Baby wolf pups might not make it past summer

Dear Friend, Don’t let another wolf pup become an orphan at the hands of trophy hunters. Rush your $27 donation to Friends of the Earth today! If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate $100 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( One bullet. That’s all it takes to kill a mama wolf. It only takes one bullet to leave her pups orphaned and alone. To leave them to starve or fall prey. To decimate an entire wolf family. As you read this, trophy hunters are tracking down and targeting wolves across the country. And right now in the Northern Rockies states, there are no federal safeguards to keep gray wolves safe from them. [We can’t stand by and let vicious hunters rip apart wolf families: Donate $27 today and help us reach our $4,300 goal to protect wolves and our planet before we reach the point of no return.]( Left alone, wolf pups can suffer from hypothermia and starvation. But trophy hunters and Big Oil lobbies are actively fighting back against protections for these innocent creatures. Those actions contributed to the gutting of the Endangered Species Act and protections for wolves, bears, and other vulnerable species. In the past decade alone, more than 3,200 wolves have been killed -- it’s cruel, and it’s wrong. We can’t let these ruthless practices continue. We need your help if we’re going to stop the senseless massacre of vulnerable wolves and protect our planet. We pulled your record, and here’s what we found: [WORLD WHALE DAY SUPPORTER RECORD]( EMAIL: {EMAIL} VULNERABLE WOLVES: FACING EXTINCTION SUPPORTERS FROM YOUR AREA NEEDED:8 [DONATE NOW]( Records reflect most recent available data. 11:59 p.m deadline. Wolves aren’t just being killed -- they are being viciously murdered by trophy hunters and their merciless methods. Wolves are being left suffering for days with their paws stuck in steel traps. Neck snares cut into their necks, causing them to slowly choke to death while they try desperately to escape. Hunters are even dynamiting nursing wolf mothers and pups in their dens. Over the past six decades, wolf populations had begun to make a slow recovery. But these barbaric hunting policies are gravely impacting wolves’ ability to rebound. And even though wolves are protected within Yellowstone, they aren’t bound by state or park lines. The second a wolf sets its paws across those borders, it faces extreme danger. That’s because states in the northern Rockies refuse to grant them protections through the Endangered Species Act. Why are private interests pushing so hard against protections for wolves? So trophy hunters can keep killing wolves in the most vicious ways imaginable. And so Big Polluters can take over their lands and open them up to mining, logging, and other planet-harming practices. Friend, are profits and killing for “fun” really worth pushing wolves toward extinction, and putting their ecosystems at risk? I don’t think so. That’s why I’m reaching out to you today. I won’t sugarcoat it: we’re running out of time to save wolves. If we don’t act soon, you and I could be part of the last generation to share the Earth with these beautiful creatures. That’s why wolves need you now more than ever. Will you join us today and fight to protect America’s remaining wolves and our planet before we lose them forever? Don’t let trophy hunters put their personal interests over the survival of innocent wolves and our planet. Donate $27 or more today and help us reach our $4,300 goal before the damage is irreversible. If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $27 immediately]( [Donate $50 immediately]( [Donate $100 immediately]( [Donate another amount]( Did you know that wolves are vital to the ecosystems they live in? They help keep elk and deer populations in check, allowing other plant and animal species to thrive. What’s more, the remains of their kills redistribute nutrients and feed scavengers. They truly are a keystone species! Yet, trophy hunters and Big Oil lobbies are pushing against protections for these precious creatures. Their hope is to kill them for sport and invade their habitats for the sake of corporate greed. Now, only 6,000 wolves remain in the lower 48 states. And for trophy hunters, it’s not enough to just take the lives of innocent wolves -- they resort to helicopter chases and torturous snares that fill a wolf’s last hours with panic, dread, and insurmountable pain. To make matters worse, wolf pups are left orphaned after their mothers are gunned down in the woods. Without their mothers, wolf pups can suffer from hypothermia, starvation, and predation. Friends of the Earth is fighting back and working to end the bloody violence against our last surviving wolf packs and protect our planet. That means we’re fighting with everything we have to protect the Endangered Species Act. The ESA allows us to shield endangered species from senseless violence and block destructive industries like Big Oil, logging and factory farming from destroying vital habitats for profits. Friend, your membership gift today can help save wolves from relentless attacks on the ESA and protect the future of our planet. But we are facing pushback from private trophy-hunting interests, and we need to step up our efforts before it’s too late. If just 8 more activists from your area contribute today, we can reach our $4,300 goal -- will you rush your $27 membership donation now? Protect the remaining wolves and our planet from greedy private interests. Donate $27 before the clock strikes midnight and help us reach our $4,300 goal. 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