Cynthia_Smoot's Blog

Yes, I'm blogging about wolves again.  It's fall and that means the state of Alaska is once again gearing up to start shooting wolves from the sky. Even worse, now the states of Idaho and Wyoming are talking about allowing the "aerial gunning" of wolves. Defenders of Wildlife has declared next week (Oct.14-21) Wolf Awareness Week. You can go to their website, www.defenders.org, and learn more about why wolves aren't  the evil creatures they're made out to be, and how they serve a critical role in their environment. And if you'd like to encourage your legislators to stop the barbaric practice of aerial gunning, urge them to support H.R. 3663, the Protect America's Wildlife (PAW) Act  introduced by Rep. George Murphy.  It would close the loophole in the Federal Hunting Act of 1972  that allows slaughter-by-plane to continue. Nature's predators are there for a reason.