Where is Governor Kate Brown?? We are waiting for answers
Please contact her! Phone: 503-378-4582 http://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/contact.aspx
As of Oct.6, 2017 we learned that Oregon will continue to kill members of the Harl Butte Pack, this time issuing kill permits to livestock managers. ODFW authorized additional incremental lethal take of up to four wolves from the pack, which may be killed either by ODFW staff or by livestock producers affiliated with a local grazing association who will be provided with a limited duration lethal take permit. The permit is valid until 10/31/2017 and allows them to kill wolves in pastures on public or private land currently occupied by their livestock. Killing wolves has not resulted in reducing conflict in the area. http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wolves/wolf_program_updates.asp
Five wolves, including the breeding female from the Meacham pack, have been killed and there are only about 100 wolves in the entire state of Oregon. Yet they have OVER 1.3 MILLION COWS! 55,000 of those cows have died from things like weather, disease, and domestic dogs before being shipped to the slaughterhouse.
In addition, we know that poaching has taken place after finding the remains of OR-33 that were found on April 23rd of this year.
Enough is enough! She needs to answer! Stop killing wolves to appease the livestock industry under an outdated wolf plan. It is time for a plan THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LETHAL CONTROL because that does not work!! ~`L.G
Gov. Brown’s silence on wolves: Letter to the editor
Dear Gov. Kate Brown, many environmental organizations and constituents have written, emailed and called you to respond about the deal made to have the gray wolf delisted. We were hoping for any explanation of your silence on this subject.
Meanwhile, as predicted, the gray wolf is being killed at an alarming rate in Eastern Oregon. Now OR-33 has been identified as shot in Southern Oregon. Hunters are waiting in the wings for their opportunity to join the cattle ranchers.
Again, many environmental organizations and constituents have written, emailed and called to encourage you to call for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to be transparent about the procedure that determines that it’s time to kill the wolves. What responsibility does the rancher have? But, alas you have remained silent.
Did you think that your support for keeping the Elliott State Forest in the public domain would pacify us? A lot of us have worked extremely hard to bring back wolves to their rightful place in this state. Oregon should not be ignoring the science from predator and ecosystem scientists who have disagreed with the direction Oregon is taking.
So, Gov. Brown if this open letter does not provide the impetus to start a dialogue what will? Lawsuits?