Any animal that triggers a “cyanide bomb” can asphyxiate and die in just minutes.1,2     Cyanide bombs kill wolves and other wildlife. Imagine a wolf exploring, using its sensitive nose to search for clues about its environment. It might come across a small, unfamiliar object that smells just like food. Wolves are curious and intelligent, so it might bite or pull on the […]

It’s now or never for gray wolves in the Lower 48 states: The Interior Department just moved to end wolves’ Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections.1   Gray wolves need our help right now. This could be a disaster. Delisting wolves in this way would leave them vulnerable across the entire Lower 48 states.Hunting, trapping and poisoning nearly drove wolves to extinction in the […]

We have some great news to share about our end-of-year campaign for wolves and the environment.  More than 550 generous supporters contributed to our end-of-year fundraising drive!These donations will help fuel our campaigns to save endangered wolves, other wildlife and the wild places they call home.With these gifts, we’ll be able to continue organizing against state-ordered wolf killings like the one […]

With three wolf packs in Washington State targeted for killing this winter, we don’t have a moment to lose on this campaign.   The Wolf and the Wild There’s something so special about wolves. Their fierce beauty and musical howls have inspired us for generations. Today, they are not only powerful symbols of wilderness, but vital components of the ecosystems they call […]

The House of Representatives has voted to eliminate Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 United States. Will you help save these iconic animals?     Wolves at Risk History shows: when wolves are unprotected, too many of them die.When Great Lakes wolves lost their federal protection in 2012, 1500 were killed before protection finally resumed. Right now, Wyoming […]

Can you write a letter to your local newspaper in support of the Endangered Species Act and the imperiled wildlife it protects?   The ESA Saves Wildlife Without the Endangered Species Act (ESA), hundreds of the nation’s most beloved wildlife species might well be extinct.1We Need a Strong Endangered Species Act. Scientists say that we are on the brink of a human-caused mass extinction […]

Together, we’re working hard to stand up for the wildlife and wild places that make our planet amazing.   Conservationist and author Edward Abbey once said, “Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”Over the past few months, many of our country’s wild places and wild creatures have been put at risk. Plastic is piling up in our […]

Wyoming wolves need your help. The state is planning to eliminate more than half of the iconic wolves within its borders.     The Threat to Wyoming Wolves The state of Wyoming is trying to wipe out half of the state’s wolves. They allowed trophy hunters to kill 76 wolves last year. And this year they’re planning to kill even more.1,2There are fewer than […]

Right now, the Trump administration is considering erasing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves. Without continued protection, gray wolves in America would be in danger of vanishing forever.Gray wolves were nearly driven extinct in the 20th century, when lack of legal protection allowed them to be hunted, poisoned and trapped. The Endangered Species Act shields wolves from destruction, allowing […]

Mexican gray wolves are already on the brink — we can’t let Congress push them into extinction.Why are Mexican gray wolves at risk? There are just over 100 Mexican gray wolves living in the wild. But Sen. Jeff Flake just introduced legislation to erase their Endangered Species Act protections.That would be a devastating step backwards, opening the door to hunting, trapping […]