10 Bucks to Save the Next Wolf Like Echo

Dear Center Supporter, We're asking those devoted to protecting wolves -- like you -- to join the Center for Biological Diversity with a single $10 gift. Please read on to learn why your contribution matters today. -- Kierán Help protect wolves. Make a gift today. They knew. When Echo, the first wolf to set eyes on the Grand Canyon in seven decades, was shot dead in Utah late last year, it was reported as a case of mistaken identity -- a hunter who apparently wanted to grab a chunk of Utah's $500,000 predator-killing bounty fund claimed to have mistaken the large, collared wolf for a coyote. But internal documents, recently uncovered by the Center for Biological Diversity, reveal that the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources knew there was a wolf in the area and did nothing to protect her. If the very agencies charged with protecting wildlife fail to do so, the Center has to step in. That's why we need you to become a member -- with a single $10 donation, you can help us fight for the next wolf like Echo. Utah's wanton, reckless predator-killing program bears responsibility for Echo's death. Two men who spotted Echo shortly before her killing reported that she was clearly a collared wolf, and even provided photographic evidence. But rather than issuing a warning and suspending the predator bounty in the area, the state did nothing while a hunter gunned Echo down. It's almost as if they don't mind that wolves are wiped out on their watch. We're taking action to get Utah to change policy and suspend predator bounties when a wolf has been reported, but because of anti-wolf hysteria in places like Utah, the Center has had to become the first line of defense in many places. We've gotten pretty good at it: With the help of our members, in the last year alone we ended wolf hunting in Wyoming, saved the Huckleberry pack in Washington, and had a sickening "predator derby" kicked off public land in Idaho. We're doing everything we can to make sure Echo's tragedy isn't repeated. With your $10 gift, you'll join what The New Yorker called "the most important radical environmental group in the country" and leverage your power against those who want wolves dead. Your $10 contribution is a small act with a vast impact. Let's work together to stop the wolf haters in their tracks. For the wolves, Kierán Suckling Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity @KieranSuckling Please share this message with your social networks: This message was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us. Photo of Echo, the Grand Canyon wolf, courtesy AZGF. The Center for Biological Diversity sends out newsletters and action alerts through SalsaLabs.com. Click here if you'd like to check your profile and preferences. Let us know if you'd like to stop receiving action alerts and newsletters from us. Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 710 Tucson, AZ 85702 1-866-357-3349