56 Wolves Dead in Alaska...

There's Still Time to Help Thanks to supporters like you, our ads are on the air and we’re fighting to save wolves and protect the rights of Alaskans to vote on aerial gunning and other wildlife issues. Please donate now to help us keep our TV ad on the air, run radio ads and fight this stealth campaign to keep aerial gunning off the ballot and the gunners in the air. As I wrote Wednesday, Governor Sarah Palin and the her political cronies in the Alaska legislature are pushing hard to sneak through legislation to prevent Alaskan voters from putting a stop to the state’s brutal aerial hunting program. These politicians know that -- when given a choice -- Alaskans reject the state’s baseless use of airplanes to run down and kill wolves. Help protect the right of Alaskans to vote to stop the wolf slaughter -- Please donate now! At least fifty-six wolves have already been killed during this year’s aerial gunning season. And as the days grow longer, the state’s brutal and unnecessary aerial gunning program will claim the lives of far more wolves. More than 56,000 Alaskans petitioned to put the issue of aerial gunning of wolves and bears on the ballot this August. Now Sarah Palin, the legislature and lobbyists at the Alaska Outdoor Council have launched a stealth campaign to remove the initiative from the ballot to ensure that aerial gunning continues. That’s where we come in… Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is working hard to ensure that Alaskans -- not the lobbyists at the Alaska Outdoor Council and the politicians who take their money -- determine the fate of the state’s wolves. Thanks to the more than 1,100 caring wildlife supporters like you, our TV ad is on the air and Alaskans are being alerted to this sneak attack on their rights. There’s still time for you to help. Please donate now and help keep our TV ad on the air longer, place radio ads and keep the spotlight on this stealth campaign to strip Alaskans of the right to have a say in how their wildlife is managed. This is a tough fight, and it’s far from over. To stop aerial gunning and protect Alaskans’ right to vote on this controversial issue, we’re not just taking on the Governor -- we’re taking on one of the state’s most powerful lobbying groups and the legislators they have in their corner. We’re going to need your help to win this one. I hope I can count on your support. Respectfully, Rodger Schlickeisen President Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund P.S. Things are happening very quickly in Alaska. Please make a secure donation online now or call 1-800-425-4632 to contribute by phone and help ensure that we have the resources we need to win this fight and save wolves.