Photo courtesy of Peter A. Dettling
HELP END WOLF & coyote KILL PROGRAMS
Add your voice today to speak out against these misguided practices. Demand a transition to wildlife policies and interactions that are ethically and ecologically sound.
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Their future is our future. All levels of engagement are required and public participation is crucial.
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On all emails you send, be sure to c.c. your local & provincial government representatives, or reach out to them separately.​ Remember, they are there to help address public concerns. Asking them to raise the issue at the provincial level is one of the best ways to provoke change.​​
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Consider sending a Letter to the Editor to help educate and inspire others to engage.
1. HELP end aerial gunning
Oppose the action of killing wolves under the false guise of caribou recovery; demand an end to this wrongful and misguided practice.
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These programs do not take into account the intrinsic value of wolves, nor the environmental and spiritual benefits and services that wolves provide.
If governments are serious about protecting caribou, the first step is to stop destroying more of their essential habitat.
ACTION: SEND AN EMAIL
​​Contact the premiers of British Columbia and Alberta and demand an end to this wrongful and misguided practice.
Let them know that you are 100% opposed to killing wolves as a method to aid caribou recovery:
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David Eby
The Premier of British Columbia
Email: Premier@gov.bc.ca
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Danielle Smith
The Premier of Alberta
Email: Premier@gov.ab.ca
2. HELP Ban Compound 1080
Reach out to Health Canada's Federal Minister now to request a ban on this cruel & indiscriminate poison. This will:
i. help put an end to needless suffering,
ii. help reach Canada's biodiversity commitments,
iii. help prioritize safe, effective, non-lethal methods to prevent conflicts among livestock and native carnivores.
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Ask that as a society, we transition to more ethical and responsible wildlife management and farming practices.
ACTION: SEND AN EMAIL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT
Request that all registrations for the use of Compound 1080 be cancelled and that this poison be banned permanently.
Easily reach the Federal Minister of Health, who authorizes poison use in Canada:
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Canada's Minister of Health - Mark Holland
​Email: hcminister.ministresc@hc-sc.gc.ca
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3. eradicate bounties &
Killing contests
Incentivized killing is unethical and bounties detract attention and resources that could be used for proven, proactive prevention of conflicts among livestock and predators using non-lethal tools and techniques.
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Reach out to the provincial Ministers directly responsible for managing wildlife in the public interest. Ask them to do the right thing: use their authority to eradicate antiquated bounty programs. ​
ACTION: SEND AN EMAIL TO PROVINCIAL MINISTERS
Easily reach the Ministers accountable for the authorization of wildlife bounties and killing contests. ​​​
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Request that all permits allowing incentivized payments for killing wildlife be cancelled and that the provinces' Wildlife Act be modernized to ban this practice permanently.
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Alberta Minister of Forestry and Parks
Email: fp.minister@gov.ab.ca
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Ontario Minister of Natural Resources​
Email: minister.mnrf@ontario.ca
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British Columbia Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: WLRS.Minister@gov.bc.ca
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4. Protect threatened eastern wolves
This federally Threatened species requires more protection (ie. no recreational killing) in order to recover. Request that all wild canids be protected from hunting and trapping pressures throughout the Eastern Wolf Recovery Zone in Central Ontario identified in the last federal draft recovery plan, and proposed by Benson et al. (2024).
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More habitat protection is also required to keep natural areas wild.
ACTION: SEND AN EMAIL TO PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL MINISTERS
Ontario Minister of Natural Resources​Email: minister.mnrf@ontario.ca
Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Email: ministre-minister@ec.gc.ca
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Order one of our custom "Live and Let Live" t-shirts, hoodies, or bags. Not only do part of the proceeds directly fund WeHowl wolf research, education and campaigns, but they help spread the message that we do not support Canada's unwarranted, indiscriminate and inhumane wolf killing programs.
10% of every purchase goes to support WeHowl research and campaign initiatives.
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Help make our work go further by making a donation and help support wolf education, research & campaigns. Note that WeHowl is not set-up as an official registered charity or non-profit organization. It is run by individuals who are passionate about advancing wolf conservation, are committed to the cause, and who mainly volunteer their time.
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