Das ist der Grund warum Protest so notwendig ist: Wolfsabschuss (mit Bild)-"Ralph Maughans Wildlife". Weiterer Bericht: "Idaho Mountain Express" (mit Bild, Reportage und Diskussionsforum)

Betsy Martinson, Education/Events Coordinator
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Rd.
Golden, CO 80401
303-526-0744; fax: 303-526-0197

Timothy O'Donoghue
Executive Director
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce

Respecting the Power of Place
Our Commitment to Economy, Community, and Environment"

Warm Regards, Kathy"

Kermit

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Cleveland" <Terry.Cleveland@wgf.state.wy.us>
To: "Kermit C. Brown" <KermitBrown@wyoming.com>
Cc: "Pat Childers" <childers@wyoming.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: To whom it may concern

Kermit: Wyoming had at least 359 wolves by the end of 2007. Based on recent research (White et al. 2005), each wolf eats approximately 22 wild ungulates per year, of which 90% are elk. That comes out to more than 7100 of our elk the wolves are killing annually. Wolves also have killed as many as 135 cattle (2006) and 98 domestic sheep (2004) in a single year in Wyoming. Overall, the wolf population has increased 24% per year throughout the Northern Rocky Mountains. However, the portion of the wolf population in Wyoming outside Yellowstone National Park has increased at a much greater rate (32% per year) since the population was considered recovered in 2002. This high growth rate has occurred despite control actions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service killing an average of 20% of the wolves per year. In 2007 alone, we had at least 188 wolves outside YNP despite removal of 63 wolves in depredation control actions. If the Service had not removed these 63 wolves and the population continued increasing 32%, by the end of 2008 there would be more than 140 additional wolves in Wyoming outside YNP. Many of those additional wolves would disperse into areas not considered suitable wolf habitat due to high levels of conflict, resulting in major increases in livestock depredations and other problems.

Ignoring any further increase in YNP wolves, 140 additional wolves outside the Park would increase the total loss of elk to 9,900. This is approaching half the elk normally harvested by hunters throughout the entire state of Wyoming. The only reason we can have wolves today is due to the efforts of sportsmen/conservationists who restored the large ungulate herds
from near extermination at the turn of the century, to what they are today. Without this prey base, wolf reintroduction could never have happened. If you do the math, in 5 more years the situation will be ridiculous. It was recognized right from the very beginning that in order to have wolves in the contemporary human environment, wolf numbers and distribution would need to be managed just as other wildlife populations are managed throughout the United States. Of necessity, this meant wolf numbers and distribution would need to be controlled through a combination of regulated harvest and
depredation control actions, as expressly stated in the original recovery plan and EIS. Read the 1987 wolf recovery plan and the 1994 EIS on wolf introduction available at:
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/mammals/wolf/.

Since delisitng, 10 wolves have been killed, all of which were outside the trophy game area. Four of these were taken in a single depredation control action by Wildlife Services.I hope this answers your questions. If you need anything else, please let me know."

I have really enjoyed our conversation thus far and I was wondering: are you a skier? Kermit"

Representative Allen Jaggi
Member of Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Culture Resources Committee Wyoming House of Representatives"

Wyoming’s wolf management plan is a science-based approach for
maintaining a recovered population of wolves in areas where there is adequate habitat for wolves, and for minimizing conflicts with livestock and people across the state. Though many individuals and groups portray it otherwise, Wyoming is not interested in immediately reducing wolf numbers to the absolute minimum
number required to keep them off the Endangered Species List. Instead, we are taking a conservative, science-based approach to managing wolves where and how it makes the most sense-for the wolves and for the people who live, work and recreate in wolf country. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has been successfully managing the state’s wildlife for more than 100 years. Thanks in large part to the department’s science-based management, today we enjoy abundant populations of many wildlife species. Indeed, Wyoming’s wildlife resources are recognized worldwide for their abundance and diversity. The department has the experience, resources, and expertise to manage the state’s wolves as well. Because wolves breed prolifically, and because they naturally expand their territories into areas being used by livestock, it is sometimes necessary to use lethal control methods to minimize depredations on livestock. This is not a new scenario under state management. In fact, the US Fish and Wildlife Service killed more than 700 wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains between 1995 and 2008, mostly due to livestock depredations. Other, non-lethal methods, such as transplanting wolves or using contraceptives or guard dogs, have only very limited practical
applications in Wyoming. Wyoming’s wolf management plan allows for some lethal take of wolves due to livestock conflicts. It also allows some hunter take of wolves. As with many other wildlife species, like elk, deer, moose, game birds, and small game, a healthy population is marked by the opportunity for some public take. While I understand your concerns related to wolf management in Wyoming, I ask that you understand that we fully intend to maintain a recovered population of wolves in northwest Wyoming. In addition to structuring hunting seasons, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is embarking on an extensive monitoring and research program to understand more about wolves, their habitat needs, and their effects on other wildlife and
their habitats. As we move forward with wolf management and learn more about wolves in the modern Wyoming landscape, we’ll adapt our techniques to continue to ensure a healthy wolf population in northwest Wyoming, along with healthy populations of other wildlife.

For more information about wolves in Wyoming, please visit the Wolf
Information section of our website at:
http://gf.state.wy.us/services/education/wolves/index.asp.

Sincerely,

Eric Keszler
Public Information Officer
Wyoming Game and Fish Department"

Senator E. Jayne Mockler"

Amy Edmonds, HD 12, Wyoming State Representative amynharlan@msn.com , Sun, 27. Apr 2008 10:11:26 -0600

Albert, Thanks for your thoughts. You really don't understand how wildlife management works. It is based on sound science. I am in Wyoming's legislature and serve on the committee that hears all the testimony from all sides of the issue concerning wolf and buffalo management. I assure youthat we are not just killing wolves and buffalo without good scientific
management reasons. You did not mention the carrying capacity of the land, that the habitat is overgrazed, deteriorating, because there are too many buffalo. You did not mention that ranchers, agriculture one of Wyoming main industries and way of life, is being threatened by too many wolves. You hear only one side and without really trying to understand why we are trying
to manage all species for the good of all concerned, you write to say how bad we are. I assure you that we are really trying to manage the habitat, all animals, human pressure, industry, the environment, for the best good of all. The real problem is that our habitat is shrinking, mainly because of human pressure. Before you judge Wyoming for trying to do the best we can to manage everything, you might want to find out what is really going on. Wow, I could go on, but I hope you are a little more understanding and will try to find out the real facts before making harsh, rash, unfounded, statements and judgements.
Please pass this on to your friends who are getting only one side of the issue. Thanks for listening and learning,

Representative Allen Jaggi
Member of Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Culture Resources Committee
Wyoming House of Representatives"

The Gray Wolf population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is
currently very healthy and should be carefully managed to ensure
long-term viability and to minimize conflicts with livestock producers. I am optimistic that this can be done, and I'm encouraged that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has just named Mike Jimenez (currently with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) as it's wolf management coordinator. Mike is a fine scientist/wildlife manager and a man with integrity. He understands wolves and management issues better than
anyone. The most difficult aspect of wolf management may be financial - it is expensive to adequately monitor, study, and manage wolf populations to ensure that they will continue to thrive in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Perhaps the most important positive influence you can have to support long-term wolf population health is to encourage wolf supporters to financially support the efforts of the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department to manage the species scientifically.

Thank you for your interest in this important wildlife conservation
issue.
Charles R. Preston, Ph.D.
Chief Curator, Buffalo Bill Historical Center
and Founding Curator, Draper Museum of Natural History
720 Sheridan Ave.
Cody, WY 82414
307.578.4078
cpreston@bbhc.org

To find out more about Science and Nature programming at the BBHC, visit
www.bbhc.org and explore Draper Museum of Natural History"

Betsy Martinson | Program Administrator
Buffalo Bill Museum | City and County of Denver
303.526.0744 Phone | 303,526,0197 Fax
betsy.martinson@denvergov.org | Dial 3-1-1 for City Services"

Don't believe everything you hear with the media. As you know, wolves were introduced into the Yellowstone ecosystem some 15 years ago. They've done extremely well in producing more packs and spreading to other areas outside of the park boundaries. Wolves have been spotted and killed over 300 miles from the park boundaries. They have spread into not only Wyoming but Utah, Idaho, and Montana. As they begin to feed on cattle and sheep of ranches surrounding the area we have been given permission to kill the outlying wolves. Simply put, it is an attempt to contain as much as possible the spread of the wolf population around Yellowstone Park, not in the Park or even within 50 miles of Yellowstone boundaries. The only killing inside of the park that I know of is in the effort of controlling the bison herd within the park to sustain the numbers the ecosystem can handle and to try and control the spread of brucellosis among our cattle operations that surround the Park and National forests that also border the park. I live just 100 miles to the east of Yellowstone Park and represent ranchers and farmers that now have to deal with another predator that has spread from the park to areas where people live and work. I need to ask you if you have any wolves in your back yard? and if you did, would you feel safe in letting your infant play in your yard unattended? I think you get my point. In conclusion, no one is being allowed to hunt wolves inside the park boundaries. These ranchers who kill a wolf are asked to report the kill and location and the threat that the wolf was to there herds. Again all of this is being done hundreds of miles away from Yellowstone.

Thank you for your concern and I hope this helps in understanding the truth of the matter.

Sincerely, State Senator, R. Ray Peterson, Senate District 19"

Slán Sean --
Sean Sheehan, wyoming Naturetours
1313 sOuth Fork Rd, COdy, WY 82414
www.wyomingnaturetours.us

Thank you for sharing with us your correspondence exchange with Mr. Madden. I will share this with the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors and staff. Mr. Madden DOES NOT represent the viewpoints of the whole state, particularly of those residents and visitors to Jackson Hole. Perhaps unlike elsewhere in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, the majority of people in Jackson Hole have strong concerns about and opposition to the wolf management plans of these states and the intended large-scale killing of wolves. Science, public opinion, and economics say that these plans could be harmful and unnecessary. With regards to economics, a University of Montana study showed that our regional economy receives approximately $35.5 million annually from tourism as a direct result of the presence of wolves. We are aware that lawsuits have been filed to stop the implementation of Wyoming's Wolf Management Plan, including lawsuits filed or joined by a number of our local organizations. So, it is unclear when or if the implementation of these wolf management plans will be stopped or changed.

In the meantime, I would encourage you to ask your family members, friends, and acquaintances that feel similarly to also email letters to us. Obviously, the less inflammatory and more to the point the letters are, the more effective they will be. Thank you for writing such a letter.

Sincerely,

Tim

Timothy O'Donoghue
Executive Director
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce

Respecting the Power of Place
Our Commitment to Economy, Community, and Environment

-----Original Message-----
From: Visitor Services [mailto:info@jacksonholechamber.com]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:52 PM
To: Tim O'Donoghue
Subject: FW: yellowstone wolf killing

I am from Austria, Europe and i have heard that it is now allowed to kill wolves and bisons also in Yellowstone Nationalpark. I cannot believe it. A Nationalpark should be a place where this animals can live without being in danger to get murdered. Wolves and bisons thought that they are safe in Yellowstone. And no, from one day to another, they must fear for their lives. This is unbelievable. Wolves are animals that must be protected because there are not so much animals left. I wanted to come to Yellowstone. But now I am not willing to bring my money to hotels an other touristic places, especially in Wyoming. I will not buy my gas in Wyoming or Yellowstone Nationalpark, not book a hotel in Yellowstone National Park (Xanterra-Headquarters), will not buy my souvenirs in Nationalpark and so on. To Xanterra-Headquarters: I want you to make pressure to the government to stop the plans for killing wolves and bisons. I want to come to Yellowstone Nationalpark to see this animals alive and not to see the slaughtering of this beautiful animals. This is really mad : A Nationalpark where the animals get killed. A Nationalpark should be a safe place for the animals. And also around the park. Wolves are species that should be protected because there are not so much wolves anymore. And also on this planet. Reduce the wolf-population from 1500 to 300 animals ? WHY ?

My message to all people who are able and in the position to change something: Please make pressure to the gouvernment to stop the delisting of wolves and bisons from the art-protect-list. Otherwise, I am shure, that many many people like me are not willing to come to Yellowstone Nationalpark again or if they come, they will not support institutions and touristic places with their money, who are pro the delisting and killing of wolves and bisons.

Please do all you can, because it is crazy and unbelieveable: A Nationalpark where the animals get killed. It is not imageable that in a Nationalpark in Austria the animals get killed. Because the people come because of the animals . ALIVE ANIMALS !

Sincerely,
Albert Kostistansky
Sechshauserstrasse 28/25
1150 VIENNA
AUSTRIA
EUROPE

Dear Sir, dear madam, As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for wolves in the U.S., I strongly urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to adopt a comprehensive recovery plan for wolves in the contiguous United States. I was deeply concerned about the recent elimination of federal protections for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. By turning over management to states that plan to kill as many as 70% of the wolves in the region, your agency has dealt a serious blow to wolf recovery efforts. The agency's failure to secure a future for wolves in the Southwest is also of great concern to me.

The Service's recovery plans for America's wolves are badly out of date (the most recent plan is over 15-years old), do not reflect the most recent scientific data on wolves, and set recovery goals that are grossly inadequate. The recovery plan for the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, for example, calls for three groups of 10 breeding pairs of wolves. The recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf is 25 years old, and contains only an interim goal of 100 wolves in a single area. And the recovery plan for the eastern timber wolf only commits to establishing one population of 100 wolves outside of Minnesota, completely ignoring the available habitat in the Northeastern U.S. These plans are simply inadequate to ensure a lasting future for wolves in the United States, which would require multiple, connected populations, and several thousand individual wolves. That's why I strongly urge you to help to adopt the national wolf recovery plan put forth by Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Such a plan would help ensure a lasting future for wolves in the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest.

In the meantime there should be 13 wolves killed. This is the official number. Were this wolves shot by official hunters with permission or shot by private persons ? Can you give me any information under which circumstances, where and why this wolves being shot ?

Thank you for your answer and considering my comments.

Albert Kostistansky
Sechshauserstrasse 28/25
1150 Vienna
Austria , Europe

i hope the opinion of mr.madden is not your opinion and not the public opinion. if mr. madden is speaking for the hole community, then this is not very good for tourism and it is mr. maddens work that maybe brings local tourism down, maybe loose much money and maybe create a bad reputation. This is not constructive. His answers make me wonder, because mr. madden is a wyoming state representative. I sent you his Mail-Answers, so that you know what i mean. I am still wondering how a state representative could answer in such style. Thank you very much for reading:

This is the 2. Mail from Mr. Madden:

FROM: "MICHAEL K. MADDEN" madden@wyoming.com
TO "Albert Kosta" Albert.Kosta@gmx.at
DATE: Sun, 13. Apr 2008 18:26:51 -0600
Subject: Wolf Killing in Yellowstone

MICHAEL K. MADDEN wrote: “Albert: I don't know where to start with regard to the misinformation you have been given. First, there are only 31 wolves outside the protected area. The rest of the 300 are in the protected area so the 70% figure you gave is totally wrong. Also, we now have way too many tourists in Wyoming if we are to maintain pristine ecological standards that we have always demanded. We need to cut down on tourists and the best way would be to have negative, and ill informed people such as you and an other Austrians that buy into the same nonsense on the internet to please stay a way so that we can maintain the sensitive ecological balance that we need to assure that Wyoming stays pretty much the same as it has for the last 200 years. As someone who cares about ensuring a lasting future for Wyoming, please listen to what I am saying and also please tell everybody with a gullible mind like yours to please stay away also.

M. Madden
Legislator, Dist. 40

PS. How many wolves do you have in Austria?? Maybe you would like to have a few of these beautiful creatures shipped over to Austria so they can kill and maim livestock in Austria too. We can ship them over. Just let us know. Of course your have no respect for private property rights so the wolves would become welcome new residents of Austria.

Have a nice day!! And please choose to vacation anywhere but Wyoming.”

Mein Mail vom 27. April 2008 (Teil 2) - an ca. 60-70 Adressaten aus der Liste gesendet

This is the 1.Mail from Mr. Madden:

FROM: "MICHAEL K. MADDEN" madden@wyoming.com
TO "Albert Kosta" Albert.Kosta@gmx.at
DATE: Sun, 8. Apr 2008 10:56:26 -0600
Subject: Wolf Killing in Yellowstone

"Mr. Kosta:

I bet that if you owned cattle and sheep and kept them on your own private property in Wyoming, you would not want to watch wolves kill them at will for their own pleasure ! In the US we have such a thing as private property rights. What a concept for Europeans!

M. Madden
Dist. 40"

I urge you again to do all you can to stop the wolf killing in yellowstoneset wolves back on the list of endangered animals and give the law of wolf management back in the hands where it was and not in the hands of the states (for example wyoming).

Sincerely,

Albert Kostistansky
Sechshauserstrasse 28/25
1150 VIENNA
AUSTRIA"