I am writing in regards to an important environmental issue that is of concern to the citizens of Oregon. As you very well known, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) killed two wolves last August. …they then went on to kill two more. These actions were taken at the request of industry livestock ranchers. These actions are something that need to be put to an end. Did you know the wolf population is lower than it was in 2015 when wolves were removed from the endangered species list? Did you know that 2016 was a bad year for wolves in Oregon? In 2016, population growth of wolves stalled, and the number of breeding pairs and packs declined drastically. If we don't take action now, we may not have any wolves left in Oregon. We can make 2017 a year to change all of this.
Did we bring wolves back so we can kill them again? Recently, ODFW killed an entire pack of Oregon wolves in order to appease the demands of the cattle industry. Even …show more content…
I can understand that the cattle industry wants to protect their livestock, but in the same way they want to protect their livestock, it is people like you and me that want to look out for the wolves. And frankly, there are better ways to protect cattle than by killing wolves in their rightful home and habitat. If left to their own devices, the cattle industry along with trophy hunters will diminish Oregon wolves so much that they will cease to exist in their rightful and unique Oregon home and habitat.
A plan needs to be made that creates preventatives measures. We need a plan that focuses on accountability and transparency, not the underlying agenda of trophy hunters or state agencies that bow to the wishers of large cooperation cattle industries. The killing of Oregon wolves negates all of the hard work and money that went in to saving them and bringing them back in the first
Did we bring wolves back so we can kill them again? Recently, ODFW killed an entire pack of Oregon wolves in order to appease the demands of the cattle industry. Even …show more content…
I can understand that the cattle industry wants to protect their livestock, but in the same way they want to protect their livestock, it is people like you and me that want to look out for the wolves. And frankly, there are better ways to protect cattle than by killing wolves in their rightful home and habitat. If left to their own devices, the cattle industry along with trophy hunters will diminish Oregon wolves so much that they will cease to exist in their rightful and unique Oregon home and habitat.
A plan needs to be made that creates preventatives measures. We need a plan that focuses on accountability and transparency, not the underlying agenda of trophy hunters or state agencies that bow to the wishers of large cooperation cattle industries. The killing of Oregon wolves negates all of the hard work and money that went in to saving them and bringing them back in the first