WOLF ALERT

 Defenders suing Norton over weakening of protections Defenders of Wildlife has notified Interior Secretary Gale Norton of our  intent to sue her for trying to weaken protections for America's endangered  gray wolves. Norton wants to classify gray wolves in most of the Lower 48  states as merely threatened rather than endangered. 

It's the first step toward putting wolves under the control of states where  politicians want to eradicate these magnificent animals. Meanwhile, in  Alaska where wolves aren't federally protected, state legislators are  considering letting hunters shoot wolves from airplanes or helicopters.  Hundreds of wolves would be needlessly killed by this notorious land-and-shoot hunting.

Take action to help save America's wolves:  http://defenders.spacely.com/alerts/AlertsMain.cfm?orgid=wdn   Click here to read "America's wolves threatened again" in the just-released  issue of the Defenders magazine:  http://www.defenders.org/defendersmag/issues/spring03/wolves.html