Montana Court Backs Hunters - Opens Up 40% of State's Wolves for Slaughter

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A Montana court struck down a preliminary injuction that would have curbed wolf hunting / trapping methods until a lawsuit from 2 conservation organizations was heard. The court denied the injunction, opening up the state's wolves to be slaughtered by hunters despite an aggressive campaign throughout the United States to relist wolves under the Endangered Species Act. Without Federal protections, we will witness wolves plunge once again towards extinction because states like Montana are using flawed population models and have a disdain towards wolf survival.

Photo taken from WAN. I do not own this photo.

The relentless assault on wolves began almost immediately as they lost their federal protections. Wolves were being hunted in excess after 45 years of being federally protected, a warning sign that their future was not guaranteed. State's like Montana are pandering to hunters and ignoring science that tells us that wolves are not only an important part of a healthy ecosystem, but are also in danger of being hunted to extinction. As the article suggests, Montana's wolf population tally is flawed, which means their allowance of a determined amount of wolves to be killed could be detrimental to the survival of the species within the state.

A world without predatory animals is one where humans now manipulate every facet of the environment. When herbivorous animals become abundant, we'll slaughter them to "protect the environment". When the environment starts to suffer at the hands of plant-eaters, we'll plant trees or kickstart environmental initiatives to restore the habitat. We manipulate the habitats we are enveloped in so much so that animals trying to adapt don't have a fighting chance. If we could simply leave things alone and let nature do what it does best, we wouldn't constantly be in a position of advocating for or against the protection of a species. We are always working against ourselves and unfortunately, it's the animal kingdom that suffers the most as a result of our actions.

The only way to protect wolves is to federally list them under the Endangered Species Act. Leaving their management to individual states is having a devastating effect on their chances of survival in the long term. As long as states like Montana are more concerned with hunters than the survival of wolves, they will continue to be hunted without consideration. We have to relist wolves before it is too late.

Learn more about this story through the link at the top of this post. Also, consider following the #relistwolves campaign as it continues to fight for grey wolves and their survival.

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