-mail address can be found on numerous websites, including those of the World of Lady Wolf and also Ralph Maughan's Wolf Report...

Some experts have expressed concern that there might be some acceptance of a watered-down ESA in trade-off for protecting the wolves. We should support a strong ESA that takes care of this problem...

There is also concern that our current focus be maintained -- an all out effort to get the American Farm Bureau to backoff their lawsuit...

There are also likely to be other potential fixes to this problem that are not yet on the table. We need to track all these fixes and get behind the most effective one...

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The Wolves Of Yellowstone Need Your Help!
Please visit NAWA or LadyWolf
Let Your Voice Be Heard!

Follow up for above message:

Dear Sisters,

Senator Dirk Kempthorne (R) ID has publicly opposed the wolf reintroduction project and it is highly unlikely he will be of help to these wolves. If anything, it is our opinion he would likely weaken or undermine protection for all wolves if his Endangered Species Act revisions and amendments became law. Please contact the sisters of the wolf and ask them to maintain the focus on
the American Farm Bureau. We cannot afford to put the wolves at higher risk of losing their protection by aligning ourselves with known wolf opponents.

For the wolves,

Suzanne Laverty, Director
Wolf Recovery Foundation (208) 321-0755
P.O. Box 44236
Boise, ID 83711
Email: WRFwolf@aol.com

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