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Answer the Call Today! Tens of thousands of you have taken action, thousands have donated and hundreds have offered words of encouragement to those battling on the ground in the Northern Rockies. But this is a big fight, and it will need lots of support from dedicated folks like you. Please help us reach our goal of 500 new wildlife guardians by this Friday!  I want to become a Wildlife Guardian -- and provide critical monthly support to save wolves in the Northern Rockies and respond to other wildlife emergencies! Here’s what Defenders supporters from around the country are saying about the fight to save Northern Rockies wolves: "We MUST preserve the lives of these creatures and only we can do that." -- Debra from Old Town, FL "It makes me feel really good to know that [through my support of Defenders] I am helping something I love survive." -- Taisha from Duluth, MN "I thank you, wolf defenders, for doing a valiant work for the wolves and for the rest of us who understand the value of diversity and the majesty of each creature." -- Brigid from Eaux Claire, WI "We want to help to prevent this unjustified massacre. We also want to have the opportunity to see wolves in the wild when we are older. Thank you for doing everything that you are doing to prevent this massacre." -- Ed from Encitas, CA (on behalf of his 3 month-old twins)

Dear David,

Bad news from the Northern Rockies: Last weekend, the Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition kicked off a new signature drive to eliminate all wolves from the state.

Thanks to people like you, we’ve made some great strides in the last few weeks. But our small team on the ground is totally overwhelmed in our fight to save hundreds of wolves in the Northern Rockies.

Please consider joining the Wildlife Guardians -- a special group of monthly givers who provide essential support to help us save wolves in the Northern Rockies and address other wildlife emergencies.

Your monthly gift of about 33 cents a day ($10 a month) over the next nine months will provide the crucial support for this and other important efforts to save wolves and other wildlife.

Here's why we need your help: Our staff has been working hard over the past few months, scrambling to stop Idaho and Wyoming’s wolf eradication plans. Each week, we’re spending thousands of dollars and investing hundreds of staff hours. 

But these hectic days and sleepless nights are getting results.

Our efforts to promote common sense wolf management have sparked unprecedented interest in our proactive work to compensate ranchers for wolf-related livestock losses and work to increase the use of non-lethal methods of wolf control.

Become a Wildlife Guardian today to help support this work. For just pennies a day, you can provide continuing support to save Northern Rockies wolves and other wildlife.

Because of the support of folks like you, we’ve been able to:

• Fight for and win additional time for public comments and an additional hearing on the Bush/Cheney Administration’s proposal to remove critical protections for Northern Rockies wolves;
• Send local Defenders staff to testify at every federal hearing on the wolf plan;
• Rally hundreds of grassroots conservationists to attend hearings to speak out for commonsense wolf management and outnumber anti-wolf opposition;
• Provide a leading voice for the coalition of Northern Rockies wolf conservation organizations to educate the public and fight the Bush/Cheney Administration's proposal; 
• Counter the deluge of anti-wolf misinformation through media and public outreach; and
• Hire emergency staff to help support our proactive conservation work with area ranchers and to ensure that we run the most effective campaign possible to save our wolves.

These efforts are crucial to preventing the wolf slaughter -- and our victories aren’t possible without your support. For a donation of just $10 a month -- only 33 cents a day -- you can help ensure we have the funds to win this battle on the ground.

Our campaign is far from over: 

• Already, more than 43,000 of you have spoken out for our Northern Rockies wolves. With the extended deadline for public comments, we have more time, but we still need to mobilize thousands more to action.
• With an additional public hearing scheduled in Cody, WY, we’ll need to mobilize and provide transportation to supporters to testify for our wolves.
• We’re preparing the groundwork for a legal battle to fight the federal proposal, if it goes through.

This is one fight we have to win. But we can’t save wolves without your help, so please become a Wildlife Guardian and for as little as $10 per month, you can provide ongoing support for our campaign to save wolves in the Northern Rockies.
 

Sincerely, Rodger Schlickeisen President Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. Wolves in Yellowstone begin mating around Valentine’s Day -- and pups are born in April and May. Even these wolves could be shot on sight as they leave the safety of Yellowstone if federal protections are lifted in Idaho and Wyoming. Becoming a Wildlife Guardian online will make an immediate impact for these wolves. You can also make a contribution over the phone by calling 1-800-385-9712.