Letter: Gray wolves need our help to survive – The Prescott Daily Courier – Prescott, Arizona

Thank you for Dennis Duvall’s column, “Delay means extinction for wolves.” Indeed it does. This species hangs on the precipice of extinction, and the slightest thing could push it off for good. One would think there would be more concern for the most endangered mammal in the country.

Many people spread mistruths about wolves, including Mexican gray wolves, in an apparent effort to wipe them off the face of the Earth. But why? Contrary to what some would have you believe, wolves are not slaughtering tons of livestock. In fact, according to a report is-sued by the USDA, only 0.23 percent (a fraction of 1 percent) of all cattle deaths, and about 4 percent of all sheep deaths are caused by any kind of predator. And there are a lot of predators besides just wolves.