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A petition asking for emergency Endangered Species Act listing for Prince of Wales Island wolves was essentially denied by the U.S.Department of the Interior office in Anchorage.
USFWS Assistant Regional Director stated that an emergency listing is not something that can be petitioned by outside groups, and is a process “left to the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.” Secretary Jewell is expected to make a decision regarding protecting these wolves under the ESA by the end of the year. Raise your voice for these imperiled wolves. Please partake in the actions within this blog aimed at encouraging Secretary Sally Jewell to protect the little dark wolves on Prince of Wales islands.
As always, a warm welcome, and thankyou in advance for being a voice for this imperiled species. On this blog post you will find several courses of action. If you are not on twitter, please scroll to the bottom (past the list of tweets) for other actions. The storm begins at 2:00 p.m. EST on November 9th. Feel free to send off these tweets as often as you like thereafter.
#Wolves #StandForWolves Tweetstorm now! Please be a voice for the #PrinceOfWalesWolves Please tweet this link: http://wp.me/p6o9qd-5W Tweet4Wolves
Please provide #ESA protection to preserve the few #wolves that remain. #PrinceOfWalesWolves @POTUS @Interior @USFWS #StandForWolves Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves nearly wiped out in 1 yr, plummeting 2 as low as 50 individuals, protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @DirectorDanAshe Tweet4Wolves
These R dire times for 1 of world’s rarest wolf subspecies. #PrinceOfWalesWolves Pls protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @interior @USFWS Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves a unique subspecies of North American #wolves, from which they have been isolated for millennia are highly endangered Tweet4Wolves
The long-term impacts of logging & roads have pushed #PrinceOfWalesWolves population
toward #extinction @SecretaryJewell @DirectorDanAshe Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R a symbol of wilderness and ecological integrity and have declined 75% in 20yrs @SecretaryJewell @nytimes @latimes Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves play an important role in the ecotourism that contributes more than $1 billion 2 Southeast #Alaska economy @interior Tweet4Wolves
6 decades of @usfs aggressive old-growth clearcut #logging program on POW has endangered #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @nytimes @latimes Tweet4Wolves
6 decades of @forestservice aggressive old-growth clearcut #logging program on POW has endangered #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @WSJ @NPR Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves rely almost exclusively on a single prey species, also in decline, the Sitka black-tailed deer @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves and the deer have suffered over the past few decades as #logging has eroded their island habitats. @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Roads built 2 support logging effort provide easy access points 4 poachers 2 enter forest & kill #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
The POW Complex has over 4,200 miles of roads contributing to a marked increase in poaching of the #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Over 1/2 of the old-growth forests that #PrinceOfWalesWolves rely on for hunting, denning & raising pups R now gone! @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs approved an ill-conceived logging operation within the Tongass National Forest, home to #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
.@forestservice approved an ill-conceived logging operation within the Tongass National Forest, home 2 #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @WSJ Tweet4Wolves
Shame on @usfs 4 pushing ahead w/6,000 acres old-growth logging & 80 more miles of logging road thru #PrinceOfWalesWolves habitat @interior Tweet4Wolves
Shame on @forestservice 4 pushing ahead w/6,000 acres old-growth logging in #PrinceOfWalesWolves habitat for 15 more yrs @interior Tweet4Wolves
Shame on @usfs 4 pushing ahead w/6,000 acres old-growth logging & 80 more miles of logging road thru #PrinceOfWalesWolves habitat @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Timber sales cost taxpayers millions in the Tongass & will cause extinction of #PrinceOfWalesWolves @usfs @interior goo.gl/LPCrVM Tweet4Wolves
Timber sales cost taxpayers millions in Tongass & will cause extinction~ #PrinceOfWalesWolves @forestservice @USFWS goo.gl/LPCrVM Tweet4Wolves
Heavily reliant on old-growth forests, #PrinceOfWalesWolves den in the root systems of very large trees @SecretaryJewell @usfs @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Scientific evidence shows that #PrinceOfWalesWolves cannot survive in areas with high road density @interior @USFWS @nytimes @latimes Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs seems more interested in kowtowing to the timber industry than in preserving our forests 4 future generations #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
.@forestservice is more interested in kowtowing 2 timber industry than in preserving our forests 4 future generations #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
The ongoing scale of old-growth logging imperils #PrinceOfWalesWolves by further reducing & fragmenting remaining forest stands @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Threats to this unique subspecies R amplified because #PrinceOfWalesWolves represent a distinct & isolated gene pool. Protect #ESA @USFWS Tweet4Wolves
Only 7 to 32 female #PrinceOfWalesWolves in an approximate 2,600 square mile area! Protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @USFWS @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Possibly only 1 breeding female wolf per 371.4 square miles. Protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @USFWS @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves risk of inbreeding is⬆putting them at great risk of extinction due 2 loss of genetic diversity @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Genetic diversity is always a crucial factor with isolated species! Protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves under ESA @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
A declaration of threatened or endangered status for #PrinceOfWalesWolves is a logical step toward recovery @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
In SE #Alaska #PrinceOfWalesWolves bring significant economic benefits 2 communities ~ Essential4Ecotourism @interior @USFWS @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Evidence suggests ecological heterogeneity across space can influence genetic structure of populations #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior Tweet4Wolves
Evidence suggests ecological heterogeneity across space can influence genetic structure of populations #PrinceOfWalesWolves @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Research found the presence of a genetic cline between mainland & island wolves. Protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves #ESA bit.ly/1GHqCyw Tweet4Wolves
#Wolves #ArchipelagoWolves Tweetstorm now! B a voice for the #PrinceOfWalesWolves Please tweet this link: http://wp.me/p6o9qd-5W Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R an ecologically important & genetically distinct predator that symbolizes the wilderness of the Tongass @interior Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R an ecologically important & genetically distinct predator that symbolizes the wilderness of the Tongass @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Population decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves –
39 wolves per 1000 km2 in the fall of 1994. population: GMU2 – 352
@SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Population decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves –
38 wolves per 1000 km2 in the fall of 2003. Population GMU2- 343 @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Population decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves –
24.5 wolves per 1000 km2 in the fall of 2013 Population GMU2 – 221 @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves
9.9 wolves per 1000 km2 fall/2014. Population GMU2 – 89 prior to 2014/2015 hunt @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
The estimates were made prior 2 the 2014/2015 hunting/trapping season, wherein 29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves known 2 be killed #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
These numbers don’t include #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed by poachers. With 580 miles logging roads wolf poaching is rife! #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
The “harvest” quota of 9 #PrinceOfWalesWolves 4 the 2015-2016 seasons is impossible to enforce @SecretaryJewell @nytimes #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
An unenforceable “harvest” of 9 #PrinceOfWalesWolves with a population as low as 50 individuals is disgraceful @interior @USFWS @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
With a population as low as 50 #PrinceOfWalesWolves this year’s season will push this iconic species 2 the brink of #extinction @interior Tweet4Wolves
Both ADF&G & FSB attempt to enforce a season’s #PrinceOfWalesWolves quota by counting skins that R brought in 4 sealing @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
FSB regulation: #PrinceOfWalesWolves skins taken by hunting &trapping must B sealed within 14 days, overquota inevitable @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G #PrinceOfWalesWolves taken by hunting require “skin” sealing within 30 days, a guaranteed overquota! @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Regardless of which “skin sealing” time limit applies, it is nearly impossible 2 enforce such a small quota! @interior #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
The quota for 2014/2015 was exceeded by 16% despite an emergency order closing the season! #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior @nytimes @latimes Tweet4Wolves
The smaller the quota of #PrinceOfWalesWolves the greater the chances R of the quota being exceeded! @interior @nytimes @latimes @USFWS Tweet4Wolves
Further compounding this disastrous situation is the unregulated amount of, & location of, trappers/hunters #PrinceOfWalesWolves @interior Tweet4Wolves
Further compounding this disastrous situation is the unregulated amount of, & location of, trappers/hunters #PrinceOfWalesWolves @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Neither the State nor the FSB have regulations that limit number of trappers/hunters who may take #PrinceOfWalesWolves in GMU -2 @interior Tweet4Wolves
Neither the State nor the FSB have regulations that limit number of trappers/hunters who may take #PrinceOfWalesWolves in GMU -2 @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
If the decline in numbers is not arrested & recovery not immediately commenced, #PrinceOfWalesWolves fate will B sealed. @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
To save #PrinceOfWalesWolves the @usfs needs to aggressively close timber roads in the Prince of Wales Complex @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
.@SecretaryJewell The decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves is a management problem that desperately needs fixing: http://wp.me/p6o9qd-5s Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs Pls do not disregarded the evidence and the impacts of your timber program on #PrinceOfWalesWolves http://wp.me/p6o9qd-5s Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs Large-scale #logging of old-growth timber in the #Tongass puts forest management there 20 to 40 years behind the rest of the nation Tweet4Wolves
.@DirectorDanAshe The True Culprit behind Drastic Wolf Declines in the Tongass http://wp.me/p6o9qd-5s Protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R facing threat of extinction due 2 lack of food, hunting/poaching & logging, please report @nytimes @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R facing threat of extinction due 2 lack of food, hunting/poaching & logging, please report @latimes @AP @Alaska @NPR Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R facing threat of extinction due 2 lack of food, hunting/poaching & logging, pls report @WSJ @newsminer @adndotcom Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R facing threat of extinction due 2 lack of food, hunting/poaching & logging, pls report @LATenviroment @alaskapublic Tweet4Wolves
Roads constructed 4 old-growth logging facilitate substantial illegal poaching @interior @usfs @nytimes @adndotcom #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
Obviously hunting, trapping, & #poaching usually take place near roads because access is easier @SecretaryJewell @usfs #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
The farther from a road #PrinceOfWalesWolves or deer are the more likely they will survive @interior @nytimes However… Tweet4Wolves
…with such an extensive network of existing roads poaching is rife! @interior @nytimes @usfs #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
Average distance 2 roads within GMU2 is 2.1 miles & only 1.7 miles on POW Island itself @interior @nytimes @usfs #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
Such high road density leaves little secure habitat for #PrinceOfWalesWolves or Sitka black tailed deer @interior @nytimes @usfs Tweet4Wolves
40% of #PrinceOfWalesWolves home is logged/roaded (GMU2) creating a very high risk mortality which exceeds reproduction @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
When just 25% of #PrinceOfWalesWolves home is logged, the ratio of reproduction to mortality is very close to 1 @interior @nytimes @usfs Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs wants public 2believe ADF&G’s mgmt of trapping/hunting can mitigate effects of overlogging/habitat destruction! #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
#Wolves #PrinceOfWalesWolves #StandForWolves PLS sign and share: Defend rare Alaskan wolf habitat: http://t.co/VRqHodBlo1 Tweet4Wolves
#StandForWolves Save the Tongass National Forest home of the #PrinceOfWalesWolves Please sign and share: https://t.co/GFFt7HPVch Tweet4Wolves
Over 1/2 of the old-growth forests that the #PrinceOfWalesWolves rely on for hunting, denning & raising pups R now gone! @nytimes @latimes Tweet4Wolves
The @usfs approved an ill-conceived logging operation within the Tongass National Forest, the #PrinceOfWalesWolves home… @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
The @usfs approved an ill-conceived logging operation within the Tongass National Forest, the #PrinceOfWalesWolves home @WSJ @AP @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs approved an ill-conceived logging operation within Tongass National Forest, the #PrinceOfWalesWolves home @latimes @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
Lack of old-growth forests 4 protection, #PrinceOfWalesWolves primary prey, Sitka black-tailed deer, R also in decline @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
Timber sales cost taxpayers millions in the Tongass and #PrinceOfWalesWolves pay with their lives, #Extinction @WSJ @AP @NPR goo.gl/LPCrVM Tweet4Wolves
Timber sales cost taxpayers millions in the Tongass & #PrinceOfWalesWolves pay with their lives, #Extinction @nytimes goo.gl/LPCrVM Tweet4Wolves
Timber sales cost taxpayers millions in the Tongass & #PrinceOfWalesWolves pay with their lives, @washingtonpost goo.gl/LPCrVM Tweet4Wolves
Timber sales cost taxpayers millions in the Tongass & #PrinceOfWalesWolves pay with their lives! @interior goo.gl/LPCrVM Tweet4Wolves
2014-2015 harvest of #PrinceOfWalesWolves was unsustainable. These rare wolves need protection under #ESA now. @nytimes @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
2014-2015 harvest of #PrinceOfWalesWolves was unsustainable. These rare wolves need protection under #ESA now @latimes @AP @NPR @Alaska Tweet4Wolves
2014-2015 harvest of #PrinceOfWalesWolves was unsustainable. These rare wolves need protection under #ESA now @WSJ @newsminer @adndotcom Tweet4Wolves
29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed in 2014-2015 trapping/hunting season represents a loss of 1/3 of entire population! @nytimes @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed in 2014-2015 trapping/hunting season represents loss of 1/3 of entire population! @AP @latimes @NPR @Alaska Tweet4Wolves
29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed in 2014-2015 trapping/hunting season represents loss of 1/3 of entire population @SecretaryJewell @adndotcom Tweet4Wolves
The hunting & trapping of #PrinceOfWalesWolves has reached unsustainable levels. Cancel the hunt! @AkGovBillWalker #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
The hunting & trapping of #PrinceOfWalesWolves has reached unsustainable levels! Protect under ESA @SecretaryJewell #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G estimated only 89 #PrinceOfWalesWolves fall 2014, down from 221 the prior yr possibly as low as 50. Cancel the hunt @AKGovBillWalker Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G estimated only 89 #PrinceOfWalesWolves fall 2014, down from 221 the prior yr, now possibly as low as 50! @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
Data in ADF&G report shows that, as of fall 2014, only 7 to 32 female #PrinceOfWalesWolves were left. Protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
.@USFWS is years overdue in deciding whether to initiate an #ESA status review for Alaska’s #PrinceOfWalesWolves @SecretaryJewel @AP @WSJ Tweet4Wolves
.@USFWS is years overdue in deciding whether to initiate an #ESA status review for Alaska’s #PrinceOfWalesWolves @WSJ @nytimes @AP @NPR Tweet4Wolves
After yrs delaying @USFWS is finally working toward a year-end determination on whether 2 protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves under ESA! @WSJ @AP Tweet4Wolves
This yrs season will jeopardize the ongoing viability of #PrinceOfWalesWolves #ESA protection now! @WSJ @nytimes @AP @NPR @latimes Tweet4Wolves
This yrs season will jeopardize the ongoing viability of #PrinceOfWalesWolves @SecretaryJewell @DirectorDanAshe #Extinction is forever! Tweet4Wolves
Scientific data confirms a 60 % decline in the #PrinceOfWalesWolves population in just 1 yr. Protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
With population as low as 50 there is certainly no time 4 debate. Please protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
This yrs season of trapping and hunting will push the incredibly imperiled #PrinceOfWalesWolves closer to #extinction @interior @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
2 maintain a viable population of #PrinceOfWalesWolves , #Alaska must cancel the season! @SecretaryJewell @DirectorDanAshe @AKGovBillWalker Tweet4Wolves
This will no longer be a genetically viable population @AKGovBillWalker with as few as 7 to 32 female #PrinceOfWalesWolves Cancel the hunt! Tweet4Wolves
#StandForWolves #SaveWolves Take Emergency Measures to Save Nearly-Extinct #PrinceOfWalesWolves Please sign: goo.gl/nBxK0a Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves genetically & geographically distinct from other gray wolves, urgently need protection under #ESA @nytimes @Interior Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves genetically & geographically distinct from other gray wolves, urgently need protection under #ESA @washingtonpost @AP Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves genetically & geographically distinct from other gray wolves, urgently need protection under #ESA @WSJ @NPR @latimes Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G reports there could B as few as 7 female #PrinceOfWalesWolves left on 2,600-square-mile isl. Cancel 2015/16 hunt! @AKGovBillWalker Tweet4Wolves
Alaska wildlife officials contend: “no radical changes are necessary” 4 managing nearly extinct #PrinceOfWalesWolves population Outrageous! Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G found that one wolf pack “seems” to have completely disappeared. Protect #PrinceOfWalesWolves under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
The % of #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed last season was between 33 & 58 % of ENTIRE population. Protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Endangered #PrinceOfWalesWolves & associated islands R geographically isolated & genetically distinct from other #wolves. @WSJ @AP @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
Endangered #PrinceOfWalesWolves & associated islands R geographically isolated & genetically distinct from other #wolves. @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
The 89 #PrinceOfWalesWolves pop. estimate is outdated, @usfs briefing paper indicates, protect under #ESA @SecretaryJewell @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
The estimates were made prior 2 the 2014/2015 hunting/trapping season, wherein 29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves known 2 be killed #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
The estimates were made prior 2 the 2014/2015 hunting/trapping season, wherein 29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves known 2 be killed @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
The estimates were made prior 2 the 2014/2015 hunting/trapping season, wherein 29 #PrinceOfWalesWolves known 2 be killed @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
These numbers don’t include #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed by poachers. With 580 miles logging roads wolf poaching is rife! #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
These numbers don’t include #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed by poachers. With 580 miles logging roads wolf poaching is rife! @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
These numbers don’t include #PrinceOfWalesWolves killed by poachers. With 580 miles logging roads wolf poaching is rife! @nytimes Tweet4Wolves
#Wolves #PrinceOfWalesWolves
Please sign: Stop the Hunt & Kill of the Rare #ArchipelagoWolves: bit.ly/1kzbUiD Tweet4Wolves
#Wolves #StandForWolves
From @alaskawild: Don’t let #PrinceOfWalesWolves Disappear Please sign bit.ly/1Pt0kkW Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves Please sign this petition with 143,000 signatures, Save The Alexander #ArchipelagoWolves: chn.ge/20AB6q7 Tweet4Wolves
Scientific data clearly shows that the SE Alaska #PrinceOfWalesWolves R distinctive from other wolf populations in N.A. #EndangeredSpecies Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G doesn’t believe #PrinceOfWalesWolves warrant #ESA listing, a designation that would restrict costly2taxpayer logging industry! Shame! Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves need prompt #ESA protection because of their geographic isolation and proven genetic distinctiveness @USFWS @AP @WSJ Tweet4Wolves
Scientific evidence shows significant genetic differentiation between #PrinceOfWalesWolves & interior wolves @AP : goo.gl/a3wA7U Tweet4Wolves
Recent genetic research shows a large portion of genetic diversity in gray wolf species is found in #PrinceOfWalesWolves @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
The unique genetic diversity found in #PrinceOfWalesWolves makes them especially important from a conservation perspective @SecretaryJewell Tweet4Wolves
Evidence shows significant genetic differentiation between #PrinceOfWalesWolves & interior wolves @SecretaryJewell goo.gl/a3wA7U Tweet4Wolves
87% of #PrinceOfWalesWolves mortality is from unsustainable hunting/trapping Cancel the hunt @AKGovBillWalker protect under ESA @USFWS @AP Tweet4Wolves
During the highest harvest year, in 1996-1997, almost 50% of #PrinceOfWalesWolves population was trapped @nytimes @WSJ @AP @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
1 of the fiercest critics of @usfs Big Thorne timber sale, in #PrinceOfWalesWolves home, is former ADF&G biologist Dave Person @AP @WSJ Tweet4Wolves
Person:“The timber sale, the final straw that will break the back of sustainable wolf-deer predator-prey ecology” @AP #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
Person:“The timber sale, the final straw that will break the back of sustainable wolf-deer predator-prey ecology” @WSJ #PrinceOfWalesWolves Tweet4Wolves
Dave Person:“The Big Thorne project puts viability of #PrinceOfWalesWolves in doubt.” goo.gl/bqU0Dv Tweet4Wolves
Dr. Person audio report regarding @usfs Big Thorne timber sale & impact on wildlife & #PrinceOfWalesWolves @AP https://vimeo.com/92984376 Tweet4Wolves
Old growth logging has compromised the environmental & economic viability of the Tongass & forsaken the #PrinceOfWalesWolves @AP @WSJ @NPR Tweet4Wolves
The rapid decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves underscores the threat continued cutting of old-growth trees poses in the Tongass @AP @WSJ @NPR Tweet4Wolves
The rapid decline of #PrinceOfWalesWolves underscores the threat continued cutting of old-growth trees poses in the Tongass @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
24 yrs ago authorities recognized #PrinceOfWalesWolves viability was in danger as direct result of timber harvest in Tongass @AP @WSJ @NPR Tweet4Wolves
24yrs ago authorities recognized #PrinceOfWalesWolves viability was in danger as direct result of timber harvest in Tongass @washingtonpost Tweet4Wolves
24yrs ago FWS said “Without significant changes 2existing Tongass LMP, long-term viability of #PrinceOfWalesWolves is seriously imperiled.” Tweet4Wolves
Logging roads clearly increased risk of death 4 #PrinceOfWalesWolves from hunting/trapping & contributed 2unsustainable rates of “harvest” Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G should consider effects of roads, & expect substantial illegal harvest where #PrinceOfWalesWolves habitat is accessible 2 humans! @AP Tweet4Wolves
.@usfs should consider effects of roads & expect substantial illegal harvest where #PrinceOfWalesWolves habitat is accessible 2 humans! @AP Tweet4Wolves
ADF&G, knowing poaching levels R as high as legal “take” should act2 PROTECT remaining #PrinceOfWalesWolves NOT encourage hunting! @AP @WSJ Tweet4Wolves
.@SecretaryJewell @DirectorDanAshe pls take decisive action 2 save rapidly dwindling population of #PrinceOfWalesWolves #ESA protection pls Tweet4Wolves
#PrinceOfWalesWolves R an essential piece of what makes our little corner of Alaska so special,” said H. McIntosh of @AlaskaSmallShip @AP Tweet4Wolves
The opportunity 2C unique #PrinceOfWalesWolves in old growth home draws people frm all over the world Essential4Ecotourism @AKGovBillWalker Tweet4Wolves
A sharp decline in #PrinceOfWalesWolves equals a sharp decline in ecotourism.”Killing wolves is bad for business” @AKGovBillWalker @AP @WSJ Tweet4Wolves
Allowing decimation/imminent extinction of #PrinceOfWalesWolves is poor stewardship @SecretaryJewell @AKGovBillWalker @DirectorDanAshe @AP Tweet4Wolves
#StandForWolves #SaveWolves #ProtectWolves Save the #PrinceOfWalesWolves Protect under #ESA @interior @DirectorDanAshe Tweet4Wolves
Thankyou for tweeting on behalf of the Alexander Archipelago Wolves. Please consider contacting Secretary Jewell with a phone call, an email and a letter. Below you will find a sample letter, feel free to use it as is, or personalize to your liking.
Here are a few ways you can contact the U.S. Department of the Interior and Secretary Jewell:
Mailing Address:
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20240
Phone: (202) 208-3100
or directly to Mrs Jewell’s office: 202-208-7351
E-Mail: feedback@ios.doi.gov
Or directly to Mrs. Jewell: Secretary_jewell@ios.doi.gov
Or through the DOI Feedback form
Dear Secretary Jewell,
Please protect the Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales islands under the Endangered Species Act. Scientists and conservationists assert that the Archipelago wolf population has plummeted to a dangerously low population, and that distributions are no longer sufficient to maintain genetic viability. More importantly, existing regulations (which have not been adhered to) with the failing taxpayer supported logging projects on Prince of Wales are not adequate enough protection to ensure persistence of population numbers of this unique species.
This alarming population decline is most immediately caused by the direct take of wolves from significant poaching and the unsustainable legal take, but the underlying cause is extensive logging and roads that initiate many harmful effects, including the overharvest of wolves. Without immediate policy changes on the part of the state and federal governments, the Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales and satellite islands future is grim, as they appear to be on their way to extinction.
Wolves are a symbol of wilderness and ecological integrity. They are important in their own right and as a key part of a functioning predator- prey system. In Southeast Alaska, wolves bring significant economic benefits to communities as part of the package that lures more than one million visitors to the Tongass National Forest every year and that contributes more than $1 billion to the Southeast Alaska economy.
The time has come for the Forest Service to manage the Tongass for a host of public values that support the Southeast Alaska tourism. The time has come for this diminished, and unique, population of wolves to finally get the protection they so desperately need if they are to survive.
Please provide protection for the POW wolves under the ESA. Thankyou for your time and consideration of this extremely urgent matter,
Your name
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Thankyou, everyone, for your dedication and ongoing efforts on behalf of Alaska’s little dark wolves.
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