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   Subject: Fwd: BREAKING: Oregon delists wolves   
   From: Nathan Prugh    
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   From: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife <   
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   Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:54 AM   
   Subject: BREAKING: Oregon delists wolves   
   To: Nathaniel Prugh    
      
   Nathaniel-   
      
   The state of Oregon has just stripped wolves of all protections under the   
   state's endangered species law. Below is the statement that we sent out   
   immediately following the decision in an effort to bring national attention to   
   this important issue.   
      
   This premature decision could lead to needless wolf deaths and could slow or   
   halt Oregon's fragile wolf recovery.   
      
   Please help us fight for Oregon's wolves.   
      
   ( http://action.defenders.org/site/R?i=Ddjb__Euo8l8wc6Pmk5CEw )   
      
      
   -Jamie   
      
    Defenders of Wildlife   
   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
   November 9, 2015   
      
      
   Conservationists Criticize Precedent Setting State Wolf Delisting   
      
   SALEM, Ore. - Defenders of Wildlife says the Oregon Fish and Wildlife   
   Commission's decision today to remove state endangered species protections for   
   wolves is premature and would likely lead to slowed or stopped wolf recovery in   
   the state. No other species has been removed from the state's endangered   
   species list with a population of fewer than 100 individuals statewide or when   
   they were still absent from a significant portion of their historic range.   
      
   Shawn Cantrell, Defenders of Wildlife's northwest director, testified at   
   today's meeting and issued the following statement:   
      
   "We are deeply disappointed to see the Fish and Wildlife Commission approve a   
   state delisting of wolves when only the barest minimum requirements have been   
   met. The better and more cautious alternative would have been to downlist   
   wolves from endangered to threatened and not delist them entirely. This would   
   have continued to provide vital state protections for wolves, while also   
   recognizing the progress the state has made to recover wolves in the eastern   
   part of the state. More importantly, it would have left wolves fully protected   
   in the western part of Oregon, where they are only just starting to expand and   
   are in the earliest stages of recovery.   
      
   "Unfortunately, the commission decided to prematurely delist wolves without   
   first updating and amending the Oregon Wolf Management Plan, which is overdue   
   for a planned update. It will be critical that any subsequent revision of the   
   plan maintains protocols for using non-lethal conflict avoidance tools, like   
   livestock guarding dogs or fencing, to reduce potential livestock-wolf   
   conflicts.   
      
   "Oregon recently has been a real leader emphasizing non-lethal conflict   
   management between livestock and wolves so that wolves can continue their   
   recovery in the state. Given the commission's decision on delisting today, it   
   will be all the more critical for Oregon to continue to emphasize and promote   
   non-lethal strategies for allowing wolves and livestock to coexist on the same   
   landscapes.   
      
   "Defenders has recently expanded its staffing presence in Oregon and intends to   
   continue to work tirelessly for wolf conservation in the state through whatever   
   means or opportunities that are available."   
      
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