PRESS RELEASE: Statement from Howling For Wolves on today’s U.S. House of Representatives vote to remove Endangered Species Act protections for wolves

HOWLING FOR WOLVES 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2018
CONTACT: Dr. Maureen Hackett, Howling For Wolves, 612.250.5915, or Leslie Rosedahl at 651.353.1818, respond@howlingforwolves.org
 
Statement from Howling For Wolves on today’s U.S. House of Representatives vote to remove Endangered Species Act protections for wolves
 
(St. Paul, Minn.) – Today the full U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed H.R. 6784, the “Manage Our Wolves Act,” 196 to 180, which removes federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves (without judicial review) and allows states to return to wolf trophy hunting and trapping seasons.
Dr. Maureen Hackett, founder and president of Howling For Wolves, a Minnesota-based wolf advocacy organization, said in response:
 
“Howling For Wolves will continue to be a voice for the wild wolf and their long-term survival for future generations, and against this short-sighted wolf bill if it moves forward in Washington D.C. Today’s vote in the U.S. House was politically-motivated against the Endangered Species Act, against wolves for our ecology and future generations, and simply supporting wolf trophy hunting and killing. We know the vast majority value wolves and want them protected. We already know too little about the genetic diversity and the health of wild wolves.”
 
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Howling For Wolves Founder and President Dr. Maureen Hackett can be available in person in the Twin Cities or via phone for individual media interviews to highlight: 
  • What this recent federal action means for the gray wolf in Minnesota,
  • Ongoing wolf and wildlife legislation under considerations at the Minnesota State Legislature,
  • The potential of a future state-organized wolf trophy hunt in Minnesota.
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Howling For Wolves is a Minnesota-based wolf advocacy organization that educates the public about the wild wolf to foster tolerance and to ensure the wolf’s long-term survival. Howling For Wolves opposes recreational wolf hunting and trapping and all wildlife snaring. We currently support the continuation of federal protections for the wolf by the Endangered Species Act.
November 16, 2018