202-289-1060
Lina Nageer
577 Nostrand Ave, Apt 2A , Brooklyn, NY 11216 

November 24, 2008   5:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lina Nageer
577 Nostrand Ave, Apt 2A
Brooklyn, NY 11216

202-289-1060
Frances Nolde
459 Sargent Rd , Boxborough, MA 01719 

November 24, 2008   5:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Frances Nolde
459 Sargent Rd
Boxborough, MA 01719

202-289-1060
Stuart Johnson
45 Tudor City Pl. Apt. 907, New York, NY 10017 

November 24, 2008   5:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Stuart Johnson
45 Tudor City Pl.
Apt. 907
New York, NY 10017

202-289-1060
Aaron Priceman
218 Gramercy Pl , Los Angeles, CA 90004 

November 24, 2008   5:12 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Aaron Priceman
218 Gramercy Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90004

202-289-1060
Rosalinda Roberts
3812 River View Dr , Birmingham, AL 35243 

November 24, 2008   5:12 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rosalinda Roberts
3812 River View Dr
Birmingham, AL 35243

202-289-1060
Jane Majewski
4114 Crimson Drive , Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 

November 24, 2008   4:24 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jane Majewski
4114 Crimson Drive
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

202-289-1060
kathy McEwen
1883 CR 35 , potsdam, NY 13676 

November 24, 2008   4:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
kathy McEwen
1883 CR 35
potsdam, NY 13676

202-289-1060
Gian Mercurio
PO Box 636 , Brownsville, OR 97327 

November 24, 2008   4:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gian Mercurio
PO Box 636
Brownsville, OR 97327

202-289-1060
Rose Quinn
2813 Laporte Ave , Fort Collins, CO 80521 

November 24, 2008   4:21 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rose Quinn
2813 Laporte Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80521

202-289-1060
Cecilia Phillips
20 Adelphi Ave , Providence, RI 02906 

November 24, 2008   4:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cecilia Phillips
20 Adelphi Ave
Providence, RI 02906

202-289-1060
Janine Duncan
PO Box 1481 , Athens, GA 30603 

November 24, 2008   4:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janine Duncan
PO Box 1481
Athens, GA 30603

202-289-1060
Dana Warner
97 Murphy Ln , Ringgold, GA 30736 

November 24, 2008   4:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Dana Warner
97 Murphy Ln
Ringgold, GA 30736

202-289-1060
Douglas Walent
941 Kent , Elmhurst, IL 60126 

November 24, 2008   4:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Douglas Walent
941 Kent
Elmhurst, IL 60126

202-289-1060
Sergio Leos
3020 Jarvis St. , San Diego, CA 92106 

November 24, 2008   3:57 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sergio Leos
3020 Jarvis St.
San Diego, CA 92106

202-289-1060
Regen Heller
954 N. ST. ANDREWS PL. #1 , Los Angeles, CA 90038 

November 24, 2008   3:57 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Regen Heller
954 N. ST. ANDREWS PL. #1
Los Angeles, CA 90038

202-289-1060
Patricia Stretchko
217 W. Maple , Alpena, MI 49707 

November 24, 2008   3:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Patricia Stretchko
217 W. Maple
Alpena, MI 49707

202-289-1060
Thomas Naber
710 East Madison Avenue , Saint Louis, MO 63122 

November 24, 2008   3:47 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Thomas Naber
710 East Madison Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63122

202-289-1060
Conrad Hogue
210 Wootton Rd , Sandston, VA 23150 

November 24, 2008   3:45 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Conrad Hogue
210 Wootton Rd
Sandston, VA 23150

202-289-1060
Susan Normoyle
4241 Via Largo , Cypress, CA 90630 

November 24, 2008   3:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Susan Normoyle
4241 Via Largo
Cypress, CA 90630

202-289-1060
Gail Uhlig
594 Judd Rd , Southbury, CT 06488 

November 24, 2008   3:37 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gail Uhlig
594 Judd Rd
Southbury, CT 06488

202-289-1060
Zev Rubenstein
1915 Oakview Dr. , Oakland, CA 94602 

November 24, 2008   3:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Zev Rubenstein
1915 Oakview Dr.
Oakland, CA 94602

202-289-1060
Barbara Huels
1582  Spring Lawn Avenue , Cincinnati, OH 45223 

November 24, 2008   3:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Huels
1582  Spring Lawn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223

202-289-1060
Gina Wyatt
1225 Jayell Rd , Sevierville, TN 37862 

November 24, 2008   3:31 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gina Wyatt
1225 Jayell Rd
Sevierville, TN 37862

202-289-1060
Robert Kurz
23256 Arelo Court , Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 

November 24, 2008   3:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Robert Kurz
23256 Arelo Court
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

202-289-1060
karin davis
7070 s. 2300 E. , salt lake city, UT 84121 

November 24, 2008   3:24 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
karin davis
7070 s. 2300 E.
salt lake city, UT 84121

202-289-1060
Doug Schatz
5326 Allandale Rd. , Bethesda, MD 20816 

November 24, 2008   3:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Doug Schatz
5326 Allandale Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20816

202-289-1060
Stephanie Orlando
304 Clubview Drive , CANONSBURG, PA 15317 

November 24, 2008   3:13 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Stephanie Orlando
304 Clubview Drive
CANONSBURG, PA 15317

202-289-1060
Abigail Lang
227 Marie Street , Ridgway, CO 81432 

November 24, 2008   3:11 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Abigail Lang
227 Marie Street
Ridgway, CO 81432

202-289-1060
Barbara Russek
923 Abrams ST , New Bedford, MA 02745 

November 24, 2008   3:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Russek
923 Abrams ST
New Bedford, MA 02745

202-289-1060
Virginia Simpson-Magruder
513 Atherton Avenue , Novato, CA 94945 

November 24, 2008   3:06 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Virginia Simpson-Magruder
513 Atherton Avenue
Novato, CA 94945

202-289-1060
tim oliver
2048S19thst , lincoln, NE 68502 

November 24, 2008   3:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
tim oliver
2048S19thst
lincoln, NE 68502

202-289-1060
JoAnn Dimond
2422 Park Street , Lansing, MI 48917 

November 24, 2008   2:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
JoAnn Dimond
2422 Park Street
Lansing, MI 48917

202-289-1060
Juliet Carr
2124 Kittredge St. #103, Berkeley, CA 94704 

November 24, 2008   2:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

PLEASE, DPLEASE DO NOT KILL THE WOLVES !!!

Sincerely,
Juliet Carr
2124 Kittredge St.
#103
Berkeley, CA 94704

202-289-1060
william thompson
251 n palmyra dr , virginia beacg, VA 23462 

November 24, 2008   2:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
william thompson
251 n palmyra dr
virginia beacg, VA 23462

202-289-1060
Freya Qually
85 Keefer Ln , Fairfield, PA 17320 

November 24, 2008   2:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Freya Qually
85 Keefer Ln
Fairfield, PA 17320

202-289-1060
Jill Cazaubon
240 Ridgewood St. , Lafayette, LA 70506-4317 

November 24, 2008   2:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jill Cazaubon
240 Ridgewood St.
Lafayette, LA 70506-4317

202-289-1060
Pam Phillips
P.O. Box 2677 , Snowflake, AZ 85937 

November 24, 2008   2:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Pam Phillips
P.O. Box 2677
Snowflake, AZ 85937

202-289-1060
Peggy Hanssen
32 Marshall Ave. , Auburn, ME 04210 

November 24, 2008   2:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Peggy Hanssen
32 Marshall Ave.
Auburn, ME 04210

202-289-1060
Kat Bennett
5914 Blue Mountain Circle , Longmont, CO 80503 

November 24, 2008   2:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kat Bennett
5914 Blue Mountain Circle
Longmont, CO 80503

202-289-1060
alberto camarero
jerez de la frontera , jerez de la  frontera,  11471 Spain

November 24, 2008   2:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
alberto camarero
jerez de la frontera
jerez de la  frontera 11471

202-289-1060
Arlene Rod
310 Dahlia , Corona del Mar, CA 92625 

November 24, 2008   2:31 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Arlene Rod
310 Dahlia
Corona del Mar, CA 92625

202-289-1060
Kimberley Duve
28212 FM 1097 W , Montgomery, TX 77356 

November 24, 2008   2:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kimberley Duve
28212 FM 1097 W
Montgomery, TX 77356

202-289-1060
Lorrie Emery
9865 Empire Grade , Bonny Doon, CA 95060 

November 24, 2008   2:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lorrie Emery
9865 Empire Grade
Bonny Doon, CA 95060

202-289-1060
Lisa Hanshue
10286 Langley Drive , Pinckney, MI 48169 

November 24, 2008   1:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lisa Hanshue
10286 Langley Drive
Pinckney, MI 48169

202-289-1060
lynne sweet
3203 St. Hwy 10 , Johnstown, NY 12095 

November 24, 2008   1:46 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
lynne sweet
3203 St. Hwy 10
Johnstown, NY 12095

202-289-1060
Janine deManda
5546 East 16th Street , Oakland, CA 94621 

November 24, 2008   1:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janine deManda
5546 East 16th Street
Oakland, CA 94621

202-289-1060
maria mazzotta
625 penzer st. , kamloops,  v2c 3g5 Canada

November 24, 2008   1:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
maria mazzotta
625 penzer st.
kamloops v2c 3g5

202-289-1060
Carol Boyd
171 Walnut Circle , Rohnert Park, CA 94928 

November 24, 2008   1:24 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carol Boyd
171 Walnut Circle
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

202-289-1060
Karen Payne
1002 Squabble Creek , Rockwall, TX 75087 

November 24, 2008   1:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Karen Payne
1002 Squabble Creek
Rockwall, TX 75087

202-289-1060
Barbara Hart
1516 Cravens Ave Unit 15, Torrance, CA 90501 

November 24, 2008   1:13 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Hart
1516 Cravens Ave
Unit 15
Torrance, CA 90501

202-289-1060
John Williams
1709 Tea Pl , Davis, CA 95616 

November 24, 2008   1:11 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Williams
1709 Tea Pl
Davis, CA 95616

202-289-1060
Geraldine Nathan
P.O. Box 22 , New York, NY 10163 

November 24, 2008   1:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Geraldine Nathan
P.O. Box 22
New York, NY 10163

202-289-1060
David Augspurger
215 Lone Oak Lane , Walhalla, SC 29691 

November 24, 2008   1:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
David Augspurger
215 Lone Oak Lane
Walhalla, SC 29691

202-289-1060
Jenna Breton
30151 nAVARRO rIDGE rD , Albion, CA 95410 

November 24, 2008   12:58 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jenna Breton
30151 nAVARRO rIDGE rD
Albion, CA 95410

202-289-1060
Deborah Colclasure
1617 Two Bridge Dr. , Oklahoma City, OK 73131 

November 24, 2008   12:48 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Deborah Colclasure
1617 Two Bridge Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73131

202-289-1060
Faye Barnwell
260  Stoneridge Way , Fayetteville, GA 30215 

November 24, 2008   12:45 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Faye Barnwell
260  Stoneridge Way
Fayetteville, GA 30215

202-289-1060
Leilani DiCato
262 West Marquita Apartment 1, San Clemente, CA 92672 

November 24, 2008   12:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Leilani DiCato
262 West Marquita
Apartment 1
San Clemente, CA 92672

202-289-1060
Karen Pallist
PO Box 215 , Evanston, IL 60202 

November 24, 2008   12:37 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Karen Pallist
PO Box 215
Evanston, IL 60202

202-289-1060
Diana Crane
202 Via Anita , Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

November 24, 2008   12:37 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Diana Crane
202 Via Anita
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

202-289-1060
Erica Frantz
726 Willey Lane , West HOllywood, CA 90069 

November 24, 2008   12:34 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Erica Frantz
726 Willey Lane
West HOllywood, CA 90069

202-289-1060
Catherine Baganz
2708 Feather Pl , Davis, CA 95616 

November 24, 2008   12:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Endnanger - Gray Wolves 

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Catherine Baganz
2708 Feather Pl
Davis, CA 95616

202-289-1060
Tess Benjamin
426 Broderick Street , San Francisco, CA 94117 

November 24, 2008   12:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Tess Benjamin
426 Broderick Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

202-289-1060
Paula Grande
201 East 12 St. PH-6, New York, NY 10003 

November 24, 2008   12:30 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Paula Grande
201 East 12 St.
PH-6
New York, NY 10003

202-289-1060
Genevieve Colborn
1714 Magnolia Place , Davis, CA 95618 

November 24, 2008   12:28 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Genevieve Colborn
1714 Magnolia Place
Davis, CA 95618

202-289-1060
Natalie Leyva
11978 SW 55th st , Cooper City, FL 33330 

November 24, 2008   12:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Natalie Leyva
11978 SW 55th st
Cooper City, FL 33330

202-289-1060
Daniel Narvaes
709 S Ramsey St , Stillwater, OK 74074 

November 24, 2008   12:06 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Daniel Narvaes
709 S Ramsey St
Stillwater, OK 74074

202-289-1060
Debra Smith-Berlin
4483 North Osage Drive , Sperry, OK 74073 

November 24, 2008   12:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Debra Smith-Berlin
4483 North Osage Drive
Sperry, OK 74073

202-289-1060
Christina Frisbie
4910 Gretna Green Drive , Houston, TX 77084 

November 24, 2008   12:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Christina Frisbie
4910 Gretna Green Drive
Houston, TX 77084

202-289-1060
G Loder
76  Earl St , Hamilton, ON L8L 6L3 Canada

November 24, 2008   12:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
G Loder
76  Earl St
Hamilton, ON L8L 6L3

202-289-1060
Alicia Bray
243 Natural Science , East Lansing, MI 48824 

November 24, 2008   11:51 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alicia Bray
243 Natural Science
East Lansing, MI 48824

202-289-1060
Maricruz Steadman
11018 W Ocean Air Dr Apt 365, San Diego, CA 92130 

November 24, 2008   11:51 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Maricruz Steadman
11018 W Ocean Air Dr
Apt 365
San Diego, CA 92130

202-289-1060
Kristine Goad
1152 Oak Blossom Way , Whitsett, NC 27377 

November 24, 2008   11:43 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I am writing on behalf of myself, my employer, my husband, and our family to tell you that I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment. I will watch the outcome with great interest.

Sincerely,
Kristine Goad
1152 Oak Blossom Way
Whitsett, NC 27377

202-289-1060
James Priest
3310 Bexley Park Road , Columbus, OH 43213 

November 24, 2008   11:39 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
James Priest
3310 Bexley Park Road
Columbus, OH 43213

202-289-1060
Stephen Brown
401 Shore Drive , Suwanee, GA 30024-2908 

November 24, 2008   11:30 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Stephen Brown
401 Shore Drive
Suwanee, GA 30024-2908

202-289-1060
Dale Slack
14 Cummings St #3 , Montpelier, VT 05602 

November 24, 2008   11:15 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Dale Slack
14 Cummings St #3
Montpelier, VT 05602

202-289-1060
Christy Inman
2025 Lakepointe Drive Apartment 15F, Lewisville, TX 75057 

November 24, 2008   11:06 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Christy Inman
2025 Lakepointe Drive
Apartment 15F
Lewisville, TX 75057

202-289-1060
Gina Prendki
216 Douglass Way , Bolingbrook, IL 60440 

November 24, 2008   11:02 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gina Prendki
216 Douglass Way
Bolingbrook, IL 60440

202-289-1060
Melissa Thompson
2249 Perry Street , Denver, CO 80212 

November 24, 2008   10:53 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melissa Thompson
2249 Perry Street
Denver, CO 80212

202-289-1060
Lou Paich
175 Center Grange Rd , Aliquippa, PA 15001 

November 24, 2008   10:53 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lou Paich
175 Center Grange Rd
Aliquippa, PA 15001

202-289-1060
MATT CUTTS
511 SCENIC DRIVE , GREENEVILLE, TN 37743 

November 24, 2008   10:47 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
MATT CUTTS
511 SCENIC DRIVE
GREENEVILLE, TN 37743

202-289-1060
Cathryn Lovell
22083 Woodfield Trail , Strongsville, OH 44149 

November 24, 2008   10:47 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cathryn Lovell
22083 Woodfield Trail
Strongsville, OH 44149

202-289-1060
Leigh Sands
24659 Mill Creek Lane , DENTON, MD 21629 

November 24, 2008   10:47 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Leigh Sands
24659 Mill Creek Lane
DENTON, MD 21629

202-289-1060
Katharine Beisner
5701 Woodview Ave. , Austin, TX 78756 

November 24, 2008   10:43 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Katharine Beisner
5701 Woodview Ave.
Austin, TX 78756

202-289-1060
Coral Bright
821 16th St. , Golden, CO 80401 

November 24, 2008   10:29 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

NEVER CRY WOLF WAS A BOOK WRITTEN BY A QUALIFIED BIOLOGIST. IT IS FUN TO READ BECAUSE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES OF WOLVES COME THROUGH. THE BIOLOGIST WROTE IT BEAUSE RANCHERS THOUGHT WOLVES WERE KILLING THEIR COWS. TURNED OUT THEY EAT MOSTLY MICE. IF YOU CHECK OUT THE MOVIE YOU CAN SEE THEIR ANTICS AT POUNCING ON MICE. WE NEED THE TOP PREDATOR IN ANY ECO SYSTEM TO KEEP ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN BALANCE. TREES RECOVERED WHEN WOLVES WERE REINTRODUCED TO YELLOWSTONE. SURPRISING?

PLEASE HELP STOP THE MURDEROUS ADMINISTRATION (THINK 4,500 SOLDIERS 500,000 IRAQUIS, 5,000 AFGHANIES, COUNTLESS FISH, WHALES, CORALS, AND BILLIONS OF NECESSARY CREATURES TOO SMALL TO COUNT).

DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS A MURDERER?

INTERFERING WITH THE NATURAL ORDER HAS GIVEN US MAD COW DISEASE (TAKES ABOUT 17 YEARS TO MANIFEST IN PEOPLE. OUR CATTLE ARE ALREADY INFECTED. THINK OF THE SMALL CHILDREN IN YOUR FAMILY. WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO GO SLOWLY MAD BECAUSE OF YOUR ACTIONS?)THE NATURAL ORDER WOULD ALLOW NATURE - WOLVES IN THIS CASE- TO COUNTER DISEASE AND KEEP BALANCE.
PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR OWN HEART. ALLOW YOUR MIND TO WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE:OPPOSE MURDER WITH LOGIC.  

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Coral Bright
821 16th St.
Golden, CO 80401

202-289-1060
Emma Seppala
Dept of Psychology, Jordan Hall, Bldg. 420 450 Serra Mall, stanford, CA 94305 

November 24, 2008   10:03 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Emma Seppala
Dept of Psychology, Jordan Hall, Bldg. 420
450 Serra Mall
stanford, CA 94305

202-289-1060
Katherine Stringer
36 Codington Pl , Somerville, NJ 08876 

November 24, 2008   9:52 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Katherine Stringer
36 Codington Pl
Somerville, NJ 08876

202-289-1060
Betty Freudenberg
4110 NE 47th Ave , Vancouver, WA 98661 

November 24, 2008   9:48 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Betty Freudenberg
4110 NE 47th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98661

202-289-1060
Betty Freudenberg
4110 NE 47th Ave , Vancouver, WA 98661 

November 24, 2008   9:46 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Betty Freudenberg
4110 NE 47th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98661

202-289-1060
Margret Giese
Fontaneweg 36 Fontaneweg36, Wolfenbüttel,   Germany

November 24, 2008   9:43 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Margret Giese
Fontaneweg 36
Fontaneweg36
Wolfenbüttel

202-289-1060
sheila webb
2825 ashwood drive , winston salem, NC 27103 

November 24, 2008   9:36 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
sheila webb
2825 ashwood drive
winston salem, NC 27103

202-289-1060
Wendy Watkins
2497 Gardenia Drive , Columbus, OH 43235 

November 24, 2008   9:34 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Wendy Watkins
2497 Gardenia Drive
Columbus, OH 43235

202-289-1060
Susan Watkins
482 Riley Avenue , Worthington, OH 43085 

November 24, 2008   9:26 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.  What do you have against these poor animals?  

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged and sickened about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Susan Watkins
482 Riley Avenue
Worthington, OH 43085

202-289-1060
Myra Bachmann
3038 Harding Avenue , Bronx, NY 10465-3437 

November 24, 2008   9:12 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Myra Bachmann
3038 Harding Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465-3437

202-289-1060
Laure Hillman
626 N. Highland St. , Mt. Dora, FL 32757 

November 24, 2008   9:03 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Laure Hillman
626 N. Highland St.
Mt. Dora, FL 32757

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Craig
46 Cheesespring Rd , Wilton, CT 06897 

November 24, 2008   8:21 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Craig
46 Cheesespring Rd
Wilton, CT 06897

202-289-1060
Laura Harper
PO Box 1 , Castalia, NC 27816 

November 24, 2008   8:13 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Laura Harper
PO Box 1
Castalia, NC 27816

202-289-1060
Molly Fleming
425 Flynn Ave. , Burlington, VT 05401 

November 24, 2008   8:03 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Molly Fleming
425 Flynn Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401

202-289-1060
Stuart Kay
175 N Harbor Drive, Apt 2411 Apt 2411, Chicago, IL 60601 

November 24, 2008   8:03 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Stuart Kay
175 N Harbor Drive, Apt 2411
Apt 2411
Chicago, IL 60601

202-289-1060
Lurana McCarron
17 Vichy Drive , Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 

November 24, 2008   7:43 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lurana McCarron
17 Vichy Drive
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

202-289-1060
Albert Colagreco
550 Oregon Ave. , Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 

November 24, 2008   7:36 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Albert Colagreco
550 Oregon Ave.
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

202-289-1060
donna hayden
 , lake echo,   

November 24, 2008   7:34 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
donna hayden
lake echo

202-289-1060
Jerome Banaszynski
616 Embreeville Rd , Downingtown, PA 19335 

November 24, 2008   7:19 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jerome Banaszynski
616 Embreeville Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335

202-289-1060
Chad McCrory
503 huntington place , canton, GA 30115 

November 24, 2008   6:54 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Chad McCrory
503 huntington place
canton, GA 30115

202-289-1060
Chris Tuttle
87 Taunton Hill , NEWTOWN, CT 06470 

November 24, 2008   6:41 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Chris Tuttle
87 Taunton Hill
NEWTOWN, CT 06470

202-289-1060
Carolyn Burritt-Kelley
621 37th St , Richmond, CA 94805 

November 24, 2008   6:03 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carolyn Burritt-Kelley
621 37th St
Richmond, CA 94805

202-289-1060
Mary Wendorf
1405 Meade Ave , San Diego, CA 92116 

November 24, 2008   3:59 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Mary Wendorf
1405 Meade Ave
San Diego, CA 92116

202-289-1060
Steve Raymen
89065 Twin Firs Rd , Springfield, OR 97478 

November 24, 2008   3:45 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Steve Raymen
89065 Twin Firs Rd
Springfield, OR 97478

202-289-1060
Kathryn Sonenshine
776 Forest St. , Ashland, OR 97520 

November 24, 2008   3:38 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kathryn Sonenshine
776 Forest St.
Ashland, OR 97520

202-289-1060
Vanessa Hooper
2358 Cedar Crest Blvd , Dallas, TX 75203 

November 24, 2008   3:29 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Vanessa Hooper
2358 Cedar Crest Blvd
Dallas, TX 75203

202-289-1060
John Vaughan
2358 Cedar Crest Blvd. , Dallas, TX 752034404 

November 24, 2008   3:28 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Vaughan
2358 Cedar Crest Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75203-4404

202-289-1060
James Howard
717 Highland Parkway , Norman, OK 73069 

November 24, 2008   2:46 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
James Howard
717 Highland Parkway
Norman, OK 73069

202-289-1060
Eric Hirsch
16 Ketch Rd. , Morristown, NJ 07960 

November 24, 2008   2:10 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Eric Hirsch
16 Ketch Rd.
Morristown, NJ 07960

202-289-1060
Anna Preslar
93 Woodland Avenue , San Anselmo, CA 94960 

November 24, 2008   2:08 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anna Preslar
93 Woodland Avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960

202-289-1060
Isabel Arana
6436 Coral Flower Ct , Las vegas, NV 89141 

November 24, 2008   2:07 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Isabel Arana
6436 Coral Flower Ct
Las vegas, NV 89141

202-289-1060
Laura Vargas
225 North K Street Apartment A, Lompoc, CA 93436 

November 24, 2008   1:44 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Laura Vargas
225 North K Street
Apartment A
Lompoc, CA 93436

202-289-1060
Harry Ellis
1010 Huron Drive , Crossville, TN 38572 

November 24, 2008   1:33 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Harry Ellis
1010 Huron Drive
Crossville, TN 38572

202-289-1060
Eric Peinl
1327 SE Tacoma St., #193 , Portland, OR 97202 

November 24, 2008   1:00 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Eric Peinl
1327 SE Tacoma St., #193
Portland, OR 97202

202-289-1060
Martha Krones
11165 Terrace Dr # A, Forestville, CA 95436 

November 24, 2008   12:53 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Martha Krones
11165 Terrace Dr
# A
Forestville, CA 95436

202-289-1060
Cynthia Meyer
PO Box 390340 , Keauhou, HI 96739 

November 24, 2008   12:47 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Meyer
PO Box 390340
Keauhou, HI 96739

202-289-1060
Gary Rainville
2074 45th Avenue , San Francisco, CA 94116 

November 24, 2008   12:37 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gary Rainville
2074 45th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116

202-289-1060
Donna Gibbs
7055 148 Park Mesa Way , San Diego, CA 921115663 

November 24, 2008   12:22 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Donna Gibbs
7055 148 Park Mesa Way
San Diego, CA 92111-5663

202-289-1060
Margaret Vermeulen
4820 N Taylor Rd , Eloy, AZ 85231 

November 24, 2008   12:14 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Margaret Vermeulen
4820 N Taylor Rd
Eloy, AZ 85231

202-289-1060
Kathy Carr
700 E. Drake Rd. Q09 , Fort Collins, CO 80525 

November 24, 2008   12:09 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kathy Carr
700 E. Drake Rd. Q09
Fort Collins, CO 80525

202-289-1060
Abigail Clark
320 Curtis Rd. , East Lansing, MI 48823 

November 24, 2008   12:03 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Abigail Clark
320 Curtis Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823

202-289-1060
Michelle Upchurch
3829 Cemetery Hill Road , Carrollton, TX 75007 

November 24, 2008   12:02 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Michelle Upchurch
3829 Cemetery Hill Road
Carrollton, TX 75007

202-289-1060
Aileen O'Connor
1208 Kamehameiki Rd , kula, HI 96790 

November 23, 2008   11:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Aileen O'Connor
1208 Kamehameiki Rd
kula, HI 96790

202-289-1060
Daren O'connor
265 Kamila , Kula, HI 96790 

November 23, 2008   11:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Daren O'connor
265 Kamila
Kula, HI 96790

202-289-1060
Peggy Kelly
4884 Lynndale Rd , Graysville, AL 35073 

November 23, 2008   11:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Peggy Kelly
4884 Lynndale Rd
Graysville, AL 35073

202-289-1060
Carol Wolf
7835 Sunflower Grn , Frederick, CO 80530 

November 23, 2008   11:36 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carol Wolf
7835 Sunflower Grn
Frederick, CO 80530

202-289-1060
lyn smallwood
3687 West blakely Avenue , bainbridge island, WA 98110 

November 23, 2008   11:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
lyn smallwood
3687 West blakely Avenue
bainbridge island, WA 98110

202-289-1060
Kathy Kerby
10307 Inwood Dr. , Woburn, MA 01801 

November 23, 2008   11:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kathy Kerby
10307 Inwood Dr.
Woburn, MA 01801

202-289-1060
Ross Rifkin
7015 Lee Valley Cir. , Edina, MN 55439 

November 23, 2008   11:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ross Rifkin
7015 Lee Valley Cir.
Edina, MN 55439

202-289-1060
Michael Benton
82 Frankfort St , Daly City, CA 94014 

November 23, 2008   11:17 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Michael Benton
82 Frankfort St
Daly City, CA 94014

202-289-1060
Alison Mahin
5600 Marconi Ave Apt 144 , Carmichael, CA 95608 

November 23, 2008   11:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alison Mahin
5600 Marconi Ave Apt 144
Carmichael, CA 95608

202-289-1060
Fabian Hernandez
2666 Nelson Ct , Weston, FL 33332 

November 23, 2008   11:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Fabian Hernandez
2666 Nelson Ct
Weston, FL 33332

202-289-1060
Carrie Drapac
120 W 105th St , New York, NY 10025 

November 23, 2008   11:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carrie Drapac
120 W 105th St
New York, NY 10025

202-289-1060
Tony Morante
2323 Tiemann Ave. , Bronx, NY 10469 

November 23, 2008   10:58 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Tony Morante
2323 Tiemann Ave.
Bronx, NY 10469

202-289-1060
Sabreena Kasbati
5525 E. Pacific Coast Hwy Apt 235 , Long Beach, CA 90804 

November 23, 2008   10:47 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sabreena Kasbati
5525 E. Pacific Coast Hwy Apt 235
Long Beach, CA 90804

202-289-1060
Karen Hatfield
6127 Nassau Rd. , Philadelphia, PA 19151 

November 23, 2008   10:43 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Karen Hatfield
6127 Nassau Rd.
Philadelphia, PA 19151

202-289-1060
Jenene Garey
724 Zlatnik Drive , Two Rivers, WI 54241 

November 23, 2008   10:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jenene Garey
724 Zlatnik Drive
Two Rivers, WI 54241

202-289-1060
Becky B
6320 South 20th St , Milwaukee, WI 53221 

November 23, 2008   10:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Becky B
6320 South 20th St
Milwaukee, WI 53221

202-289-1060
Estelle Katz
365 W 28th St Apt 15F , New York, NY 10001-7915 

November 23, 2008   10:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Estelle Katz
365 W 28th St Apt 15F
New York, NY 10001-7915

202-289-1060
Tim Stel
1115 Chiles Ave. , St Helena, CA 94574 

November 23, 2008   10:34 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Tim Stel
1115 Chiles Ave.
St Helena, CA 94574

202-289-1060
Rena Cuda
4323 Arroyo Way , Caldwell, ID 83607 

November 23, 2008   10:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rena Cuda
4323 Arroyo Way
Caldwell, ID 83607

202-289-1060
John Myers
618 Cascade Rd. , Pittsburgh, PA 15221 

November 23, 2008   10:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Myers
618 Cascade Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

202-289-1060
Jason Agnew
347 Firefly Ln , Sebastopol, CA 95472 

November 23, 2008   10:30 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jason Agnew
347 Firefly Ln
Sebastopol, CA 95472

202-289-1060
Aimee O'Brien
39 Lisbon Dr , Fairfield, CT 068252637 

November 23, 2008   10:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

My three children, ages 7, 5, and 3, are counting on you to do the right thing.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Aimee O'Brien
39 Lisbon Dr
Fairfield, CT 06825-2637

202-289-1060
Victoria Beerman
626 Second Street #1 , Brooklyn, NY 11215 

November 23, 2008   10:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Victoria Beerman
626 Second Street #1
Brooklyn, NY 11215

202-289-1060
Lorraine Priceman
21545 Erwin Street Unit 91 , Woodland Hills, CA 91367 

November 23, 2008   10:17 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lorraine Priceman
21545 Erwin Street Unit 91
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

202-289-1060
greg misky
1022 niagara st , denver, CO 80220 

November 23, 2008   10:12 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
greg misky
1022 niagara st
denver, CO 80220

202-289-1060
Linda Petrulias
23 Siliva Drive , Cazadero, CA 95421 

November 23, 2008   10:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Linda Petrulias
23 Siliva Drive
Cazadero, CA 95421

202-289-1060
Glorian Mulligan
1111 Ann Arbor Ave. , Dallas, TX 75216 

November 23, 2008   9:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Glorian Mulligan
1111 Ann Arbor Ave.
Dallas, TX 75216

202-289-1060
Ken Arnold
4301 Westport , Wichita, KS 67212 

November 23, 2008   9:53 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ken Arnold
4301 Westport
Wichita, KS 67212

202-289-1060
M Barton
8341 DeSoto Avenue , Canoga Park, CA 91304 

November 23, 2008   9:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
M Barton
8341 DeSoto Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91304

202-289-1060
Harry Williams
6110 Overlook , Clarkston MI 48346, MI 48346 

November 23, 2008   9:37 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Harry Williams
6110 Overlook
Clarkston MI 48346, MI 48346

202-289-1060
Emilia Antonescu
14 Mc Curdy Dr , Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0 Canada

November 23, 2008   9:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Emilia Antonescu
14 Mc Curdy Dr
Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0

202-289-1060
Ron Robertus
634 Fruit Hill Ave. , North Providence, RI 02911 

November 23, 2008   9:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ron Robertus
634 Fruit Hill Ave.
North Providence, RI 02911

202-289-1060
Claire Chambers
1640  W.  J  Street , Oakdale, CA 95361 

November 23, 2008   9:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Claire Chambers
1640  W.  J  Street
Oakdale, CA 95361

202-289-1060
Barbara Schaaf
348 Dahlia Place , Corona del Mar, CA 92625 

November 23, 2008   9:15 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Schaaf
348 Dahlia Place
Corona del Mar, CA 92625

202-289-1060
Janet Urian
551 Cordova Rd., #169 , Santa Fe, NM 87505 

November 23, 2008   9:15 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janet Urian
551 Cordova Rd., #169
Santa Fe, NM 87505

202-289-1060
Michael Moats
1100 Maple Avenue , Downers Grove, IL 60515 

November 23, 2008   9:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Michael Moats
1100 Maple Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515

202-289-1060
Heidi Mayer
6550 Hillcrest Rd , Downers Grove, IL 60516 

November 23, 2008   9:01 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Heidi Mayer
6550 Hillcrest Rd
Downers Grove, IL 60516

202-289-1060
Michael Bartos
3208 E. Ashman St. , Midland, MI 48642 

November 23, 2008   9:01 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Michael Bartos
3208 E. Ashman St.
Midland, MI 48642

202-289-1060
Marian Styles
70 Court Pl. , Charlottesville, VA 22901 

November 23, 2008   8:59 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Marian Styles
70 Court Pl.
Charlottesville, VA 22901

202-289-1060
Vickie Hocking
6320 Barrie Rd Apt 1D , Edina, MN 55435 

November 23, 2008   8:46 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Vickie Hocking
6320 Barrie Rd Apt 1D
Edina, MN 55435

202-289-1060
Joan Chiarello
24 Tudor Rd , Hicksville, NY 11801 

November 23, 2008   8:41 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Joan Chiarello
24 Tudor Rd
Hicksville, NY 11801

202-289-1060
margie boldt
29 hardy avenue , watertown, MA 024721228 

November 23, 2008   8:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
margie boldt
29 hardy avenue
watertown, MA 02472-1228

202-289-1060
Erik Heerlein
2443 Rockland Ave , Wadmalaw Island, SC 294876908 

November 23, 2008   8:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Erik Heerlein
2443 Rockland Ave
Wadmalaw Island, SC 29487-6908

202-289-1060
Robert Zinn
4512 Jamesford Dr , Jamestown, NC 27282-8663 

November 23, 2008   8:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Robert Zinn
4512 Jamesford Dr
Jamestown, NC 27282-8663

202-289-1060
Linda Krasny
6478 Bradbury Ct. , Wilmington, NC 28412 

November 23, 2008   8:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Linda Krasny
6478 Bradbury Ct.
Wilmington, NC 28412

202-289-1060
Wendy Gish
855 Pelanconi Ave. , Glendale, CA 91202 

November 23, 2008   8:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Wendy Gish
855 Pelanconi Ave.
Glendale, CA 91202

202-289-1060
Adrien Raymond
12441 Blvd-St-Jean-Baptiste , Montréal,  Québec,  H1C 1S4 Canada

November 23, 2008   8:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Adrien Raymond
12441 Blvd-St-Jean-Baptiste
Montréal,  Québec H1C 1S4

202-289-1060
Roxana Lopez
PO Box 4861 , Nogales, AZ 85648-4861 

November 23, 2008   8:20 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Roxana Lopez
PO Box 4861
Nogales, AZ 85648-4861

202-289-1060
Aileen Terra
4802 Gedeon Avenue , Cleveland, OH 44102 

November 23, 2008   8:20 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Aileen Terra
4802 Gedeon Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102

202-289-1060
Samuel Walls
230 Thurman Dr. , Lawton, OK 73507 

November 23, 2008   8:17 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Samuel Walls
230 Thurman Dr.
Lawton, OK 73507

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Beeson
P.O. Box 778 P.O. Box 778, Indianola, PA 15051 

November 23, 2008   8:13 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Beeson
P.O. Box 778
P.O. Box 778
Indianola, PA 15051

202-289-1060
Stephanie Chestler
87896 Limpit Lane , Florence, OR 97439 

November 23, 2008   8:02 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Stephanie Chestler
87896 Limpit Lane
Florence, OR 97439

202-289-1060
Edward Inishi
16562 Fern Haven Rd , Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 

November 23, 2008   7:58 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Edward Inishi
16562 Fern Haven Rd
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

202-289-1060
Janet Sneider-Brown
625 Weller Lane , Ashland, OR 97520 

November 23, 2008   7:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janet Sneider-Brown
625 Weller Lane
Ashland, OR 97520

202-289-1060
Rocio Revolledo
Colon 690 , Lima,  Lima 18 Peru

November 23, 2008   7:50 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rocio Revolledo
Colon 690
Lima Lima 18

202-289-1060
Pamela Cartledge
92 Chase Hill Road , Pomfret Center, CT 06259 

November 23, 2008   7:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Pamela Cartledge
92 Chase Hill Road
Pomfret Center, CT 06259

202-289-1060
Valerie Hill
284 Orizaba Ave , Long Beach, CA 90803 

November 23, 2008   7:37 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Valerie Hill
284 Orizaba Ave
Long Beach, CA 90803

202-289-1060
alexis regopoulos
120 Rinnock Rd, Fitchburg, MA 01420 

November 23, 2008   7:34 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
alexis regopoulos
120
Rinnock Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420

202-289-1060
Josh Herold
6331 W Maplewood PL , littleton, CO CO 

November 23, 2008   7:31 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Josh Herold
6331 W Maplewood PL
littleton, CO CO

202-289-1060
Maya Granger
1443 E. Carol Ave. , Phoenix, AZ 85020 

November 23, 2008   7:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Maya Granger
1443 E. Carol Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85020

202-289-1060
Lorali Wyant
12047 World Trade Dr., Unit 2 , San Diego, CA 92128 

November 23, 2008   7:26 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lorali Wyant
12047 World Trade Dr., Unit 2
San Diego, CA 92128

202-289-1060
Cari Sayre
P.O. Box 711 , Talkeetna, AK 99676 

November 23, 2008   7:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cari Sayre
P.O. Box 711
Talkeetna, AK 99676

202-289-1060
Carrie Mack
16340 Wayne Rd. , Livonia, MI 48154 

November 23, 2008   7:20 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carrie Mack
16340 Wayne Rd.
Livonia, MI 48154

202-289-1060
Stephanie Wildes
Rafael Eguren 3446 , Montevideo,  11000 Uruguay

November 23, 2008   7:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Stephanie Wildes
Rafael Eguren 3446
Montevideo 11000

202-289-1060
Brandt Boidy
17 Fifth Ave Apt. 18, Pelham, NY 10803 

November 23, 2008   7:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Brandt Boidy
17 Fifth Ave
Apt. 18
Pelham, NY 10803

202-289-1060
Jason Dalie
18 E College Avenue , Springfield, OH 45504 

November 23, 2008   7:10 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jason Dalie
18 E College Avenue
Springfield, OH 45504

202-289-1060
Anne Reis
2017 Mackinaw St , Saginaw, MI 48602 

November 23, 2008   7:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anne Reis
2017 Mackinaw St
Saginaw, MI 48602

202-289-1060
Lisa Wolf
30 Monroe Street, #A J-5 , New York, NY 100027705 

November 23, 2008   7:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

Have a heart. The earth belongs to wolves much as it does  to us.

Take the compassionate route and make the world a little more humane.

Thank you for considering my view.

Sincerely,
Lisa Wolf
30 Monroe Street, #A J-5
New York, NY 10002-7705

202-289-1060
J. English
1801 Brantley Rd Apt 115, Fort Myers, FL 33907 

November 23, 2008   6:57 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
J. English
1801 Brantley Rd
Apt 115
Fort Myers, FL 33907

202-289-1060
Paula S. Tytlar
481 Farmers Mills Road , Kent Lakes, NY 105123104 

November 23, 2008   6:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Paula S. Tytlar
481 Farmers Mills Road
Kent Lakes, NY 10512-3104

202-289-1060
Lonnette Prather
19980 SW Pike St. , Beaverton, OR 97007 

November 23, 2008   6:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lonnette Prather
19980 SW Pike St.
Beaverton, OR 97007

202-289-1060
Sharen Perry
1327 W 200 S , Ogden, UT 84404 

November 23, 2008   6:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sharen Perry
1327 W 200 S
Ogden, UT 84404

202-289-1060
Adria Linder
604 Tompkins Ave. Apt D15, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 

November 23, 2008   6:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Adria Linder
604 Tompkins Ave.
Apt D15
Mamaroneck, NY 10543

202-289-1060
Antoinette Griskivich
239 Cousins Island Road , Yarmouth, ME 04096 

November 23, 2008   6:49 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Nature is a balance and wolves have an important place in this balance.

Sincerely,
Antoinette Griskivich
239 Cousins Island Road
Yarmouth, ME 04096

202-289-1060
Nathaniel Sears
5430 Burnt Hickory Dr. , valrico, FL 33594 

November 23, 2008   6:48 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Nathaniel Sears
5430 Burnt Hickory Dr.
valrico, FL 33594

202-289-1060
Cathi Brody
604 Seven Fields Lane , BREWSTER, NY 105096034 

November 23, 2008   6:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cathi Brody
604 Seven Fields Lane
BREWSTER, NY 10509-6034

202-289-1060
Magnus Holmen
7075 Lanewood Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90028 

November 23, 2008   6:28 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Magnus Holmen
7075 Lanewood Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

202-289-1060
Prudencio Vallejo Jr.
14305 Chapperll Pl. , Tampa, FL 33625 

November 23, 2008   6:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Prudencio Vallejo Jr.
14305 Chapperll Pl.
Tampa, FL 33625

202-289-1060
michelle torricell
4140 shook rd. , sebastopol, CA 95472 

November 23, 2008   6:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
michelle torricell
4140 shook rd.
sebastopol, CA 95472

202-289-1060
Melani Kodikian
272 Arundel Road , San Carlos, CA 94070-1945 

November 23, 2008   6:16 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melani Kodikian
272 Arundel Road
San Carlos, CA 94070-1945

202-289-1060
Seth Ehrenreich
26 Sunset Street , Buffalo, NY 14207 

November 23, 2008   6:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Seth Ehrenreich
26 Sunset Street
Buffalo, NY 14207

202-289-1060
Carolyn Nickles
13116 Beach Circle , Anchorage, AK 99515 

November 23, 2008   6:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carolyn Nickles
13116 Beach Circle
Anchorage, AK 99515

202-289-1060
Fred Shaw
11 Meryl Lane , Great Neck, NY 11024 

November 23, 2008   5:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Fred Shaw
11 Meryl Lane
Great Neck, NY 11024

202-289-1060
Jennifer Gardner
5834 w Washington street , West Allis, WI 53214 

November 23, 2008   5:43 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Gardner
5834 w Washington street
West Allis, WI 53214

202-289-1060
Cedar Erickson
2617 Silver Avenue Southeast , Albuquerque, NM 87106 

November 23, 2008   5:37 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cedar Erickson
2617 Silver Avenue Southeast
Albuquerque, NM 87106

202-289-1060
Sara Deeter
418 Ewing St , Plymouth, IN 46563 

November 23, 2008   5:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I strongly urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sara Deeter
418 Ewing St
Plymouth, IN 46563

202-289-1060
Kathleen Kansky
11 Glen Mawr Drive , Ewing, NJ 086182006 

November 23, 2008   5:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kathleen Kansky
11 Glen Mawr Drive
Ewing, NJ 08618-2006

202-289-1060
Anna Rincon
3025 Waterdance Dr NW , Kennesaw, GA 30152 

November 23, 2008   5:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anna Rincon
3025 Waterdance Dr NW
Kennesaw, GA 30152

202-289-1060
Meg Massaro
47 Obed Brks. Rd. , Harwich, MA 02645 

November 23, 2008   5:30 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Meg Massaro
47 Obed Brks. Rd.
Harwich, MA 02645

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Stewart
PO Box 2025 , Mesa, AZ 85214 

November 23, 2008   5:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose removal of gray wolves of Yellowstone & the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

With wolf pups dying of disease & park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature & irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- & possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Too many wolves would be allowed to be killed. 

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low & need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, & this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish & Wildlife Service must develop a complete & comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines & a truly recovered & restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all threestates need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

The wolves play a positive role in an ecosystem as predators that control populations that would other wise rape the landscape. Elk & deer populations would grow too high & overgraze the landscape, removing balance from the ecosystem & severely harming its function. The wolf DOES NOT hunt healthy, breeding animals, but instead acts as a cleanser to remove SICK, OLD, or YOUNG animals, thus IMPROVING populations of various prey animals. 

I am deeply disappointed that the will of the American people would be ignored, just to serve a minute percent of the population. That is not a principle America was founded upon, & it should NOT be a principle that is carried out. The American government is here to represent the people & the people's will, NOT create a path in which so few people wish to follow. 

I am also disgusted at the blatant disregard of scientific evidence and research. In a time where more than ever we need to be moving toward living with our environment in sustainable fashion, instigating programs to cull predators is NOT moving in the right direction. Please review the fact that THOUSANDS & THOUSANDS of dollars are spent ever year to remove animals such as coyotes, when the fraction of livestock that they may remove is miniscule. The money that gets repaid to ranchers & farmers to compensate for their losses is but a tiny, miniscule, trivial fraction of the money that is spent to rid the "pests". In this time where we should be counting our pennies rather than lavishly spending them, this is a major issue. 

It is no one's place to play God, least of all the American government. The government does not have the power to decide who should live & who should die based off of whether or not they fit the government's agenda. I would not kick you while you are down, & you would not do the same to me. It is IMMORAL for us to do the same to the wolf. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment, & I STRONGLY urge you to oppose this action of attempting to kill the wolves. Stand for America, & represent what America believes in, not the Bush administration's separatist agenda.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Stewart
PO Box 2025
Mesa, AZ 85214

202-289-1060
Lara Godwin
1073 Hermitage Way South Apt 46 , Salem, OR 97302 

November 23, 2008   5:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lara Godwin
1073 Hermitage Way South Apt 46
Salem, OR 97302

202-289-1060
Laura Lidral
4399 50th PL S , St. Petersburg, FL 33711 

November 23, 2008   5:16 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Laura Lidral
4399 50th PL S
St. Petersburg, FL 33711

202-289-1060
Mary Carrick
2627 Adams Mill Road NW , Washington, DC 20009 

November 23, 2008   5:11 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Mary Carrick
2627 Adams Mill Road NW
Washington, DC 20009

202-289-1060
eric gricus
96 Arapahoe , Boulder, CO 80302 

November 23, 2008   5:11 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
eric gricus
96 Arapahoe
Boulder, CO 80302

202-289-1060
Caroline & Robert Lichtenstein
4223 Gregory St , Oakland, CA 94619 

November 23, 2008   5:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Caroline %pa_first_name% Robert Lichtenstein
4223 Gregory St
Oakland, CA 94619

202-289-1060
Eileen Snitzer
607 N 31 CT , Hollywood, FL 33021 

November 23, 2008   5:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Eileen Snitzer
607 N 31 CT
Hollywood, FL 33021

202-289-1060
Karen Remedios
111675 Portofino Drive , Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 

November 23, 2008   5:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Karen Remedios
111675 Portofino Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

202-289-1060
Howard Haygood
215 Clifton Road , Knoxville, TN 37921 

November 23, 2008   5:02 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Howard Haygood
215 Clifton Road
Knoxville, TN 37921

202-289-1060
Anne Nowland
8760 S.W. 191 street , Miami, FL 33157 

November 23, 2008   4:55 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anne Nowland
8760 S.W. 191 street
Miami, FL 33157

202-289-1060
Lisa Harris
4522 Avenue F , Austin, TX 78751 

November 23, 2008   4:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lisa Harris
4522 Avenue F
Austin, TX 78751

202-289-1060
Mark Nostwich
409-B Camino Don Miguel , Santa Fe, NM 87505 

November 23, 2008   4:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Mark Nostwich
409-B Camino Don Miguel
Santa Fe, NM 87505

202-289-1060
Jason Lillegraven
2443 Overland Road , Laramie, WY 82070-4854 

November 23, 2008   4:36 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Gray wolf management in Wyoming

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

      Very sadly, the waters surrounding wolf management in adjacent parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho have become greatly muddied through political considerations. The problems related to political bias began years in advance of the actual decision to import captured animals from Canada into the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. My letter today is based, as much as possible, on biological grounds.

	Wolves represent a critically important component of the original ecosystems of North America. The animals belong here, and they deserve to exist here in ecologically sustainable numbers. European immigrants to this part of the world have inappropriately altered the landscape and seriously affected the original balance of plant and animal species. Historians consider our intentional extirpations of many local populations of wolves as shameful. And our human-caused roadblocks to normal dispersal among wolf populations will reduce genetic interchange, being devastating in the long run.

	Many federal laws now in existence speak eloquently to highest national priorities resting with maintenance and/or restoration of healthy and sustainable native ecosystems. Nowhere within those laws are agricultural activities on federal public lands given higher priority than the health of native floras and faunas. Despite that truth, we continue persecution of many species and work to the detriment of natural balances long established by nature itself. The political movement to remove Wyoming?s wolves from protections of the Endangered Species Act represents just one such example.

	Widespread shooting of wolves at this point in their road to recovery is absurdity. Resulting confinement of wolves to small areas and precluding their abilities of free dispersal and genetic interchange are sure means to their ultimate demise, in large part through excessive exposure to disease and inordinately high levels of genotypic homozygosity. We will have a better world if we learn to share it with the native species. The current plan suggested by the state of Wyoming is not acceptable. Please give the wolves a chance in vicinity of Yellowstone and the northern Rockies to restore at least an approximation of the environmental balance that existed prior to arrival of humans.

	For purely biological reasons, I heartily agree with the stance taken by the Natural Resources Defense Council in advocating development of a comprehensive national recovery plan that will lead to consistent guidelines for management and genuine recovery of health of American wolf populations and related natural associations.

	I appreciate the opportunity to have provided comment.

Sincerely,
Jason Lillegraven
2443 Overland Road
Laramie, WY 82070-4854

202-289-1060
jessica craig
375 Aster St. , Laguna Beach, CA 92651 

November 23, 2008   4:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
jessica craig
375 Aster St.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

202-289-1060
Jayne Rawl
HC 61 Box 15B , Coalton, WV 26257 

November 23, 2008   4:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jayne Rawl
HC 61 Box 15B
Coalton, WV 26257

202-289-1060
steve ching
1927 NW Northrup Street , Portland, OR 97209 

November 23, 2008   4:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
steve ching
1927 NW Northrup Street
Portland, OR 97209

202-289-1060
Joanne Smogor
7 Domingo Road , Santa Fe, NM 87508 

November 23, 2008   4:26 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Joanne Smogor
7 Domingo Road
Santa Fe, NM 87508

202-289-1060
Darlene Martin
3200 W. Northern Cross Trail , Tucson, AZ 85742 

November 23, 2008   4:26 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Please Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I heard somewhere that the Dalai Lama has said that nations will be judged on how they treat their animals and their women.

I agree. I have for many years been a friend of the wolves--and all animals for that matter. If you were my friend, I wouldn't let anyone harm you. Even if you weren't my friend, I still wouldn't let you come to harm.

Each one of us as individuals is judged every moment of every day on how we treat the animals, the children, the oppressed, and everyone everywhere.

The only voice that the wolves have against the brutality of those who slaughter them is the voice of the people who love this earth and all of its myriad life forms. Please hear that voice and join its numbers in calling for a moratorium on violence.

I am sending you the following text drafted by the National Resources Defense Council Action Fund. Please read it with an open mind and a loving heart:

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Darlene Martin
3200 W. Northern Cross Trail
Tucson, AZ 85742

202-289-1060
Beth Grendahl
10919W Place St. , Exeland, WI 54835 

November 23, 2008   4:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Beth Grendahl
10919W Place St.
Exeland, WI 54835

202-289-1060
Adrienne Yuen
1005 E 60th St , Chicago, IL 60637 

November 23, 2008   4:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Adrienne Yuen
1005 E 60th St
Chicago, IL 60637

202-289-1060
Warren Weissman
5108 Dalecarlia Drive , Bethesda, MD 20816 

November 23, 2008   4:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Warren Weissman
5108 Dalecarlia Drive
Bethesda, MD 20816

202-289-1060
Miranda Saylor
345 Highland Ave , Montclair, NJ 07043 

November 23, 2008   4:06 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Miranda Saylor
345 Highland Ave
Montclair, NJ 07043

202-289-1060
Ane Kvaale
Bekkelagsveien 13B , Oslo,  1177 Norway

November 23, 2008   4:02 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ane Kvaale
Bekkelagsveien 13B
Oslo 1177

202-289-1060
chris carcia
1929 Crestmont dr , SAN JOSE, CA 95124 

November 23, 2008   4:01 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
chris carcia
1929 Crestmont dr
SAN JOSE, CA 95124

202-289-1060
Seth Davis
1404 Mountain Dr , Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

November 23, 2008   3:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Seth Davis
1404 Mountain Dr
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

202-289-1060
Diana Santos
Porto , Oporto,  4440 Portugal

November 23, 2008   3:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Diana Santos
Porto
Oporto 4440

202-289-1060
Nora Peniata
3248 Agate Dr , Santa Clara, CA 95051 

November 23, 2008   3:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Nora Peniata
3248 Agate Dr
Santa Clara, CA 95051

202-289-1060
Arla McMillan
po box 1505 , Carmel, CA 93921 

November 23, 2008   3:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

THIS IS WRONG WRONG WRONG TO REMOVE THESE LIVING CREATURES FROM THE LIST.

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Arla McMillan
po box 1505
Carmel, CA 93921

202-289-1060
Linda Freiband
16 Bettina Court , Hampton Bays, NY 11946 

November 23, 2008   3:35 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Linda Freiband
16 Bettina Court
Hampton Bays, NY 11946

202-289-1060
Jeff Bamer
14603 104th Ave NE , Bothell, WA 98011 

November 23, 2008   3:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jeff Bamer
14603 104th Ave NE
Bothell, WA 98011

202-289-1060
Barbara Watson
12067 Alta Carmel Court #76 , San Diego, CA 92128 

November 23, 2008   3:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Watson
12067 Alta Carmel Court #76
San Diego, CA 92128

202-289-1060
Lola Granola
N/A , N/A, IN 00000 

November 23, 2008   3:12 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lola Granola
N/A
N/A, IN 00000

202-289-1060
Kaija Campos
616 E. Thomas #102 , Seattle, WA 98102 

November 23, 2008   3:11 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kaija Campos
616 E. Thomas #102
Seattle, WA 98102

202-289-1060
Creigh McNeil
2118 Osprey Point Circle , Pooler, GA 31322 

November 23, 2008   3:05 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I an adamantly opposed to the removal of the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list. The Northern Rockie wolves are a struggling population that still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Creigh McNeil
2118 Osprey Point Circle
Pooler, GA 31322

202-289-1060
Alexander Finkel
70 Roosevelt Blvd , Berlin, NJ 08009 

November 23, 2008   2:57 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alexander Finkel
70 Roosevelt Blvd
Berlin, NJ 08009

202-289-1060
Beau Gibson
510 Preston St. suite 500 , Houston, TX 77002 

November 23, 2008   2:44 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Beau Gibson
510 Preston St. suite 500
Houston, TX 77002

202-289-1060
Becky Johnson
1700 Colorado Ave , Boise, ID 83706 

November 23, 2008   2:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Becky Johnson
1700 Colorado Ave
Boise, ID 83706

202-289-1060
Erin Woodson
1257 Lisa Ann Drive , Akron, OH 44313 

November 23, 2008   2:35 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Erin Woodson
1257 Lisa Ann Drive
Akron, OH 44313

202-289-1060
James Cook
2333 E. Glenwood Street , Springfield, MO 65804 

November 23, 2008   2:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
James Cook
2333 E. Glenwood Street
Springfield, MO 65804

202-289-1060
Carol Goodin
67 Leschi Dr. , Steilacoom, WA 98388 

November 23, 2008   2:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

I cannot believe that you are doing this!

Sincerely,
Carol Goodin
67 Leschi Dr.
Steilacoom, WA 98388

202-289-1060
Andrew Sutphin
22727 Mariano Street , Woodland Hills, CA 91367 

November 23, 2008   2:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Andrew Sutphin
22727 Mariano Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

202-289-1060
Robin Kvietys
55 Dahlberg Drive , Pacifica, CA 94044 

November 23, 2008   2:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Robin Kvietys
55 Dahlberg Drive
Pacifica, CA 94044

202-289-1060
Brittin Loewy
8 Saint James Place , Glen Cove, NY 11542 

November 23, 2008   2:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Brittin Loewy
8 Saint James Place
Glen Cove, NY 11542

202-289-1060
Patrick Fortner
1020 Wabash St. Unit 19-204, Fort Collins, CO 80526 

November 23, 2008   1:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Patrick Fortner
1020 Wabash St.
Unit 19-204
Fort Collins, CO 80526

202-289-1060
Diana Hocking
3201 Chastain Dr. Apt. 2B, Atlanta, GA 30342 

November 23, 2008   1:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Diana Hocking
3201 Chastain Dr.
Apt. 2B
Atlanta, GA 30342

202-289-1060
Sarita Warshawsky
209 East lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL 60611 

November 23, 2008   1:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sarita Warshawsky
209 East lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

202-289-1060
Hillary Keyes
5700 NW 2nd Ave #510 , Boca Raton, FL 33487 

November 23, 2008   1:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Hillary Keyes
5700 NW 2nd Ave #510
Boca Raton, FL 33487

202-289-1060
Maggie Yeargin
1309 N. 21st St. , Fort Pierce, FL 34950 

November 23, 2008   1:47 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Maggie Yeargin
1309 N. 21st St.
Fort Pierce, FL 34950

202-289-1060
Helen Kimball-Brooke
35 Castlebar Road Ealing, London,  W5 2DJ United Kingdom

November 23, 2008   1:47 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Helen Kimball-Brooke
35 Castlebar Road
Ealing
London W5 2DJ

202-289-1060
Barbara Dempsey
104 Black Street P. O. Box 1219, Cooke City, MT 59020 

November 23, 2008   1:43 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

I would not be writing if I were not a wolf supporter.  But, I have more reasons than just my love for these magnificent creatures.  We MUST stop the gross unbalancing of eco-systems all over this country.  Every living thing has its place on this earth or it would not have been put here.  There is talk that the wolves have descicrated the elk population in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.  We all know that is perpetuated by hunters.  In fact, I have lived 4 miles from Yellowstone National Park for several years and have seen more elk, both inside and outside the park, this year than ever before. Record numbers of elk have alao been reported by those who study them. The other group that is outspoken against the wolves is ranchers.  I have attended several gatherings consisting of both scientists, environmentalists, and ranchers in which information has been exchanged.  The scientists had researched proof that there are several non-leathal ways of keeping wolves away from livestock.  With the exception on one brave rancher who stated that range riders have prevented any predation on his cattle by wolves, none of the ranchers was willing to try anything except killing wolves.  Another thing is that ranchers are reimbursed for loss of cattle due to predation by wolves. They are not going to go broke due to wolf predation.  One bright spot in all this for me is that a few ranchers are beginning to listen to reason and try to make compromises in order to co-exist with wolves. This fact, if nothing else, should presuade you to take another look at what the present legislatin proposes.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Dempsey
104 Black Street
P. O. Box 1219
Cooke City, MT 59020

202-289-1060
Helen Lonsborough
5 Gosling Way , Congleton,  CW12 4WD United Kingdom

November 23, 2008   1:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Helen Lonsborough
5 Gosling Way
Congleton CW12 4WD

202-289-1060
Annette Morrison
207 S. Pine Street , Ukiah, CA 95482 

November 23, 2008   1:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Annette Morrison
207 S. Pine Street
Ukiah, CA 95482

202-289-1060
James Roberts
22020 Nisqually Road #10 , Apple Valley, CA 92308 

November 23, 2008   1:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
James Roberts
22020 Nisqually Road #10
Apple Valley, CA 92308

202-289-1060
Dave Janda
9278 W. 100th cir. , Westminster, CO 80021 

November 23, 2008   1:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Dave Janda
9278 W. 100th cir.
Westminster, CO 80021

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Meads
2018 Sussex Lane , Winston-Salem, NC 27104 

November 23, 2008   1:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Meads
2018 Sussex Lane
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

202-289-1060
Melissa Barber
626 E. Lincoln Ave. , Libertyville, IL 60048 

November 23, 2008   1:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melissa Barber
626 E. Lincoln Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048

202-289-1060
Sandy dePasquale
532 Lafayette Road , Merion Station, PA 19066 

November 23, 2008   1:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sandy dePasquale
532 Lafayette Road
Merion Station, PA 19066

202-289-1060
Robert Stefanek
639 S Cochran Ave. Apt. 103, Los Angeles, CA 90036 

November 23, 2008   1:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Robert Stefanek
639 S Cochran Ave.
Apt. 103
Los Angeles, CA 90036

202-289-1060
LEFEVRE Karine
129 RUE DES LANDES , CHATOU,  78400 France

November 23, 2008   1:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
LEFEVRE Karine
129 RUE DES LANDES
CHATOU 78400

202-289-1060
john craig
11491 e huffman , parma hts, OH 44130 

November 23, 2008   12:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thanks for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
john craig
11491 e huffman
parma hts, OH 44130

202-289-1060
Connie Pachl
77 East 12th Street 14c, New York, NY 10003 

November 23, 2008   12:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Connie Pachl
77 East 12th Street
14c
New York, NY 10003

202-289-1060
Myles Downes
1016 Natoma St , San Francisco, CA 94103 

November 23, 2008   12:46 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Myles Downes
1016 Natoma St
San Francisco, CA 94103

202-289-1060
Cora Hirashiki
33372 Bremerton St. , Dana Point, CA 92629 

November 23, 2008   12:46 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cora Hirashiki
33372 Bremerton St.
Dana Point, CA 92629

202-289-1060
Russell Ridge
P.O. Box 396 , Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 

November 23, 2008   12:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Russell Ridge
P.O. Box 396
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

202-289-1060
Anna Szaszorowska
ul. Nenckiego 116 , Wroc&#322;aw,  52-223 Poland

November 23, 2008   12:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely Anna Szaszorowska 

Sincerely,
Anna Szaszorowska
ul. Nenckiego 116
Wroc%pa_address%#322;aw 52-223

202-289-1060
Amanda Watts
401 St Helens Ave Apt 42 Apt C307, Tacoma, WA 98402 

November 23, 2008   12:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Amanda Watts
401 St Helens Ave Apt 42
Apt C307
Tacoma, WA 98402

202-289-1060
William Gray
3810 Fairhaven Dr. , West Linn, OR 97068 

November 23, 2008   12:20 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
William Gray
3810 Fairhaven Dr.
West Linn, OR 97068

202-289-1060
Gail McCusker
1512 Homewood Avenue , Springfield, IL 627044850 

November 23, 2008   12:17 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gail McCusker
1512 Homewood Avenue
Springfield, IL 62704-4850

202-289-1060
Julia Farhat
44 Scholes St. , Brooklyn, NY 11206 

November 23, 2008   12:15 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Julia Farhat
44 Scholes St.
Brooklyn, NY 11206

202-289-1060
Jeanette Leinweber
Alzeyer Str. 106 a , Floersheim-Dalsheim,  67592 Germany

November 23, 2008   12:01 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jeanette Leinweber
Alzeyer Str. 106 a
Floersheim-Dalsheim 67592

202-289-1060
Irwin Flashman
Kings Court 54 Apt. 8-B , San Juan, PR 00911 

November 23, 2008   12:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Irwin Flashman
Kings Court 54 Apt. 8-B
San Juan, PR 00911

202-289-1060
Adrianne Goldsmith
4509 20th St. N. , Arlington, VA 22207 

November 23, 2008   11:55 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Adrianne Goldsmith
4509 20th St. N.
Arlington, VA 22207

202-289-1060
Tim Moore
31147 Blue jay Ct , Coarsegold, CA 93614 

November 23, 2008   11:55 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Tim Moore
31147 Blue jay Ct
Coarsegold, CA 93614

202-289-1060
Diane Carroll
Post Office Box 1854 , Lakeville, CT 06039 

November 23, 2008   11:37 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Diane Carroll
Post Office Box 1854
Lakeville, CT 06039

202-289-1060
Seffa Klein
p.o box 1422 , Cornville, AZ 86325 

November 23, 2008   11:34 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Seffa Klein
p.o box 1422
Cornville, AZ 86325

202-289-1060
J. Landa
14 Woodstone Square , Austin, TX 78703 

November 23, 2008   11:33 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I STRONGLY OPPOSE your PROPOSAL to REMOVE the GRAY WOLVES of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies FROM the ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. 

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With WOLF PUPS DYING OF DISEASE and park biologists predicting a DECLINE in the overall Yellowstone wolf POPULATION this year, turning MANAGEMENT over TO THE STATES at this juncture IS premature and IRRESPONSABLE.

I AM OUTRAGED about this new plan BECAUSE it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash STATE-SPONSORED MASSACRES that COULD RESULT IN GREY WOLVES on the brink of EXTINCTION. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. FEDERAL RECOVERY GOALS are too low and NEED TO BE UPDATED to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. WYOMING'S revised PLAN IS FLAWED because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must DEVELOP a complete and comprehensive NATIONAL RECOVERY plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to DELAY REMOVING FEDERAL PROTECTION for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, ALL 3 Northern Rockies STATES NEED to have management plans that ENSURE these magnificent ANIMALS WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE for generations to come.

Remember the "Circle of Life" and don't mess with "Mother Nature"! 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
J. Landa
14 Woodstone Square
Austin, TX 78703

202-289-1060
Lisa Anne Wirth
1437 N Muhlenberg St , Allentown, PA 18104 

November 23, 2008   11:32 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lisa Anne Wirth
1437 N Muhlenberg St
Allentown, PA 18104

202-289-1060
M. Cristina Donnadieu
1447 W Giaconda Pl , Tucson, AZ 85704 

November 23, 2008   11:28 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
M. Cristina Donnadieu
1447 W Giaconda Pl
Tucson, AZ 85704

202-289-1060
Robert Gower
498 Arbor Ridge Lane , Titusville, FL 32780 

November 23, 2008   10:53 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Robert Gower
498 Arbor Ridge Lane
Titusville, FL 32780

202-289-1060
Marcus Kemp
9490 W Long Lake Rd , Alpena, MI 497079381 

November 23, 2008   10:48 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Marcus Kemp
9490 W Long Lake Rd
Alpena, MI 49707-9381

202-289-1060
Kenneth Salins
9 Village Way Unit 9 , Jefferson, MA 01522 

November 23, 2008   10:46 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kenneth Salins
9 Village Way Unit 9
Jefferson, MA 01522

202-289-1060
adene Katzenmeyer
5016 Solus place , weed, CA 96094 

November 23, 2008   10:46 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
adene Katzenmeyer
5016 Solus place
weed, CA 96094

202-289-1060
Carl Thomas
4894 Scrabble rd, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 

November 23, 2008   10:44 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carl Thomas
4894
Scrabble rd
Shepherdstown, WV 25443

202-289-1060
John Gilliland
1222 Pecos St , San Angelo, TX 76901 

November 23, 2008   10:39 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Gilliland
1222 Pecos St
San Angelo, TX 76901

202-289-1060
Vida Ignatenkovas
8226 Elberon Avenue , Philadelphia, PA 19111 

November 23, 2008   10:38 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Vida Ignatenkovas
8226 Elberon Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111

202-289-1060
Cori Carlton
106 25th St NW , Bradenton, FL 34205 

November 23, 2008   10:38 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cori Carlton
106 25th St NW
Bradenton, FL 34205

202-289-1060
michael lipschutz
320 highview drive , radnor, PA 19087 

November 23, 2008   10:33 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
michael lipschutz
320 highview drive
radnor, PA 19087

202-289-1060
Melanie Sinclair
3906 Run Of the Oaks St Apt H # H, Austin, TX 78704 

November 23, 2008   10:32 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melanie Sinclair
3906 Run Of the Oaks St Apt H
# H
Austin, TX 78704

202-289-1060
John Harasim
7941 Secor Rd , Lambertville, MI 48144 

November 23, 2008   10:22 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Harasim
7941 Secor Rd
Lambertville, MI 48144

202-289-1060
Tracy Browne
3047 Irene Lane , Greenwood, CA 95635 

November 23, 2008   10:10 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Tracy Browne
3047 Irene Lane
Greenwood, CA 95635

202-289-1060
jacqueline williams
73 beech drive berkhamsted, herts,  hp4 2hg United Kingdom

November 23, 2008   10:07 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
jacqueline williams
73 beech drive
berkhamsted
herts hp4 2hg

202-289-1060
Wanda DeTalente
1973 Oakheights-Jonestand Rd. , Dixon, KY 42409-9512 

November 23, 2008   10:04 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Wanda DeTalente
1973 Oakheights-Jonestand Rd.
Dixon, KY 42409-9512

202-289-1060
Russel Smith
2825 North Pine Grove Avenue , Chicago, IL 60657 

November 23, 2008   9:58 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Russel Smith
2825 North Pine Grove Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

202-289-1060
Timothy Harrison
709 25 Street , Union City, NJ 07087 

November 23, 2008   9:43 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Timothy Harrison
709 25 Street
Union City, NJ 07087

202-289-1060
Vicki Hubly
P. O. Box 244 , Walworth, WI 53184 

November 23, 2008   9:41 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Vicki Hubly
P. O. Box 244
Walworth, WI 53184

202-289-1060
Forest McMullen
3161 S Discovery Rd , Port Townsend, WA 98368 

November 23, 2008   9:40 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Forest McMullen
3161 S Discovery Rd
Port Townsend, WA 98368

202-289-1060
Daniel Saks
393 Leander Dr. , Springfield, OH 455044906 

November 23, 2008   9:34 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Daniel Saks
393 Leander Dr.
Springfield, OH 45504-4906

202-289-1060
lenor romano-mccoy
230 east 50th street apt 9b, new york, NY 10022 

November 23, 2008   9:34 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
lenor romano-mccoy
230 east 50th street
apt 9b
new york, NY 10022

202-289-1060
Ann Reilly
721 Victoria Drive , Stevensville, MD 21666 

November 23, 2008   9:27 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ann Reilly
721 Victoria Drive
Stevensville, MD 21666

202-289-1060
Jennifer Oglesbee
6649 Clemens Ave , Saint Louis, MO 63130 

November 23, 2008   9:15 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Oglesbee
6649 Clemens Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63130

202-289-1060
Tammy Young
15216 Sweetbriar Dr. , Basehor, KS 66007-3031 

November 23, 2008   9:09 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Tammy Young
15216 Sweetbriar Dr.
Basehor, KS 66007-3031

202-289-1060
Kristin Nordgren
149 W. Glencrest Dr. , Mankato, MN 56001 

November 23, 2008   9:05 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kristin Nordgren
149 W. Glencrest Dr.
Mankato, MN 56001

202-289-1060
Marsha Patch
504 Mulberry Ct. , Marietta, GA 30068 

November 23, 2008   9:02 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Marsha Patch
504 Mulberry Ct.
Marietta, GA 30068

202-289-1060
Sheila Grigg
5261 Old Hickory Place , Gainesville, GA 30506-5406 

November 23, 2008   9:02 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sheila Grigg
5261 Old Hickory Place
Gainesville, GA 30506-5406

202-289-1060
Genneah Figueroa
3455 Lakeview Drive , Delray Beach, FL 33445 

November 23, 2008   8:47 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Genneah Figueroa
3455 Lakeview Drive
Delray Beach, FL 33445

202-289-1060
Melinda Furcht
10435 Tullymore Drive , Hyattsville, MD 20783 

November 23, 2008   8:43 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melinda Furcht
10435 Tullymore Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20783

202-289-1060
michele hatton
1549 chuli nene , Tallahassee, FL 32301 

November 23, 2008   8:31 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
michele hatton
1549 chuli nene
Tallahassee, FL 32301

202-289-1060
Anne DeKeyser
107 Kellie Dr , Carl Junction, MO 64834 

November 23, 2008   8:28 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anne DeKeyser
107 Kellie Dr
Carl Junction, MO 64834

202-289-1060
pawel komisarski
29a goring way greenford, middlesex,  ub6 9nn United Kingdom

November 23, 2008   7:33 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
pawel komisarski
29a goring way
greenford
middlesex ub6 9nn

202-289-1060
Karl Jensen
118 Carol Drive , Hackettstown, NJ 07840 

November 23, 2008   7:31 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Karl Jensen
118 Carol Drive
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

202-289-1060
magdalena szaszorowska
29a goring way greenford, middlesex,  ub6 9nn United Kingdom

November 23, 2008   7:31 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
magdalena szaszorowska
29a goring way
greenford
middlesex ub6 9nn

202-289-1060
greg pasek
125 penrose ct , elyria, OH 44035 

November 23, 2008   7:28 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Endangered Species - Gray Wolves 

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I am outraged your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list. This could allow Montana, Idaho, and possibly Wyoming to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
greg pasek
125 penrose ct
elyria, OH 44035

202-289-1060
Louise Kaczmarek
22 Tannery Ln N , Weston, CT 06883-1814 

November 23, 2008   7:02 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Louise Kaczmarek
22 Tannery Ln N
Weston, CT 06883-1814

202-289-1060
Ann Longanbach
302 N 3rd St. , Lewisburg, PA 17837 

November 23, 2008   6:49 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ann Longanbach
302 N 3rd St.
Lewisburg, PA 17837

202-289-1060
corinne kalser
408 lime rock road , lakeville, CT 06039 

November 23, 2008   6:48 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
corinne kalser
408 lime rock road
lakeville, CT 06039

202-289-1060
dace maki
3320 halls hill rd , crestwood, KY 40014 

November 23, 2008   6:47 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
dace maki
3320 halls hill rd
crestwood, KY 40014

202-289-1060
Donna Winston
3215 Draper Avenue , Charlotte, NC 28205 

November 23, 2008   6:42 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Donna Winston
3215 Draper Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28205

202-289-1060
Roswitha Marcuzzi
Les Jardins du Prieuré , Bayonne,  64100 France

November 23, 2008   6:16 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Roswitha Marcuzzi
Les Jardins du Prieuré
Bayonne 64100

202-289-1060
betty jamsa
809 1  ave  nw , byron, MN 55920 

November 23, 2008   5:54 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
betty jamsa
809 1  ave  nw
byron, MN 55920

202-289-1060
Aria Kaloudi
Katafigi,Palea Fokea , Athens,  19013 Greece

November 23, 2008   5:51 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Aria Kaloudi
Katafigi,Palea Fokea
Athens 19013

202-289-1060
jacquart christophe
16 rue de palestro , pantin,  93500 France

November 23, 2008   5:50 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

sincerely C . JACQUART http://wolfen.skynetblogs.be/  france 

Sincerely,
jacquart christophe
16 rue de palestro
pantin 93500

202-289-1060
heidi phillips
15 clark street , brampton, ND 58017 

November 23, 2008   5:32 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
heidi phillips
15 clark street
brampton, ND 58017

202-289-1060
John Wiswall
101 Smith Woods Ln , Newark, DE 19711 

November 23, 2008   3:10 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Wiswall
101 Smith Woods Ln
Newark, DE 19711

202-289-1060
Esther Hasskamp
258 Eastward Drive , Royse City, TX 75189 

November 23, 2008   2:51 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves ON the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Esther Hasskamp
258 Eastward Drive
Royse City, TX 75189

202-289-1060
mary anne flett
p.o. box 1410 , Point Reyes Station, CA 94956 

November 23, 2008   2:24 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
mary anne flett
p.o. box 1410
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

202-289-1060
Makenzie Selland
805 29th Street Apt. 303 , Boulder, CO 80303 

November 23, 2008   2:22 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Makenzie Selland
805 29th Street Apt. 303
Boulder, CO 80303

202-289-1060
Melanie Allen
955 O'Connor Drive , Toronto, ON M4B 2S7 Canada

November 23, 2008   2:09 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come.

I have just returned from an educational, awe inspiring trip in Yellowstone and would hate to think that some of the wildlife that brought me so much pleasure might not be there for generations to come.  

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melanie Allen
955 O'Connor Drive
Toronto, ON M4B 2S7

202-289-1060
Moira Monahan
5210 Del Rio Rd. , Sacramento, CA 95822 

November 23, 2008   1:54 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Moira Monahan
5210 Del Rio Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95822

202-289-1060
Judiann Simon
22416 Burbank Blvd. , Woodland Hills, CA 91367-4460 

November 23, 2008   1:49 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Judiann Simon
22416 Burbank Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367-4460

202-289-1060
Barbara Zaroff
1073 Cedar Crest Drive , Minden, NV 89423 

November 23, 2008   1:34 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Barbara Zaroff
1073 Cedar Crest Drive
Minden, NV 89423

202-289-1060
Adele Myers
PO BOX 261 , Meadow Valley, CA 95956 

November 23, 2008   1:24 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Adele Myers
PO BOX 261
Meadow Valley, CA 95956

202-289-1060
Diana Urbon
846 Fox Chase Dr , Round Lake Beach, IL 60073 

November 23, 2008   1:24 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Diana Urbon
846 Fox Chase Dr
Round Lake Beach, IL 60073

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Weidner
4411 Tellin Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 

November 23, 2008   12:58 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Weidner
4411
Tellin Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

202-289-1060
Suzanne Iveson
240 N. Bayshore Blvd. #205 , San Mateo, CA 94401 

November 23, 2008   12:57 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Suzanne Iveson
240 N. Bayshore Blvd. #205
San Mateo, CA 94401

202-289-1060
Kristen Ross
316 Prudential Dr. , Beckley, WV 25801 

November 23, 2008   12:45 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kristen Ross
316 Prudential Dr.
Beckley, WV 25801

202-289-1060
Kwit Kwit
132 N. La Jolla Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90048 

November 23, 2008   12:16 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kwit Kwit
132 N. La Jolla Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

202-289-1060
Linda Mende
9806 Georgia Avenue #303 , Silver Spring, MD 20902 

November 23, 2008   12:13 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Linda Mende
9806 Georgia Avenue #303
Silver Spring, MD 20902

202-289-1060
Heather Curle
112 North Kellogg Street , Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 

November 23, 2008   12:05 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Heather Curle
112 North Kellogg Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

202-289-1060
Lesley Kieffer
W3334 Geenen Lane , Appleton, WI 54913 

November 23, 2008   12:00 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lesley Kieffer
W3334 Geenen Lane
Appleton, WI 54913

202-289-1060
Kathleen Malasky
76-6329 Leone St. , Kailua Kona, HI 967402272 

November 23, 2008   12:00 AM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kathleen Malasky
76-6329 Leone St.
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-2272

202-289-1060
Savana Blohm
4941 South G Street , Oxnard, CA 93033 

November 22, 2008   11:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Sincerely, Savana Blohm 4941 South G Street Oxnard, CA 93033 

Sincerely,
Savana Blohm
4941 South G Street
Oxnard, CA 93033

202-289-1060
Sandi Shroads
7918 Watervalley Rd. , Colorado Spgs, CO 80920 

November 22, 2008   11:31 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sandi Shroads
7918 Watervalley Rd.
Colorado Spgs, CO 80920

202-289-1060
Sierra Holtz
3600 Black Ranch CT , Roanoke, TX 76262 

November 22, 2008   11:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sierra Holtz
3600 Black Ranch CT
Roanoke, TX 76262

202-289-1060
mimi harris
5630 n. Kenmore , chicago, IL 60660 

November 22, 2008   11:24 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
mimi harris
5630 n. Kenmore
chicago, IL 60660

202-289-1060
Rochelle K Glick
65 Mordella Road , Albany, NY 12205 

November 22, 2008   11:18 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rochelle K Glick
65 Mordella Road
Albany, NY 12205

202-289-1060
Jennifer Gibson
23 Mad River Court , Sacramento, CA 95831 

November 22, 2008   11:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I want you to keep the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies on the Endangered Species list for the time being.

My mother had a heart attack earlier this year. When she got back from the hospital the first time, she was still in denial that she was seriously ill. She tried to do too much too fast. She ended up having another heart attack, and more surgery. 

The second time she paced herself. She got better every day. But there were and still are setbacks. She is still under the care and watchful eye of her cardiac doctor and primary care doctor.

The wolves of Northern Rockies are still recovering. The  wolves of Yellowstone are still in the beginning stages of recovery. They both still need to be under the care and watchful 'eyes' of the Endangered Species Act. 

The states in which they live need to know that they are being watched. The policies and practices of the Northern Rockies states is what initially drove the wolves to the point of endangerment. Oversight from the Federal Government is needed still at this time.

Once again, I urge you to keep the wolves on the Endangered Species List. Give them Federal protection until a national recovery plan is in place that includes a management plan from all three Northern Rockies states which ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Gibson
23 Mad River Court
Sacramento, CA 95831

202-289-1060
Brian De Koatz
42 Old Barrington Rd , Barrington, IL 60010 

November 22, 2008   11:06 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Brian De Koatz
42 Old Barrington Rd
Barrington, IL 60010

202-289-1060
Martin Smith
420 Melrose Ave E Apt 802 , Seattle, WA 98102 

November 22, 2008   11:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Martin Smith
420 Melrose Ave E Apt 802
Seattle, WA 98102

202-289-1060
Rob Tonneberger
61 Russell Hill Road , Brookline, NH 03033 

November 22, 2008   10:53 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rob Tonneberger
61 Russell Hill Road
Brookline, NH 03033

202-289-1060
James Rich
1760 w. 9th Pl. , Eugene, OR 97402 

November 22, 2008   10:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
James Rich
1760 w. 9th Pl.
Eugene, OR 97402

202-289-1060
Kelly Diaz
23-35 Broadway, 1D , Long Island City, NY 11106 

November 22, 2008   10:50 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kelly Diaz
23-35 Broadway, 1D
Long Island City, NY 11106

202-289-1060
Wanda Walb-Gower
403 Carbon Street , Weatherly, PA 18255 

November 22, 2008   10:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.Please, stop this terrible plan to kill innocent wolves. Every living creature deserves the right to live. Remember, extinct is forever. Do not let the NRA and that despicable George Bush win. SAVE THE WOLVES.

Sincerely, Wanda Walb-Gower 

Sincerely,
Wanda Walb-Gower
403 Carbon Street
Weatherly, PA 18255

202-289-1060
JoAnna Harlan
7202 Cobbs Oak Lane , Rosharon, TX 77583 

November 22, 2008   10:30 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
JoAnna Harlan
7202 Cobbs Oak Lane
Rosharon, TX 77583

202-289-1060
Kathy Carr
P.O. Box 185 , Philipsburg, PA 16866 

November 22, 2008   10:24 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kathy Carr
P.O. Box 185
Philipsburg, PA 16866

202-289-1060
Katherine Greaf
2018 Crestwood Blvd , Youngstown, OH 44505 

November 22, 2008   10:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Katherine Greaf
2018 Crestwood Blvd
Youngstown, OH 44505

202-289-1060
Cynthia Graziano
27 Frost Pond Road 27 Frost Pond Road, Stamford, CT 06903 

November 22, 2008   10:17 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Graziano
27 Frost Pond Road
27 Frost Pond Road
Stamford, CT 06903

202-289-1060
Carol Patton
321 Rugby Ave. , Kensington, CA 94708 

November 22, 2008   10:05 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carol Patton
321 Rugby Ave.
Kensington, CA 94708

202-289-1060
Kelley Schmidt
12575 Keller Avenue North , Hugo, MN 55038 

November 22, 2008   10:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kelley Schmidt
12575 Keller Avenue North
Hugo, MN 55038

202-289-1060
Sherry Cordova
2187 Mack Circle , Dallas, TX 75227 

November 22, 2008   9:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sherry Cordova
2187 Mack Circle
Dallas, TX 75227

202-289-1060
jo stretton
22 skylark dr. #315 Apt 301, larkspur, CA 94939 

November 22, 2008   9:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
jo stretton
22 skylark dr. #315
Apt 301
larkspur, CA 94939

202-289-1060
Alexander Zheng
Xihu district, Hangzhou, China , Hangzhou,  310012 China

November 22, 2008   9:48 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alexander Zheng
Xihu district, Hangzhou, China
Hangzhou 310012

202-289-1060
alice digregorio
box 265 , wellfleet, MA 18926 

November 22, 2008   9:46 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

Simply put, don't kill these creatures.  

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
alice digregorio
box 265
wellfleet, MA 18926

202-289-1060
Richard Ferris
1205 West Avenue , Medina, NY 14103 

November 22, 2008   9:43 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Richard Ferris
1205 West Avenue
Medina, NY 14103

202-289-1060
Robin Caputo
37 New St , Belleville, NJ 07109 

November 22, 2008   9:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Robin Caputo
37 New St
Belleville, NJ 07109

202-289-1060
Pamela Sartori
43 Deborah Lane , Westfield, MA 010854138 

November 22, 2008   9:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Pamela Sartori
43 Deborah Lane
Westfield, MA 01085-4138

202-289-1060
Kelley Garidel
704 Peach Circle , Orland, CA 95963 

November 22, 2008   9:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Kelley Garidel
704 Peach Circle
Orland, CA 95963

202-289-1060
Christine Torres
255 Beaver Dam Road , Brookhaven, NY 11719 

November 22, 2008   9:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Christine Torres
255 Beaver Dam Road
Brookhaven, NY 11719

202-289-1060
Rene Fleischbein
4941 South G Street , Oxnard, CA 93033 

November 22, 2008   9:30 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rene Fleischbein
4941 South G Street
Oxnard, CA 93033

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Cruz
3366 Sassafras Court , Orlando, FL 32810 

November 22, 2008   9:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Cruz
3366 Sassafras Court
Orlando, FL 32810

202-289-1060
Michelle Diss
12951 Janine Court , Shelby Twp, MI 48315 

November 22, 2008   9:11 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Michelle Diss
12951 Janine Court
Shelby Twp, MI 48315

202-289-1060
Thomas Roscetti
801 Cardinal St. , Jefferson City, MO 65101 

November 22, 2008   9:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Thomas Roscetti
801 Cardinal St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101

202-289-1060
Emma Sopko
214 Prince , Alexandria, VA 22314 

November 22, 2008   9:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Emma Sopko
214 Prince
Alexandria, VA 22314

202-289-1060
Brucce Barnbaum
31417 Mountain Loop Hwy. , Granite Falls, WA 98252 

November 22, 2008   9:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Brucce Barnbaum
31417 Mountain Loop Hwy.
Granite Falls, WA 98252

202-289-1060
Janet Halle
311 German Street , West Newton, PA 15089 

November 22, 2008   8:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janet Halle
311 German Street
West Newton, PA 15089

202-289-1060
Andrea Dannewitz
6 A Avenue , Salem, NH 03079 

November 22, 2008   8:53 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Andrea Dannewitz
6 A Avenue
Salem, NH 03079

202-289-1060
krissa harrison
10701 s eastern ave 313, henderson, NV 89052 

November 22, 2008   8:44 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
krissa harrison
10701 s eastern ave
313
henderson, NV 89052

202-289-1060
Janet Owen
1478 Vallombrosa Ave , Chico, CA 95926 

November 22, 2008   8:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janet Owen
1478 Vallombrosa Ave
Chico, CA 95926

202-289-1060
vera brown
po box 866 , soquel, CA 95073 

November 22, 2008   8:28 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
vera brown
po box 866
soquel, CA 95073

202-289-1060
Arianrhod Conrad-Antoville
P. O. Box 4377 , Arcata, CA 95518 

November 22, 2008   8:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Arianrhod Conrad-Antoville
P. O. Box 4377
Arcata, CA 95518

202-289-1060
Alex Huhges
P.O. Box 95 , Forest Knolls, CA 94933 

November 22, 2008   8:16 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alex Huhges
P.O. Box 95
Forest Knolls, CA 94933

202-289-1060
C. Donovan
11408 Venice Blvd. Unit C, Los Angeles, CA 90066 

November 22, 2008   8:15 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
C. Donovan
11408 Venice Blvd.
Unit C
Los Angeles, CA 90066

202-289-1060
Zach Hurst
929 Lynchburg Turnpike , Salem, VA 24153 

November 22, 2008   8:10 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Zach Hurst
929 Lynchburg Turnpike
Salem, VA 24153

202-289-1060
Mary Ann Bury
191 Flanders-Netcong Rd , Flanders, NJ 07836 

November 22, 2008   8:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

The greatness of a nation is determined by the manner it in which it treats the creatures entrusted to its care.  We are approaching the bottom with a war we created, the failure of financial instituitons and foreclosures. Now we want some time out for some "killin' fun". Watching the likes of Sarah P. in action, rifle in hand, smile (and yes lipstick) on her face and perched like a vulture in the seat of a helicopter, makes me physically ill. This only adds to our discrace as a nation.  The world is looking and we still act like we're in the wild west.  SHAME ON US!!!!

This is why I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Mary Ann Bury
191 Flanders-Netcong Rd
Flanders, NJ 07836

202-289-1060
Lacey Levitt
106 Stadium Road , Charlottesville, VA 22903 

November 22, 2008   7:56 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lacey Levitt
106 Stadium Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

202-289-1060
Jim Mc Guinness
2 Nappi Ct , Hazlet, NJ 07730 

November 22, 2008   7:52 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jim Mc Guinness
2 Nappi Ct
Hazlet, NJ 07730

202-289-1060
Glenn Sousa
272 Apple Hill Road , Calais, VT 05648 

November 22, 2008   7:44 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Glenn Sousa
272 Apple Hill Road
Calais, VT 05648

202-289-1060
Margaret Smith
1668 Newbury Neck , Surry, ME 04684 

November 22, 2008   7:44 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

If the Bush Administration continues with its "Eleventh Hour" destruction of the Endangered Species Act and other Environmental destructive proposals History will name President George W. Bush as the WORST United States President to ever work out of the Oval Office. And you, Mr. Secretary Kempthorne, will mostly to be blamed for allowing it to happen. At this late hour in the Bush Administration you need to be strong and stand up to the man.

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list and pray that you will too.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Margaret Smith
1668 Newbury Neck
Surry, ME 04684

202-289-1060
Sharon Connor
135 Johnston Dr. , Bishop, CA 93514 

November 22, 2008   7:41 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sharon Connor
135 Johnston Dr.
Bishop, CA 93514

202-289-1060
shannon abernathy
320 Dakota  Ave. # 6 , santa cruz, CA 95060 

November 22, 2008   7:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
shannon abernathy
320 Dakota  Ave. # 6
santa cruz, CA 95060

202-289-1060
Christine Teranen
4974 Newpark Ln NW , Acworth, GA 30101 

November 22, 2008   7:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Christine Teranen
4974 Newpark Ln NW
Acworth, GA 30101

202-289-1060
sonja beirnaert
Katharine cres 7914 , PORT FRANKS,  N0M2L0 Canada

November 22, 2008   7:26 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
sonja beirnaert
Katharine cres 7914
PORT FRANKS N0M2L0

202-289-1060
Theresa Lane
13948 225th Place NE , Woodinville, WA 98077 

November 22, 2008   7:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Theresa Lane
13948 225th Place NE
Woodinville, WA 98077

202-289-1060
Pat Benson
3390 Crocker Ranch Road , Pollock Pines, CA 95726 

November 22, 2008   7:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Pat Benson
3390 Crocker Ranch Road
Pollock Pines, CA 95726

202-289-1060
Jennifer Mason
15 Kimball Drive , New Britain, CT 06051 

November 22, 2008   7:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Mason
15 Kimball Drive
New Britain, CT 06051

202-289-1060
Dee Lloyd
281 Ridgeway Kappa , Bellingham, WA 98225 

November 22, 2008   7:14 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Gray Wolves need Protection

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

The wolves are amazing.  I've lived in the Northwestern corner of Wyoming and cherish the moments when I have been able to see and hear this magnificent creatures.  Yes, the eat elk.  So do humans.  At least when wolves attack they are just fulfilling the cycle of nutrients.  When humans hunt we take the nutrients the elk provide us and take it out of the system.  

I am not against hunting.  It has its place just as wolves have theirs.  Healthy ecosystems require predators and wolves fill that niche in these states.  People are still scared of the big, bad wolf.  They are never going to be able to cherish the wolf for it's important ecological role if we again decimate it's population.

The key is balance.  

Sincerely,
Dee Lloyd
281 Ridgeway Kappa
Bellingham, WA 98225

202-289-1060
Gretchen Diefenderfer
9147 Sunshine Canyon , Boulder, CO 80302 

November 22, 2008   7:12 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gretchen Diefenderfer
9147 Sunshine Canyon
Boulder, CO 80302

202-289-1060
Juliebeth Pelletier
1685 Cook St., Apt. 4 , Denver, CO 80206 

November 22, 2008   7:10 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Juliebeth Pelletier
1685 Cook St., Apt. 4
Denver, CO 80206

202-289-1060
Heather Ferris
1205 West Avenue , Medina, NY 14103 

November 22, 2008   7:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Heather Ferris
1205 West Avenue
Medina, NY 14103

202-289-1060
Anne Bradley
844 NW Ogden Ave. #2, Bend, OR 97701 

November 22, 2008   7:00 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anne Bradley
844 NW Ogden Ave.
#2
Bend, OR 97701

202-289-1060
Carrie Semmler
707B Bayou Gardens Blvd , Houma, LA 70364 

November 22, 2008   6:49 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carrie Semmler
707B Bayou Gardens Blvd
Houma, LA 70364

202-289-1060
leonard weinbaum
6778 crystal Lake Road , keystone heights, FL 32656 

November 22, 2008   6:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
leonard weinbaum
6778 crystal Lake Road
keystone heights, FL 32656

202-289-1060
Cathy Del Grosso
7841 80th St , Glendale, NY 11385 

November 22, 2008   6:36 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cathy Del Grosso
7841 80th St
Glendale, NY 11385

202-289-1060
Arturo Peña
883 Elm Pass II Road , Center Point, TX 78010 

November 22, 2008   6:33 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Arturo Peña
883 Elm Pass II Road
Center Point, TX 78010

202-289-1060
Diane Jankovich-Ludwig
71 Birch Avenue , Maple Shade, NJ 08052 

November 22, 2008   6:31 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Diane Jankovich-Ludwig
71 Birch Avenue
Maple Shade, NJ 08052

202-289-1060
Jessica Richards
2736 Del Ridge Dr. , Douglasville, GA 30135 

November 22, 2008   6:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jessica Richards
2736 Del Ridge Dr.
Douglasville, GA 30135

202-289-1060
Aaron Smith
3224 Evergreen Dr , Saint Paul, MN 55121 

November 22, 2008   6:20 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Aaron Smith
3224 Evergreen Dr
Saint Paul, MN 55121

202-289-1060
Mike Leone
P.O. Box 27544 , Houston, TX 77227-7544 

November 22, 2008   6:13 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Mike Leone
P.O. Box 27544
Houston, TX 77227-7544

202-289-1060
Amanda Hare
2416 Grant Street , Bellingham, WA 98225 

November 22, 2008   6:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Amanda Hare
2416 Grant Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

202-289-1060
KAREN PRAISNER
84 ELSMERE AVENUE , DELMAR, NY 12054 

November 22, 2008   6:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I am one of millions of people who love wolves and am worried about their future and the future of the enviroment and this planet. I cannot comprehend the desire, as I know there is absolutely no need, to eradicate this magnificent mammal that has such an important role in the enviroment.  It is very obvious to anyone educated on this issue that ranchers and hunters are the motivating force behind this slaughter. I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
KAREN PRAISNER
84 ELSMERE AVENUE
DELMAR, NY 12054

202-289-1060
Fran Parker
4894 Juneberry Court , San Diego, CA 92123 

November 22, 2008   6:04 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Fran Parker
4894 Juneberry Court
San Diego, CA 92123

202-289-1060
Lois Clouthier
5242 Garnier , Montreal, QC H2J  3T2 Canada

November 22, 2008   5:58 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lois Clouthier
5242 Garnier
Montreal, QC H2J  3T2

202-289-1060
Gina Harlan
14371 US Highway 24 , Peyton, CO 80831 

November 22, 2008   5:46 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gina Harlan
14371 US Highway 24
Peyton, CO 80831

202-289-1060
Margie Bernhardt
628 South School St. , Cuba City, WI 53807 

November 22, 2008   5:44 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Margie Bernhardt
628 South School St.
Cuba City, WI 53807

202-289-1060
Shirley Koehler
7424 Secret Woods Trail , Jacksonville, FL 32216 

November 22, 2008   5:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Shirley Koehler
7424 Secret Woods Trail
Jacksonville, FL 32216

202-289-1060
Lindsay P
413 Tiffany Drive , St. Louis, MO 63123 

November 22, 2008   5:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I oppose the proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. A

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lindsay P
413 Tiffany Drive
St. Louis, MO 63123

202-289-1060
Ron Bolin
3165 King Richard Dr. , Nanaimo, BC V9T 4A1 Canada

November 22, 2008   5:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Ron Bolin
3165 King Richard Dr.
Nanaimo, BC V9T 4A1

202-289-1060
Deborah Anderson
709 Brockington Ln , Florence, SC 29501 

November 22, 2008   5:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Deborah Anderson
709 Brockington Ln
Florence, SC 29501

202-289-1060
Juanita Ocampo
14 Harbor Terrace Apt 4E, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 

November 22, 2008   5:35 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Juanita Ocampo
14 Harbor Terrace
Apt 4E
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

202-289-1060
Lori Geiger
17327 Lime Kiln Road , Crescent, IA 51526 

November 22, 2008   5:35 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Lori Geiger
17327 Lime Kiln Road
Crescent, IA 51526

202-289-1060
Deborah Sacon
1 Clark St , Belchertown, MA 01007 

November 22, 2008   5:31 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Deborah Sacon
1 Clark St
Belchertown, MA 01007

202-289-1060
Judy Mazowiecki
4843 County Rd. 154 , Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

November 22, 2008   5:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Judy Mazowiecki
4843 County Rd. 154
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

202-289-1060
Dennis Werner
40132 Village Road apt 1724, Temecula, CA 92591 

November 22, 2008   5:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Dennis Werner
40132 Village Road
apt 1724
Temecula, CA 92591

202-289-1060
Gail D Zwiebel
5311 E. HInsdale Ct. , Centennial, CO 80122 

November 22, 2008   5:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Gail D Zwiebel
5311 E. HInsdale Ct.
Centennial, CO 80122

202-289-1060
Roger Arbour
1522 Poinciana Ave. , Fort Myers, FL 33901 

November 22, 2008   5:22 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Roger Arbour
1522 Poinciana Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33901

202-289-1060
Jill VanVlack
27 Ramblewood Drive , Newburgh, NY 12550-8783 

November 22, 2008   5:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jill VanVlack
27 Ramblewood Drive
Newburgh, NY 12550-8783

202-289-1060
Devin Chicras
PO Box 351 , Poplar, WI 54864 

November 22, 2008   4:53 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Devin Chicras
PO Box 351
Poplar, WI 54864

202-289-1060
maria alvarez
10 CO polg F #4 , santa ana,  503 El Salvador

November 22, 2008   4:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
maria alvarez
10 CO polg F #4
santa ana 503

202-289-1060
Louise Bikoff
14 Algonquin Dr , Huntingtn Sta, NY 11746 

November 22, 2008   4:48 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Louise Bikoff
14 Algonquin Dr
Huntingtn Sta, NY 11746

202-289-1060
Jesse Robbins
2506 N Kedzie Blvd #3 , Chicago, IL 60647 

November 22, 2008   4:44 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jesse Robbins
2506 N Kedzie Blvd #3
Chicago, IL 60647

202-289-1060
wachtel aline
7 rue Georges Brassens , oberhausbergen,  67205 France

November 22, 2008   4:42 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
wachtel aline
7 rue Georges Brassens
oberhausbergen 67205

202-289-1060
Melissa Johnson
441 Avocado Ave , Sebastian, FL 32958 

November 22, 2008   4:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melissa Johnson
441 Avocado Ave
Sebastian, FL 32958

202-289-1060
Dave Nickerson
P.O. Box  247 , Halifax, MA 02338 

November 22, 2008   4:34 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Dave Nickerson
P.O. Box  247
Halifax, MA 02338

202-289-1060
Rose Bloomfield
1535 Yale st. apt #4 , Santa Monica, CA 90404 

November 22, 2008   4:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rose Bloomfield
1535 Yale st. apt #4
Santa Monica, CA 90404

202-289-1060
Rashas Weber
6663 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. PMB 230, Portland, OR 97225 

November 22, 2008   4:26 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rashas Weber
6663 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
PMB 230
Portland, OR 97225

202-289-1060
Amira El-
6352 Tamworth Ct. , Dublin, OH 43017 

November 22, 2008   4:25 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Amira El-
6352 Tamworth Ct.
Dublin, OH 43017

202-289-1060
Jennifer Musich
2901 Cityplace West Blvd Apt 542, Dallas, TX 75204 

November 22, 2008   4:24 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Musich
2901 Cityplace West Blvd
Apt 542
Dallas, TX 75204

202-289-1060
Dara Stewart
1757 N Avoca , Mesa, AZ 85207 

November 22, 2008   4:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Dara Stewart
1757 N Avoca
Mesa, AZ 85207

202-289-1060
karen snider
8722 mesa rd. , lucerne valley, CA 92356 

November 22, 2008   4:16 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
karen snider
8722 mesa rd.
lucerne valley, CA 92356

202-289-1060
Cosima Ciuhandu
2544 W 8th Ave , Vancouver, BC V6K 2B4 Canada

November 22, 2008   4:13 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cosima Ciuhandu
2544 W 8th Ave
Vancouver, BC V6K 2B4

202-289-1060
Mary Burnett
800 Greens Ave. , Winter Park, FL 32789 

November 22, 2008   4:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

Please do not remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

If you research wolves you will find out they do not attack humans.  They prefer to eat their natural prey, wild game, not domestic livestock.  

Since wolves eat sick animals, they are actually preventing diseases from reaching domesticated livestock. They are preventing an epidemic that could kill cattle.

You have the power to stop the massacre of wolves in Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming. You have the choice of being a Hitler or a savior.

I hope you don't believe all of those old folk tales about wolves.  Prove that you don't. It takes a lot of courage to stand up for a wild animal and tell your peers what you really think, or have the ranchers' lobby "gotten to you."  I hope instead you are a person of integrity.

Conservation agencies have pledged to pay for any missing livestock, so the ranchers and or cattle owners will not suffer financially.  

Do you consider shooting a defenseless animal from a helicopter a sport?  Isn't there a better way to feel powerful than to kill an animal you can't even eat?

Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed. The poor wolves don't know they are going outside of the park. 

Whyoming, Idaho and Montana do not yet realize that they can get a lot of tourist dollars from trips into the woods to see wolf packs. As you may know the people of Rwanda have found out that instead of killing gorillas, they make a lot more money by taking tourists into the jungle to see the gorillas.  Aren't we at least as smart as the Rwandans? 

I enjoy hiking in  the western states, as do many people.  I won't be hiking in any state where people are shooting from helicopters or on the ground.  They might shoot me.  Now how many tourist dollars will you loose if the hikers, skiiers, campers, and other lovers of the outdoors do not go to those state that shoot wolves because we are afraid of being accidentally shot?  

Large dogs could be trained to keep ALL predators away from cattle herds.  There are large white dogs that protect sheep herds, at this time, in parts of the world.

 Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. 

There still are not enough wolves to have a diversified gene pool. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. 

Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my comments and to consider another point of view. Thank you also for protecting the interior of the United States and ALL of its inhabitants.

Sincerely, Mary Burnett 800 Greens Ave Winter Park, Florida  32789

Sincerely,
Mary Burnett
800 Greens Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789

202-289-1060
KATHY HAMILTON
11820 CO RD 84B , CAPAY, CA 95607 

November 22, 2008   4:09 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
KATHY HAMILTON
11820 CO RD 84B
CAPAY, CA 95607

202-289-1060
andrea dash
131 joralemon street , brooklyn, NY 11201 

November 22, 2008   4:05 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
andrea dash
131 joralemon street
brooklyn, NY 11201

202-289-1060
Karen Tuddenham
2360 Midlothian Dr , Altadena, CA 91001 

November 22, 2008   3:50 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Karen Tuddenham
2360 Midlothian Dr
Altadena, CA 91001

202-289-1060
Susan Andres
1218 Evelyn Ave , Albany, CA 94706 

November 22, 2008   3:50 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Susan Andres
1218 Evelyn Ave
Albany, CA 94706

202-289-1060
Carey Sheehan
118 Susan Street , Key Largo, FL 33037 

November 22, 2008   3:41 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Carey Sheehan
118 Susan Street
Key Largo, FL 33037

202-289-1060
Christopher Barnickel
3528 Bell St , Kansas City, MO 64111 

November 22, 2008   3:41 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Christopher Barnickel
3528 Bell St
Kansas City, MO 64111

202-289-1060
Linda Spalla
13394a 220th Street , Mason City, IA 50401 

November 22, 2008   3:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Linda Spalla
13394a 220th Street
Mason City, IA 50401

202-289-1060
Walter Ebel
7108 Carriage Rd. NE , Albuquerque, NM 87109 

November 22, 2008   3:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Walter Ebel
7108 Carriage Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

202-289-1060
Susan Lewis
1855 N Franklin Court , Ann Arbor, MI 48103 

November 22, 2008   3:35 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Susan Lewis
1855 N Franklin Court
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

202-289-1060
Sam S.
169 South Third Street , Dorchester, WI 54425 

November 22, 2008   3:32 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Sam S.
169 South Third Street
Dorchester, WI 54425

202-289-1060
Amy Hawke
46 Chase St. , Nutley, NJ 07110 

November 22, 2008   3:27 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Amy Hawke
46 Chase St.
Nutley, NJ 07110

202-289-1060
David Hodgson
166 Queen St South , Hamilton, ON L8P3S4 Canada

November 22, 2008   3:20 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

Maintaining a healthy population of wolves is absolutely essential to the long term health and stability of the ecosystem as a whole, the depopulation of wolves comes with massive booms in the deer, elk and coyote populations. The gray  wolf is the only natural predator of large herbivores in the region and their absence is directly linked with destructively high populations of these animals. Overgrown deer and elk populations can quickly strip an area of much of its natural foliage, causing problems for the rest of the ecosystems herbivores. 

The continued overpopulation of these animals causes food shortages that frequently drive them closer and closer to inhabited areas, increasing traffic accidents, property damage and injury to both humans and animals. Furthermore, the lack of natural population control mechanisms allows not only more of these animals to survive, but older, weaker and sicker animals to do so. This contributes to massive die offs of weaker and elderly animals whenever there is a particularly harsh winter, the disproportionate number of bodies left behind after these mass deaths contributes to problems with disease for both the human and animal populations in the area.

The Fish and Wildlife Service needs to develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population, not only to ensure the survival of the gray wolf, but to ensure the stability and viability of the entire ecosystem.

I urge you to reconsider removing federal protection for the wolves before a national recovery plan is in place. All three Northern Rockies states need management plans that ensure these magnificent and essential animals will thrive for generations to come. 

The survival of the gray wolf within the continental United States is important to not only conservation, but to environmental, and even safety concerns, throughout the affected regions.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
David Hodgson
166 Queen St South
Hamilton, ON L8P3S4

202-289-1060
Vivian West
18126 94th Ave NE , Bothell, WA 98011 

November 22, 2008   3:10 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Vivian West
18126 94th Ave NE
Bothell, WA 98011

202-289-1060
Melanie Maldonado
89 Metropolitan Oval apt 8G, Bronx, NY 10462 

November 22, 2008   3:10 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Melanie Maldonado
89 Metropolitan Oval
apt 8G
Bronx, NY 10462

202-289-1060
paul desoto
2422 13th ave , oakland, CA 94606 

November 22, 2008   3:10 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
paul desoto
2422 13th ave
oakland, CA 94606

202-289-1060
John Husted
128 High Rock Street , Westwood, MA 02090 

November 22, 2008   3:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
John Husted
128 High Rock Street
Westwood, MA 02090

202-289-1060
Alexa Pallas
1042-B N. El Camino Real #315 , Encinitas, CA 92024 

November 22, 2008   3:04 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alexa Pallas
1042-B N. El Camino Real #315
Encinitas, CA 92024

202-289-1060
Gail Miller
807 N Cushman Ave , Tacoma, WA 98403 

November 22, 2008   3:04 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

Shame on us!!!!! We are supposed to be the stewards of this planet....not self-centered, wasteful and reckless consumers! Shame on us and even greater shame on our egotistical government!!!!!

Sincerely,
Gail Miller
807 N Cushman Ave
Tacoma, WA 98403

202-289-1060
Anna-Sofia Haase
306 Wister Rd , Wynnewood, PA 19096 

November 22, 2008   3:03 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Anna-Sofia Haase
306 Wister Rd
Wynnewood, PA 19096

202-289-1060
Martha Mullens
3720 London Lane , Ft. Worth, TX 76118 

November 22, 2008   2:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Martha Mullens
3720 London Lane
Ft. Worth, TX 76118

202-289-1060
nelson janigian
po box 601 , Paulden, AZ 86334 

November 22, 2008   2:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
nelson janigian
po box 601
Paulden, AZ 86334

202-289-1060
Nancy Janigian
po box 601 , paulden, AZ 86334 

November 22, 2008   2:51 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Nancy Janigian
po box 601
paulden, AZ 86334

202-289-1060
Eve Anderson
3637 Rolridge Road , Richmond, VA 23233 

November 22, 2008   2:47 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Eve Anderson
3637 Rolridge Road
Richmond, VA 23233

202-289-1060
Michelle Dougherty
3710 Lilac Lane , philadelphia, PA 19136 

November 22, 2008   2:41 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Michelle Dougherty
3710 Lilac Lane
philadelphia, PA 19136

202-289-1060
Donna DeNicola
4964 SE 33rd Terrace , Ocala, FL 34480 

November 22, 2008   2:40 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Gray Wolves Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

Sir, I vehemently oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Donna DeNicola
4964 SE 33rd Terrace
Ocala, FL 34480

202-289-1060
Julia Barraclough
20209 Sears Dr , Tehachapi, CA 935616824 

November 22, 2008   2:39 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Julia Barraclough
20209 Sears Dr
Tehachapi, CA 93561-6824

202-289-1060
Pam Brown, MFT
PO Box 952 , Willits, CA 95490 

November 22, 2008   2:38 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
These wolves are an important part of the balance of nature as well as a part of our national heritage. 

Sincerely,
Pam Brown, MFT
PO Box 952
Willits, CA 95490

202-289-1060
NICOLE WILLIAMS
CMR 411 BOX 2850 , APO, AE 09112 

November 22, 2008   2:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
NICOLE WILLIAMS
CMR 411 BOX 2850
APO, AE 09112

202-289-1060
S. Weinheimer
PMB 381, 15600 NE 8th, B-1 , Bellevue, WA 98008 

November 22, 2008   2:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
S. Weinheimer
PMB 381, 15600 NE 8th, B-1
Bellevue, WA 98008

202-289-1060
Jocelyn Melechinsky
75 Cabrini Blvd. #22 , New York, NY 10033 

November 22, 2008   2:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Jocelyn Melechinsky
75 Cabrini Blvd. #22
New York, NY 10033

202-289-1060
Cathy Fenderson
122 Fink Hill Dr , Montoursville, PA 17754 

November 22, 2008   2:29 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Cathy Fenderson
122 Fink Hill Dr
Montoursville, PA 17754

202-289-1060
Janine Harris
94 St Marks Ave #2 , Brooklyn, NY 11217 

November 22, 2008   2:25 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janine Harris
94 St Marks Ave #2
Brooklyn, NY 11217

202-289-1060
Alexandra K. Majors
PO Box 752 , Jackson, WY 83001-0752 

November 22, 2008   2:23 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Alexandra K. Majors
PO Box 752
Jackson, WY 83001-0752

202-289-1060
Rita Sokolow
3500 S. Barrington Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90066 

November 22, 2008   2:19 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Rita Sokolow
3500 S. Barrington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90066

202-289-1060
Roz Paterson
77 Old Karori Road Karori, Wellignton,  6012 New Zealand

November 22, 2008   2:16 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Roz Paterson
77 Old Karori Road
Karori
Wellignton 6012

202-289-1060
Valerie Chalcraft
8051 Knox Ave. 2A, Skokie, IL 60076-3166 

November 22, 2008   2:12 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Valerie Chalcraft
8051 Knox Ave.
2A
Skokie, IL 60076-3166

202-289-1060
June Rothe-Barneson
738 Downing Ave. , Chico, CA 95926 

November 22, 2008   2:08 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
June Rothe-Barneson
738 Downing Ave.
Chico, CA 95926

202-289-1060
diane nissan
158 lodeg avenue , huntington station, NY 11746 

November 22, 2008   2:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
diane nissan
158 lodeg avenue
huntington station, NY 11746

202-289-1060
Marilyn Collins
7708 Wanymala Road , Richmond, VA 23229 

November 22, 2008   2:07 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Marilyn Collins
7708 Wanymala Road
Richmond, VA 23229

202-289-1060
Elizabeth Arlen
555 Rivergate Lane B3-76, Durango, CO 81301 

November 22, 2008   2:04 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Arlen
555 Rivergate Lane
B3-76
Durango, CO 81301

202-289-1060
Marilynn Ritchie
6420 E Tropicana Avenue Unit 292, Las Vegas, NV 89122 

November 22, 2008   2:01 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Marilynn Ritchie
6420 E Tropicana Avenue
Unit 292
Las Vegas, NV 89122

202-289-1060
Janet Ekstrom
5297 Somerset Pl. , Newark, CA 94560 

November 22, 2008   1:57 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Janet Ekstrom
5297 Somerset Pl.
Newark, CA 94560

202-289-1060
beth herndon
2467 Oak Grove Vista , Decatur, GA 30033 

November 22, 2008   1:54 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am displeased with this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
beth herndon
2467 Oak Grove Vista
Decatur, GA 30033

202-289-1060
Patrick Bilbrey
121 N Winter St , River Falls, WI 54022 

November 22, 2008   1:53 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Patrick Bilbrey
121 N Winter St
River Falls, WI 54022

202-289-1060
Wendy Held
109 Seton Way , Santa Cruz, CA 95060 

November 22, 2008   1:36 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Wendy Held
109 Seton Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

202-289-1060
Marcia Zanetti
Rua Augusto Gomes 28 Engenho do Mato, Niteroi,  24344160 Brazil

November 22, 2008   1:35 PM

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior
Public Comment Processing, Attn: 1018-AT50, Div. of Policy and Directives Mgmt.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 222
Arlington, VA 22203

Subject: Keep Gray Wolves on the Endangered Species List

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Dept. of the Interior,

I strongly oppose your proposal to remove the gray wolves of Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies from the Endangered Species list.

The recovery of Northern Rockies wolves is a success story in progress, but this struggling wolf population still faces major threats.

With wolf pups dying of disease and park biologists predicting a decline in the overall Yellowstone wolf population this year, turning management over to the states at this juncture is premature and irresponsible.

I am outraged about this new plan because it would allow Montana and Idaho -- and possibly Wyoming -- to unleash state-sponsored massacres that could push gray wolves back to the brink of extinction. This plan is especially dangerous because:

* Idaho's hunting regulations allow more than 400 wolves to be killed in the first year alone. Wyoming's latest plan would allow more than half the wolves outside national parks to be killed.

* The lack of genetic exchange between sub-populations continues to put the long-term health of Northern Rockies wolves at risk. The fact that your agency would consider trucking wolves from one sub-population to another to breed proves that the population has not recovered. Biologists say that 2,000-3,000 wolves are needed for a recovered population. Federal recovery goals are too low and need to be updated to reflect today's science.

* A federal judge found the current plan to be defective in July, and this new plan does nothing to fix the problems. Wyoming's revised plan is flawed because it still includes a predator zone in 88% of the state.

The Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a complete and comprehensive national recovery plan for wolves in the lower-48 states to ensure coordinated, consistent management guidelines and a truly recovered and restored U.S. wolf population.

I urge you to delay removing federal protection for the wolves until a national recovery plan is in place. As part of that plan, all three Northern Rockies states need to have management plans that ensure these magnificent animals will thrive for generations to come. 

Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,
Marcia Zanetti
Rua Augusto Gomes 28
Engenho do Mato
Niteroi 24344160