Dr. Maureen Hackett interview on KFGO 790 AM: Don't "Delist" the Wolf!

IN A PODCAST ON KFGO 790 AM:  Dr. Maureen Hackett, founder and president of Howling For Wolves, explains her dismay at the legislative move in Minnesota to "delist" wolves in order to allow for a statewide hunt.

(St. Paul, Minn.) – This week federal legislation (H.R. 424 and S.R. 164) was introduced and co-sponsored by Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) that removes Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf in the Great Lakes region (which includes Minnesota) and places it under state regulation. This proposed legislation does not allow for legal challenges to the reissued rule.

Dr. Maureen Hackett, founder and president of Howling For Wolves, a Minnesota-based wolf advocacy organization, said in response:

“Howling For Wolves urges Congress to keep politics out of the Endangered Species Act and wolf regulations. Congress should support ethical, effective, nonlethal preventative strategies so communities and wolves can co-exist. We want to protect the wolf for future generations – not drive them into extinction with a wolf trophy hunt. Wolves are a keystone species that bring balance and habitat for many other species and our ecosystem.