A Native American Religious advocacy group is asking for a ban on killing wolves along a wide swath of land bordering Yellowstone National Park.
This ban will not only help the wolves, but Grizzlies, Bison, Elk that are in fact your children’s resources that originate from within the National Park.
A request sent to the Wyoming Fish and Game Department seeks a temporary suspension of wolf hunting altogether and a 50 km/ 31-mile no-hunting “sacred resource protection zone” along the outskirts of the 2.2 million-acre park.
Protect the Wolves™ Director of Tribal Relations Roger Dobson said that Wyoming’s insistence on eliminating Canis lupus from most of the state was a motivation for approaching the state.
“It goes to show that Wyoming is not capable of managing their resources in the best interest of the public,” said Dobson, a member of the Pacific Northwest’s Cowlitz Indian Tribe. “They’re mandated under the Indian trust and public trust to manage our resources in the best interest of the public. It’s further mandated that they do not allow special-interest groups to suggest or affect policy change.”
But the Cowlitz tribal member, who spoke over the phone from California, vowed to be persistent and to spread the petition to tribes around the United States. He said he was confident the science and the public sentiment were on his side.
“They really need to stop crying that ‘the wolves are killing all our animals,’” Dobson said. “Every single year goes by and their elk slaughter counts increase. They need to stop spreading those falsehoods. They’re fabricated stories. Facts are facts.”
If the appeal fails, Dobson said he won’t rule out suing the state of Wyoming using a Public Trust Doctrine argument. He has vetted the argument with environmental attorneys, he said, and has been in contact with litigation-happy advocacy groups like the Western Watersheds Project.
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These wolves need our protection at all cost.
We want protections in place for all wolves. Especially the red wolf. For us the wolf is our prophet. Stop killing our teachers.
That they are, but until the public realize what is happening, and change from these large NGOs to an organization that has tools they do not…. the Large NGOs status quo will continue on.
How may I be more proactive in saving wolves? I have emailed senators, governors and other public officials. #ISTANDFORWOLVES #BANGRAZINGALLOTMENTS #BANBOBFERGUSON