Yet again, innocent animals were
killed for simply doing what animals are naturally
inclined to do: roam within their habitat. This time, 20 gray wolves were
slaughtered after they wandered from the safety of
Yellowstone across the park's border into
Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Within just a
few months, more wolves
were killed in
this corner of the country than in any single season
since the species were reintroduced to the area over 25
years ago.
This most recent instance of
violence against these iconic animals is, unfortunately,
part of a pattern. This specific region of
the U.S. lifted certain protections for wolves nearly a
decade ago, and in 2020 Trump officially stripped the
species of federal protections. Since then, many
hunting seasons have vastly exceeded their kill
quota, some wolves are turning up
poisoned, Indigenous tribes' rights and resources are
being infringed upon, and wolves like these
20 -- which should have been protected
-- are turning up dead just for roaming like
wolves do.
Enough is
enough. It's time that the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service stop putting the desires of
blood-thirsty hunters above animal lives. Sign the petition if you want
to see gray wolves re-listed under the Endangered
Species Act, and given all the protections that
entails!