Congress: VOTE NO on H.R.764/S.1895 "Trust the Science Act"

Relist wolves

A bill titled “Trust the Science Act” has been introduced in the U.S. Congress... and it’s anything but scientific. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act within 60 days of enactment by reissuing a final rule published in November 2020. The bill prevents judicial review of the delisting action and passed the House of Representatives on April 30.

We need you to contact your Senators NOW and encourage them to VOTE NO on H.R. 764/S.1895.

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Protect Gray Wolves: Vote NO on H.R. 764/S.1895 "Trust the Science Act"

Dear [Decision Maker],

As a staunch wolf supporter and proponent of science-based conservation efforts, I implore you to VOTE NO on H.R. 764/S.1895, the "Trust the Science Act." This bill is anything but scientific, and will further hinder gray wolf recovery efforts across the lower 48 states.

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Gray wolves were once wide-ranging across the United States, but after centuries of intense persecution and habitat loss, their numbers and occupied range dwindled. Today, even with Endangered Species Act protections, gray wolves only occupy 10% of their native range and certain populations are losing genetic variability. They are not yet recovered, and H.R. 764/S.1895 would prematurely delist the species, causing any progress to backslide.

Here's what happened when gray wolves lost protections due to the Trump administration's 2020 delisting rule:

- Wisconsin held a wolf hunt for the first time since 2014. In less than three days, hunters slaughtered 218 wolves more than 100 wolves over their allotted quota.

- In Montana and Idaho, where wolves have been hunted since the loss of protections in 2011, the nationwide delisting encouraged state legislators to push through aggressive anti-wolf bills that increased the length of wolf trapping and hunting seasons, increased the ways wolves could be killed, and more.

And just recently, a man in Wyoming ran down a young female wolf on his snowmobile, hit her and severely injured her, and then brought her to his home and a local bar, where he taped her mouth shut while patrons took pictures and video with her. He then killed her outside the bar.

If the "Trust the Science Act" passes, these unethical and unscientific practices will occur in many more states, and will threaten wolves with extinction. I urge you to listen to actual science and vote NO on H.R. 764/S.1895.

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