More than 1,100 wolves have been killed as a result of hunting and trapping in the Northern Rockies since Congress stripped them of Endangered Species Act protection in 2011.

It’s hard to fathom that just two weeks ago, Wyoming opened even more of their state to the unlimited killing of wolves!

Protecting wolves is a long-term challenge, and we are committed to the cause. Please help us win the war on wolves with a generous gift today.

It’s not just Wyoming. Across the Northern Rockies and beyond, anti-wolf extremists are mounting a well-funded and unrelenting attack:

The governor of Montana recently signed a bill into law that prohibits state wildlife officials from establishing protective buffer zones along national park borders, a measure that would have helped protect Yellowstone wolves.

In Utah, a shameful and fiscally-irresponsible proposal by anti-wolf extremists just passed out of committee. If finalized, this measure will allocate $300,000 of taxpayer money to anti-wolf lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. – aiming to strip the last shreds of federal protection for nearly all gray wolves across the Lower 48.

In Idaho, state officials approved a proposal to pay Wildlife Services $50,000 to kill more wolves.

We’re witnessing firsthand what happens when the fate of wolves is turned over to states with extreme anti-wolf management plans in place.

More than 560 wolves have been killed in the Northern Rockies this season alone — and that number continues to rise.

There is no reason to allow this many wolves to be killed. It’s 100% rabid, anti-wolf politics that is driving state management, not science. Make no mistake – there is a war on wolves.

These magnificent and misunderstood top predators need our help.

Defenders of Wildlife is America’s premier wildlife advocacy organization working to protect endangered wildlife. Our science and legal teams are renowned in the field. We are leading efforts and speaking out across the country on behalf of wolves, to help ensure that our nation’s imperiled wildlife receive the crucial protection they deserve and need in order to recover.

We will not let politics get in the way of our work for wolves. Your urgent donation will make a big difference.

Thanks for all that you do for wolves – and America’s endangered wildlife.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark
President
Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. The war on wolves is expanding beyond the Northern Rockies. Proposals are already being debated in Washington to delist nearly all gray wolves across the Lower 48. Supporters like you are critical to our efforts in protecting and restoring America’s wolves – please donate today.

Beautiful, elusive, powerful – and critically endangered.

The Florida panther is one of the most endangered mammals on earth and the future of this subspecies is in our hands.

Panthers need more room to roam – please tell the Secretary of Interior and the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make panthers a priority!

Florida panthers once prowled and flourished in America’s southeastern woodlands and swamps, but today, fewer than 160 of these majestic cats remain in a tiny portion of their historic range. And that habitat is shrinking every day – gobbled up by highway construction, subdivisions and commercial development.

In recent months, vehicle collisions between panthers and humans have taken a deadly turn. Vehicles are a leading cause of panther mortality – a total of 19 panthers were killed on Florida highways in 2012. That’s the highest recorded number of panthers killed by cars in a single year.

We’re in a race against time. As panther habitat becomes more and more fragmented, it will be increasingly difficult for these creatures to stay out of harm’s way.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must prioritize efforts to create and expand wildlife refuges by obtaining and allocating funding and working with landowners to protect habitat that secures the Florida panthers’ future in the wild.

Please take action today! Help protect and recover Florida panthers.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Fleming

Florida Representative

Defenders of Wildlife

It’s the most powerful weapon in the anti-wolf arsenal. It could happen so quickly they won’t have a second to escape. Idaho’s wolves could soon be gunned down from the sky — and we need to fight this now!

Last year, Idaho called in federal Wildlife Services to kill wolves from aircraft in the central part of the state to artificially boost game populations in the region. It appears that they may be doing it again.

Our work to save wolves and other wildlife is urgent and ambitious — and so is our goal — help us raise $100,000 to ensure that we can continue to fight for Idaho’s wolves and other wildlife.

Last week, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved a proposal to pay Wildlife Services $50,000 to launch a new round of targeted wolf killing - which could include aerial gunning. Again the excuse is artificially inflating elk herds in parts of Idaho to make hunting them easier.

This plan is misguided and wrong!

Idaho Fish and Game officials have a completely unproven theory - that wiping out entire packs of wolves in elk country will help hunters be more successful in killing elk.

We’ve seen no evidence to support this likely aerial slaughter, and no reason for President Obama and his Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to allow it. Instead, it’s just one more excuse to treat wolves as vermin, rather than the magnificent creatures that they are, and to completely ignore their rightful place in the ecosystem.

More than 400 wolves have been killed in Idaho in the past year.

Your urgent donation will go towards our goal of raising $100,000 to help stop the relentless attacks on Idaho’s wolves and other endangered species wherever they are threatened.

Defenders Leads Wolf Conservation in the Northern Rockies.

Your urgent donation will support Defenders’ wolf-saving efforts in Idaho, including:

Recruiting and mobilizing grassroots wolf supporters to speak out against this wildlife travesty.

Convincing the Obama administration and Congress to reign in Wildlife Services and stop wasting resources to kill wolves to appease anti-wolf hunters.

Reaching out to the media to evoke public outrage over this senseless proposal.

Serving as a watchdog to monitor this and other anti-wolf proposals in Idaho

Supporting our coexistence work — our work on the ground with ranchers has saved countless wolves by protecting livestock with non-lethal deterrents.

These efforts, of course, are in addition to our tireless work to protect wolves in neighboring states, including Wyoming and Montana.

Make no mistake, there’s a war on wolves raging in the Northern Rockies. But thanks to wildlife-lovers like you, we’ll continue to fight for a safer future for our wolves and other wildlife. So please donate today and help us win the war on wolves!

Thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark
President
Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. Please help us reach our goal of $100,000 — we need your help right now, please donate to help stop the ruthless killing in Idaho.

Many people already think African lions are protected as an endangered species, but they aren’t listed under the Endangered Species Act. That means the US government doesn’t protect them, and it’s legal to import lion trophies and lion parts and to serve lion meat at restaurants here in the states.

I’ve been to Africa to volunteer with these amazing, social and family oriented animals and it worries me that they might disappear in my lifetime. But there’s hope: Right now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding African lions to the endangered species list.

We’ve lost more than 80-90% of the world’s lion population in recent decades due to massive habitat loss, disease, trophy hunters and the exotic animal trade. Two thirds of lion trophies have ended up in the United States over the last ten years! If listed as endangered, hunters will no longer be able to bring lion trophies into the US therefore saving a large number of the lion population.This is our chance to give these iconic animals the protections they need before they disappear forever.

We only have until the end of the day on Monday, January 28th to tell the government we support endangered species protections for lions!

Please sign my petition in support of listing lions under the Endangered Species Act. Once you’ve signed, I also encourage you to leave a comment on the official proposal at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/11/27/2012-28310/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-90-day-finding-on-a-petition-to-list-the-african-lion#table_of_contents You will find the comment area on the upper right hand of the page.

Sign this petition

To produce down pillows, comforters, or jackets, birds are often pinned down as hurried workers yank fistfuls of feathers from the birds’ sensitive bodies while they are still alive, often plucking them so violently that they rip open the birds’ delicate skin, and then sew up the gaping wounds using a needle and thread but no painkillers.

Many also use the feathers of ducks and geese who are force-fed for foie gras where birds have tubes rammed down their throats and their stomachs pumped so full of corn mush that their livers swell to as much as 10 times their normal size, which is very painful.

Loews understands the benefits of cruelty-free synthetic materials—the company uses only synthetic duvets in all its hotels and only offers down pillows upon request. Please take a moment to urge Loews to take its compassion one step further and drop down pillows from its hotels, including the well-known Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort.

Urge Loews to stop using down in its hotels!