Tell WY: Ban Use of Snowmobiles to Chase and Kill Wolves

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Tell WY: Ban Use of Snowmobiles to Chase and Kill Wolves

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Take Action: Urge Wyoming to Ban the Use of Snowmobiles and Other Motorized Vehicles to Chase Down and Kill Wolves

A Wyoming hunter has been cited after chasing and injuring a wolf on his snowmobile, taping their mouth shut, bringing them to his home and a bar, before killing them. It's time to ban the use of snowmobiles and motorized vehicles to chase and kill wolves.

Wolf killing in Wyoming isn’t ethical hunting or necessary “wildlife management” - it’s animal cruelty and should be punished as such. Take action now against this cruel form of hunting.

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Governor c/o Wildlife Policy Staff Sara Dirienzo Mark Gordon

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Ban the use of Snowmobiles and Other Vehicles to Chase Down and Kill Wolves

Dear [Decision Maker],

Thank you for acknowledging that cruelty to any wildlife is unacceptable, and denouncing the brutal torture and killing of the young wolf.

I am reaching out to urge you to ban the use of snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles including aircraft, automotive vehicles, trailers, motor-propelled wheeled vehicles, or other vehicles designed for travel over snow for the purposes of chasing down and killing wolves in the state of Wyoming.

Wildlife policies that legalize and liberalize the cruel killing of native predators only breed further vitriol and hatred towards these animals; they don't accomplish any management goals.

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The recent tragic and heartbreaking killing of a wolf in Sublette County by a snowmobiler who chased down and injured a wolf before taping their mouth shut and bringing them to his residence and then a bar, before killing them, is a cruel reminder that wolf killing in Wyoming isn't ethical hunting or necessary "wildlife management" - it's animal cruelty and should be punished as such.

Incentivizing the killing of Wyoming's wildlife is wrong - it's both cruel and scientifically unsound as a management tool.

Wolves in the trophy hunting zones which surround Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks can legally be killed by some of the most brutal methods imaginable, including being run over with snowmobiles. This unethical practice is common in Wyoming, with some hunters even uploading videos to YouTube featuring them repeatedly running over wolves and coyotes until they died. Numerous bills have been introduced in the Wyoming legislature over the years in attempts to halt the practice of "wolf/coyote whacking" but they never gained broad support from representatives.

This cruel event should encourage Wyoming legislators and wildlife advocates to band together and ban the use of snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles to kill wolves in Wyoming and other states.

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