Wolf
314F was illegally killed with Compound 1080. This deadly chemical is used
by Wildlife Services to kill coyotes, but protected wildlife can also fall
victim.
Urge federal officials to ban the use of
Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide to kill wildlife -- and prevent the
needless deaths of protected animals.
She had traveled to four states and logged more than 1,000 miles from her
home in Montana.
But a female wolf from the Mill Creek pack (known as 314F), met a horrific
fate in Colorado -- illegally poisoned by the deadly Compound 1080.
Take action now! Urge the Environmental
Protection Agency to ban the use of Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide --
deadly toxins that can kill protected wildlife.
314F's
last moments must have been excruciating. Plagued with convulsions,
dizziness and unbearable pain, her incredible journey ended in a terrible
death on a lonely Colorado road.
But sadly, she is not alone. Because it is one of the most lethal toxins
known to humankind, Compound 1080 was once completely banned. Illicit
stockpiles still remain -- and it has been used to illegally kill wolves.
Compound 1080 -- so dangerous, it is classified as a chemical weapon in
several countries -- is now legally used by the Department of
Agriculture's Wildlife Services to kill coyotes in nine states.
Compound 1080 and other deadly toxins -- approved by EPA and used by
Wildlife Services -- don't always reach their intended victims. Sodium
cyanide -- another highly toxic poison -- kills hundreds of non-target
animals each year. Protected wolves, rare swift foxes and even hundreds
of pet dogs have been killed by baited traps that are left unattended.
EPA is currently deciding whether to continue to allow the use of Compound
1080 and sodium cyanide by Wildlife Services to kill native wildlife. And
we need your help to ban these deadly chemicals.
Act now! Urge federal officials to ban the use
of Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide to kill wildlife -- and prevent the
poisoning of animals struggling to survive.
Wildlife Services continues to rely on poisons -- a heavy-handed approach to
dealing with predation of livestock -- despite the fact that only a small
percentage of sheep and cattle are killed by wild predators each year.
Non-lethal alternatives like improved fencing, guard animals, range riders
and other methods can safely and effectively keep predators away from
domestic animals -- without the use of deadly poisons.
Act now to end the use of Compound 1080 and
sodium cyanide -- a terrible way for wildlife to die.
It's too late for 314F. After traveling more than 1,000 miles from home, she
met a grisly fate.
But with your help, we can fight to end the use of the use of Compound 1080
and sodium cyanide -- and prevent the poisoning of wildlife struggling to
survive.
Sincerely,
Caroline Kennedy
Senior Director of Field Conservation
Defenders of Wildlife.
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