A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the northern Rockies until the full case can be heard in court. NRDC, Earthjustice and other groups requested the preliminary injunction in order to stop the slaughter of wolves that ensued after the Bush administration stripped them of federal protection in March. In the months leading up to the court's ruling, more than 110 wolves were killed in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming -- about one per day. Meanwhile, NRDC interns stationed at an information booth inside Yellowstone this summer collected more than 200 signatures per day from visitors who were eager to show their support for creating a long-term recovery plan for wolves. Please make your own voice heard on behalf of wolf recovery by going to the website of our partner organization, the NRDC Action Fund.
» Urge the Interior Department to ensure a healthy future for wolves in the northern Rockies.
TAKING A STAND FOR BIOGEMS
As you know, NRDC's 1.2 million Members and online activists play a critical role in waging our BioGems battles -- from taking online action and attending public hearings to providing crucial financial support. NRDC Members who live in BioGem areas have even helped us win some our most important legal fights by testifying in court to the dangers that pollution and other industrial threats pose to local wildlands, wildlife and communities. Last May, testimony from Members in the Yellowstone/Greater Rockies BioGem helped persuade a federal judge to strike down a rule that exempted oil and gas projects from clean water requirements, thereby protecting thousands of streams across the West from hazardous contamination. To find out more about becoming an NRDC Member, click here.
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