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 Where are the Wolves? 15 Years and Still Waiting

Fifteen years ago, Congress directed the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to study the potential for returning wolves to the Southern Rocky Mountains.

Their results?

They found that the national forests of western Colorado alone could support over 1,000 wolves.

Fifteen years later, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has done nothing to help wolves reclaim the Southern Rockies - a place where we know they can thrive. It's time for Congress to get involved again, and we need your voice.

This past May, we released our own report, which details the science, strong public support, and the potential economic payback for returning the wolf to the Southern Rockies. Rocky Mountain National Park, its surrounding wilderness and other public lands provide 2.1 million acres and can be a great starting place. Add to that four other vast stretches of wolf-friendly land in Colorado and northern New Mexico, and you create places where wolves have the freedom to roam and the space to endure.

A full recovery for the wolf in the West doesn't just mean a population in Yellowstone.

Please send a brief email to your representative in Congress by July 10th asking them to fund a recovery plan for wolves and stating that the time is now to restore the balance of nature. Entire ecosystems depend on it.

For the wild,

 Rob Edward
Carnivore Recovery Director
WildEarth Guardians

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Please work to fund a wolf recovery plan for the Southern Rocky Mountains (western Colorado and northern New Mexico).  The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and independent scientists have shown that the region could support over 1,000 wolves.  Yet, the FWS refuses to take any steps to restore this important carnivore to the area, despite evidence that the absence of wolves is seriously damaging the region's ecological health.

Notably, economists at the University of Montana have shown that wolf recovery in Yellowstone has resulted in a net increase in annual tourism dollars of over $35 million -- now that's a stimulus package!  Add that to the ecological benefits that wolves provide, and the justification for spending a minor amount (less than $1 million) from the Treasury to write a recovery plan seems pretty strong.

I appreciate your efforts to protect our state's natural resources, and urge you to make wolf recovery a top priority.