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Subject: Fwd: BREAKING: Oregon delists wolves
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From: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife <
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Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:54 AM
Subject: BREAKING: Oregon delists wolves
To: Nathaniel Prugh <xxxxx@gmail.com>
Nathaniel-
The state of Oregon has just stripped wolves of all protections under the
state's endangered species law. Below is the statement that we sent out
immediately following the decision in an effort to bring national attention to
this important issue.
This premature decision could lead to needless wolf deaths and could slow or
halt Oregon's fragile wolf recovery.
Please help us fight for Oregon's wolves.
( http://action.defenders.org/site/R?i=Ddjb__Euo8l8wc6Pmk5CEw )
-Jamie
Defenders of Wildlife
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2015
Conservationists Criticize Precedent Setting State Wolf Delisting
SALEM, Ore. - Defenders of Wildlife says the Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission's decision today to remove state endangered species protections for
wolves is premature and would likely lead to slowed or stopped wolf recovery in
the state. No other species has been removed from the state's endangered species
list with a population of fewer than 100 individuals statewide or when they were
still absent from a significant portion of their historic range.
Shawn Cantrell, Defenders of Wildlife's northwest director, testified at today's
meeting and issued the following statement:
"We are deeply disappointed to see the Fish and Wildlife Commission approve a
state delisting of wolves when only the barest minimum requirements have been
met. The better and more cautious alternative would have been to downlist wolves
from endangered to threatened and not delist them entirely. This would have
continued to provide vital state protections for wolves, while also recognizing
the progress the state has made to recover wolves in the eastern part of the
state. More importantly, it would have left wolves fully protected in the
western part of Oregon, where they are only just starting to expand and are in
the earliest stages of recovery.
"Unfortunately, the commission decided to prematurely delist wolves without
first updating and amending the Oregon Wolf Management Plan, which is overdue
for a planned update. It will be critical that any subsequent revision of the
plan maintains protocols for using non-lethal conflict avoidance tools, like
livestock guarding dogs or fencing, to reduce potential livestock-wolf
conflicts.
"Oregon recently has been a real leader emphasizing non-lethal conflict
management between livestock and wolves so that wolves can continue their
recovery in the state. Given the commission's decision on delisting today, it
will be all the more critical for Oregon to continue to emphasize and promote
non-lethal strategies for allowing wolves and livestock to coexist on the same
landscapes.
"Defenders has recently expanded its staffing presence in Oregon and intends to
continue to work tirelessly for wolf conservation in the state through whatever
means or opportunities that are available."
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