BREAKING: Gray wolf protections are on the line

We’re preparing to fight back in court to protect wolves! We’re preparing to fight back in court to protect wolves! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [header logo with donate button]( [Two Gray Wolves © LeFion/iStockphoto]( [BREAKING: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has doubled down on their attempts to eliminate federal gray wolf protections. Join us in fighting back today!]( Defender, Our nation’s most vulnerable wolves are in grave danger of losing life-saving protections – and a wave of brutality could follow. Late last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its decision to proceed with their attempts to eliminate federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves. The agency is trying to revive a Trump-era rule that gutted gray wolf protections across the nation – a rule that Defenders successfully challenged and beat in court. Now mass anti-wolf violence is looming again. We’re launching an urgent effort right now to stop wolf protections from being ripped away, and we need your help! [Vulnerable wolves need us on their side! Your support is the reason we’re able to keep wolves safe – join in the defense of wolves with your emergency gift today!]( As anti-wolf groups have ramped up their violent rhetoric, we’ve seen an uptick in cruel torture and killing of wolves. Poisoned to death in Oregon. Gunned down just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park. Even run over with a snowmobile, muzzled and paraded around before being shot outside a bar. This is what anti-wolf extremists are already doing to these animals in areas where they are not federally protected – and if federal protections are slashed, wolves that are protected today could be strangled, baited, chased down, even shot in their dens along with their pups. [Stop the violence against wolves: Be the defender they need by pitching in today!]( Step up and join us in building the defense they need. As soon as you’re able, please rush your emergency gift to help us defend their future! [DEFEND OUR WOLVES]( We’re gearing up right now to once again take on this threat in court, and to keep fighting for wolves in communities nationwide. Your generosity is the reason we’re able to succeed. Thank you for coming to the defense of wolves today. Sincerely, Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife 1130 17th Street NW • Washington, DC 20036 defenders.org --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Credit: Two Gray Wolves © LeFion/iStockphoto This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Update]( your email preferences or [unsubscribe]( [supporter]