thankyou so much! xx

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"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

signed,
i hope they get all the signatures they need!!!!

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The last I had heard only wolves that are going after livestock are to be hunted. They had to also make sure that farmers cattle were safe and sheep. In Montana there is a very large area that is protected for all wildlife. So I really hope that this is only for the farmers to protect their herds and not an open season. I go to Montana quite alot in fact this weekend so I will see what I can find out and let you know what the cencus is down there. It seems to me it was only a few years ago that they repopulated this area with wolves? So I find it rather confusing????Jill

i'm afraid from May 4th it will be open season
Wolves throughout Montana,Idaho,Utah.Oregon & Washington will no longer recieve any protection under the ESA,

Montana & Idaho have refused to make enforcible commitments to maintain viable wolf populations, its thought that 2 out of 3 Wolves will be slaughtered leaving populations so sparse that genetic diversity cant be maintained.

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"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

Really! Well that just crappy. While I'm there this weekend I'll do some checking, I'm friends with a few white collars and a few red necks I'll see what the different responses to this are and the so called reasoning. I know we have way too many coyotes in our area but until they start going for the domestic critters we leave em be. ...Jill

that would be really interesting to hear what the actual reaction is from the people in that area, i've spoken to a few on the internet & some view them as vermin, the Wolves have done a great job in Yellowstone park, reducing Coyote numbers they have brought about a balance, as coyote numbers have gone down the rare red foxes numbers are increasing.

if people could learn to live with them there probably wouldnt be a coyote problem. xx

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"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

The coyotes concern me cause they are sneeky critters they send 1 out to encourage your dog into the bush where the others are a waiting. I just don't walk mine off leash near the bush areas that coyotes are known to be in and people that do are stupid, the coyotes are only doing the natural thing, now if they jump into my yard my reaction would be different, but haven't had that problem. Touch wood, at night I always give a quick check just to be safe as we have lots in this area...Jill

you need more Wolves Jill, they'll kill em for you! lol

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"If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and biased attitude must be outweighed by an attitude based on an understanding of natural processes."
L David Mech

We have doomed the Wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be..the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer..which is, in reality no more than a reflexed images of ourself." -Farley Mowat

signed it shocking

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i love my collies, dylan and willow .bessey we will never forget you xxxxxxxxxxxx

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