Dear Center Supporter,
In a killing starkly reminiscent of the recent shooting death of the Grand Canyon wolf named Echo, another wandering wolf has been shot, this time on public land near the source of the Colorado River about 100 miles west of Boulder. Once again, a gunman has killed a wolf whose only "crime" was seeking a mate and a new home.
To put a stop to these heinous, illegal wolf killings, we set up the Center's Predator Defense Fund. A generous supporter has stepped forward to match dollar-for-dollar any donations given in the next few hours.
As tragic as the news from Colorado is, there's an even more insidious threat to wolves emerging in the Southwest. The Center has learned that the feds may be planning to ditch development of a science-based recovery plan for Mexican gray wolves in favor of a backroom deal with wolf-hating state governments. This move will reverse years of effort to save the "lobo," threatening its chance of survival. There are only 109 wolves left in the Southwest, and unless the best science is put into place for their protection, they could be shot, trapped and poisoned out of existence.
We must stop these deadly compromises in wolf recovery. Please give to the Center's Predator Defense Fund by Wednesday, and a generous supporter will match your donation dollar-for-dollar.
For years, the Mexican gray wolf program has operated without a formal recovery plan. Twice, in 1995 and 2012, scientists delivered a draft plan that would have secured a future for these critically endangered wolves -- and twice, politics has interfered.
Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering doing away with the science altogether -- cutting a back-room deal with politicians and wealthy lobbyists, a deal that may lead to open season on wolves. The cattle industry must be ecstatic.
Your matched gift to the Predator Defense Fund will help stop this betrayal of our Rocky Mountain and Southwest wolves.
Our wolf specialists and lawyers will organize, bring pressure and go to court if necessary to see that wolves everywhere are given the science-based protection they need. Your donation to the Predator Defense Fund will be matched if you give before the end of Wednesday, June 3. We'll put your gift to use fighting for the future of these magnificent survivors.
Please make your dollar-for-dollar matched donation today.
For the wolves,  |  | Kierán Suckling
Executive Director
Center for Biological Diversity
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Photo of Mexican gray wolf (c) Robin Silver.
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