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Protecting Wildlife

The importance of protecting and preserving viable wildlife populations cannot be overstated. The threat or loss of species is an indicator of the health of an ecosystem.

As our population grows and our cities sprawl into the countryside, healthy and natural habitat is removed or degraded preventing normal interactions, healthy breeding or safe travel for many species. While some species can adapt, many cannot. The loss of habitat usually leads to conflicts between animals and humans, with the animals coming out the losers. In recent times, the primary law that provided some balance, the federal Endangered Species Act, has been significantly weakened by the Bush Administration directly and by the Supreme Court it has appointed.

We must reverse this trend and work to preserve wildlands and habitat if we are to leave for future generations a planet that resembles the one we presently inherit. Some links to protecting wildlife:

National Wildlife Federation

Ducks.org

The Audubon Society

Trout Unlimited

Wolves:

Western Watersheds Project - Grey Wolf Protection

35 Years of Northern Rockies Wolf Conservation" - Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife - Background and Recovery of Northern Rockies and Yellowstone Area Wolves