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Representative Pearce Fails to End Southwest Wolf Recovery

Congress votes to keep Endangered Species Act program

Washington, D.C. -- In an attempt to undermine efforts to recover wolves in the Southwest, Rep Stephen Pearce (R-N.M.) today proposed terminating all funding for the federal Mexican wolf recovery program. Pearce’s amendment to the FY 2008 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill was soundly defeated, 258-172.

“Pearce tried to circumvent the Endangered Species Act, the law that governs the recovery process for rare species like wolves,” said Eva Sargent, Ph.D., Southwest director with Defenders of Wildlife. “Pearce’s sensationalized stories exploit the losses of his own constituents in a transparent attempt to distract his colleagues from the importance of maintaining recovery programs for our nation’s imperiled wildlife. He even told his Congressional colleagues that wolves are attracted to crying or laughing babies.”

Pearce has consistently opposed the Mexican wolf recovery program in the Southwest. Earlier this year, he circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter riddled with misinformation regarding recent animal depredations in New Mexico.

“Pearce’s letter suggests images of wolves prowling around the schoolyards of local communities and stalking our children, and that just isn’t true. There has never been one case of a wild Mexican wolf harming a person in any way,” said Lisa Hummon, New Mexico representative with Defenders of Wildlife. “In fact, there is not one documented case of a healthy, wild wolf ever killing a human in the United States. Pearce’s claims are little more than scare tactics to turn people against this unique and imperiled creature.”

The Mexican wolf is one of the rarest and most critically endangered subspecies of wolf in the world. The last known Mexican wolf in the United States was shot in 1970; six years later it was listed as endangered and protected under the Endangered Species Act. Between 1977 and 1980, the last five known Mexican wolves in the world were captured and used to initiate a captive breeding program, which helped to increase the population so the animals could be reintroduced into the wild. The first captive-reared Mexican wolves were released in January 1998 in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area. Almost 100 captive Mexican wolves have been reintroduced in the Southwest, but today biologists count only 59 wolves in the wild.

That is totally awesome news, Thayuni!

And not just the fact that the Endangered Species program is not being stopped, either...

I'm real pleased to hear that not everyone listens to those silly lies. "Wolves are attracted to crying or laughing babies" and "prowling around the schoolyards stalking small children" Who comes up with those things? and who would ever believe such ridiculous rumours?

It's good to know that not all humans show this common "lack-of-sense" that seems to be prevailent in today's world.

Good to hear that the Mexican Wolf is saved from the unnecessary killings of the grey wolf speices.

Unfortunately killings still happen in the other states, and of the other spieces. The delisting of the wolves seemed to be a gateway for the dimwitted minds in control of the state's Fish and Game Departments, or at least in my state.
On the news, I heard that they were trying to delist some rare slug spieces only found in the Columbia river and its branches and the slugs are some of the most endagered spieces of the world. Personally, I don't care about a slimey, small creature like a slug; but it's the balance of this earth that they survive so birds can feed, and other creatures who live near the rivers. . . Who hunts slugs anyways?

Nevertheless, great that some wolves were spared, hopefully more wolves will remain on the endagered list. (On a side note, do you mind posting the link to where you've found that article?)

Thanks

A small ray of light; though the fight isn't over. Many more wolves still need help.