122 wolves in Washington State, struggling to recover their population since the 1990s – two dead in the last month, one the breeding female in the Profanity Peak pack. After a decision allowed state wildlife officials to shoot wolves in the Northeast Washington State area, two wolves have lost their lives. The female just shot this previous Friday was one of only a few members of the pack left, after Washington State officials decimated the pack in 2016.
It is a fragile existence for wolves, and their lives are constantly under threat. The last few years have been a massacre. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, many of the wolves killed in the last few years have been at the request of one cattle rancher.
These are not just individuals either – they are family members with important roles in the pack structure. It is incredibly tragic to think of the remaining, embattled wolves in these tiny packs, eking out their existence without the wolf family members they have lost.
Please read more about this situation and ask the state to find a better way to care for Washington’s wolves.
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/wolf-08-20-2018.php
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