To all my faithful readers, I know this a dark time but things WILL turn around for the wolves. I will do everything in my power to make that happen!!
I’ll be off and on the next few weeks, mainly updating hunt numbers and approving comments but not posting much during the holidays. You can use this time to read older blog posts, which chronicle the tragic delisting and slaughter of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and now Great Lakes.
We hope to unveil our new project in January or February!!
Keep the wolves in your thoughts, the haters are having their way now but it will be short-lived. Keep believing and never, ever give up!
I AM WOLF. I am the true spirit of nature, a perfect creation, walking beside you, guiding your senses to see the invisible. My true destination will only become visible when humans discard their imaginary fear, false legends, phantasmal myths, to seek the truth….Louise du Toit
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Take heart everyone, we will overcome this darkness.
Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can’t are both right.…Henry Ford
I want to take the opportunity to once again thank Louise du Toit for creating this amazing song for Howl Across America.
Howl Across America was launched in July 2011 to protest the brutal Idaho and Montana wolf hunts. We continue to demand the end of wolf hunts and wolf slaughter.
Wolves in the Northern Rockies were stripped of their ESA protections in a travesty of justice when the US Senate passed a budget bill with a wolf delisting rider attached. On a dark day, in the Spring of 2011, wolves were delivered to their enemies on a silver platter. President Obama signed the bill into law, making it the second time in just a few short years he had delisted wolves in the Northern Rockies.
We call on the USFWS, Ken Salazar, President Obama and Congress to right this wrong and relist gray wolves before state management silences their howls forever.
Louise has been a stalwart supporter of wolves and this cause. Thank you again dear Louise.
“The song for HOWL ACROSS AMERICA was written by Louise du Toit as a contribution to the August 2011 events, organized byNIWA (Northern Idaho Wolf Alliance), Wolf Warriors,Howling For Justice and individual wolf advocates around the world, protesting against the killing of wolves. Music, lyrics, performance and recording by Louise du Toit in Greece, 2011.”
Created by members of NIWA (Northern Idaho Wolf Alliance), Wolf Warriors, and Howling For Justice, HOWL ACROSS AMERICA is calling on all wolf advocates to speak up for the wolves in August 2011. Please join their page at the following link and add your voice of protest against the war on our precious wolves”….Louise Du Toit
I AM WOLF. I am the true spirit of nature, a perfect creation, walking beside you, guiding your senses to see the invisible. My true destination will only become visible when humans discard their imaginary fear, false legends, phantasmal myths, to seek the truth. (Louise du Toit)
Take heart everyone, we will get past this and overcome the darkness. Remember we will never give up on the wolves.
This is not the end but a new beginning.
Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can’t are both right.…Henry Ford
I have an idea that will bring more exposure to this event. You can call local media to tell them you plan a vigil for wolves slaughtered in the Montana/Idaho hunts, now totaling 337 wolves and ask them to cover your event OR you can take your own pictures of your vigil and if you feel comfortable, post them in the comment section of this blog or post the link to the pictures and I’ll make a montage of everyone’s pics. That would be another way to draw attention to the wolves’ plight.
Post your pics on your Facebook or Twitter accounts and Howl Across Americaas well!
UPDATE: January 8, 2012
I’m very gratified for the terrific response we’ve gotten for this vigil. Thank you and I know the wolves would thank you if they could. There is only one thing that we ask. If you can please try to gather in groups in a public place, with a few friends or with many friends. I know people will light candles in their homes and that’s wonderful but there are two reasons we are holding this vigil. One is to honor the wolves who have fallen and continue to die but also to bring attention to their plight. We were hoping that when you gather you would notify the local media and let them know you will be holding a candlelight vigil for wolves in the Northern Rockies, who are dying. This is a way we can truly get the word out to the rest of the country, since the mainstream media refuses to do it. So please make a special effort to pass the word along to gather in groups, they don’t have to be large. Notify your local media and make sure they know where you’ll be and what you’re doing.
Please notice the picture in the middle of this post. It was taken of two wolf advocates in Nampa, Idaho, in November. They contacted the local newspaper and the Tribune came and covered their event. That picture made it to the LA Times. They were just two people, trying to make a difference and they did.
The old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” is so true. Imagine hundreds or even thousands of pictures like that in newspapers around the country. Think what an effect that would have!
We don’t have much time warriors. Wolves are dying at an alarming rate and we could lose them forever. We need your help. The grass roots wolf movement is what will turn this around. We have the power of numbers, if we would only use them!!
For the wolves, For the wild ones
Nabeki
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Monday, January 9, 2012, is the night of the Full Wolf Moon. The date changes every year, it’s the first full moon in January. Legend surrounding this moon is rooted in Native American culture.
Howling for Justice, NIWA,Wolf Warriors and Howl Across America are asking wolf advocates to honor the fallen wolves, who continue to die in the Montana and Idaho hunts, by holding candlelight vigils across this country on Monday, January 9, 2012.
NIWA is holding a candlelight vigil in downtown Coeur d’ alene on Monday, twilight @ 4:30pm, timed to watch the Full Wolf Moon emerge. They will be playing Louise Du Toit’s beautiful music, Howl Across America and For Every Fallen Wolf .
Wolf Warriors, if you can gather a group of advocates together, we suggest you find a public place in your home town for this peaceful vigil. It’s imperative you notify the local media or if you live in a larger city, the national media. Let them know you will be holding a candlelight vigil to protest the wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana and honor the fallen wolves dying brutal deaths, now numbering 335!! You can also stand outside your home or a place of your choosing, if you cannot find a group to gather with, to honor the fallen wolves on this special night.
You may post your vigil on Howl Across America, to allow other advocates who live in your area to organize with you.
Wolf advocates around the world, please feel free to join us, when the Full Wolf Moon rises!
Candle Light Vigil Held To Honor Wolves in Nampa, Idaho on November 29, 2011
We hope this event will take place across America and the world. Please make every effort to attend the vigil, wherever you may be, to protest the ongoing, brutal, political witch/wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies.
For the wolves, For the wild ones,
Nabeki
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Videos: YouTube-Courtesy Louise du Toit and immywolf
Louise Du Toit, “Award-winning South African artist, musician, singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, actress, writer and painter” wrote Howl Across America and dedicated the song to the campaign It’s absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much Louise!!
It is my hope it will be played tomorrow at the rally in Washington, DC. Louise is in the process of making a video as well. In the meantime you can click on this link to listen and download the song.
HOWL ACROSS AMERICA
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WOLF RALLY TODAY, WASHINGTON, DC
Wolf Warriors please join Friends of Animals today, Friday, August 12th, in Washington, DC, To Rally For Wolves and Protest the Upcoming Wolf Hunts.
Where:Gather at the Capitol Reflecting Pool at 9.00 a.m. (First Street and East Capitol). Then march to the White House before convening at Lafayette Park (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—directly across from the White House).
This is the time. Stand for wolves. Be a voice for the voiceless. Remember what wolves are facing in Idaho, starting August 30, 2011, eighteen days from now.
Idaho Wolf Hunt
N0 quotas in most of state. Hunters can kill 2 wolves per calendar year and since the wolf hunt in Idaho extends through March 31, 2012, hunters can apply for 2 more tags in 2012, allowing them to kill up to 4 wolves. Trappers can kill 5 wolves in 2011 and apply for more tags at the beginning of 2012. That would mean trappers could kill up to 10 wolves during this upcoming hunt.
Traps do not have to be checked for up to 72 hours, wolves could suffer for three days in a trap before being killed. Think how long three days is without food or water, with your pack-mates surrounding you, unable to help.
Remember the pups are just four to five months old. They are unable to care for themselves without the pack. Idaho has approximately 1000 wolves, 1/3 are pups. They could be killed outright or left to starve if their parents are killed.
Idaho wants to reduce its wolf population from 1000 wolves to 150. That means 850 wolves could be slaughtered in this hunt. Mothers, fathers, babies, sisters, brothers…all gone.
Hunters can use traps (leghold), snares, archery, high-powered rifles, the horror of it goes on and on. If the hunters and trappers don’t get the job done Idaho fish and game has stated they will use Wildlife Services, with their helicopter gunships and traps.
Make no mistake, this will be a bloodbath.
Wyoming
Wyoming wants unregulated killing of wolves in most of the state. That means if Wyoming has its way wolves can be killed every day of the year. It will be open season on them to be killed in any way possible, even running over them with a snowmobile. Wyoming has approx. 300 plus wolves. Yellowstone wolves regularly cross over the park boundaries. If that happens, they are in danger of losing their lives, just like the Cottonwood Pack back in 2009.
Montana
Montana has approx. 520 wolves. Hunters can kill 220 wolves with archery and high-powered rifles. Meanwhile Wildlife Services continues to kill wolves in Montana. The wolves will be dodging bullets from the hunts and WS.
BE THERE TO STAND FOR WOLVES IN THEIR DARK HOUR!!!
Extirpation All Over Again?
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Priscilla Feral, President, Friends of Animals, will be a guest on the Jane Velez-Mitchell Show, HLN CHANNEL today @ 7pm EST, 6pm Central, 5pm Mtn and 4pm Pacific, talking about the DC Rally and the upcoming wolf slaughter. Please watch or set your DVR’s.
Visit Friends of Animals For Updates On The Washington, DC rally!!
I want to express my sincere gratitude for your beautiful article concerning my humble efforts to raise more awareness for the suffering wolves of the world. I am truly very fortunate to have such a fantastic circle of beloved and compassionate friends; their immeasurable support is always a great encouragement to me to continue my fights for the well-being of all living creatures with faith and hope. May we always be united in our mission to stand up and speak out for the suffering wolves; may our voices of protest against their persecution be heard around the globe; may we do our utmost best to oppose any injustice to these incredibly wonderful beings.
LONG LIVE THE WOLVES OF THE WORLD!
Louise du Toit
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I received a Facebook message several days ago from Louise Du Toit, a wonderful, talented singer from South Africa, who lives in Greece. Louise care’s deeply about animals and wildlife. She’d written messages to several Oregon Senators protesting the anti-wolf bill that was introduced by Senator Whitsett, which seeks to strip gray wolves of their ESA protections. The reply Louise received from Oregon Senator Ted Ferrioli was so rude I almost couldn’t believe what I was reading. Apparently many other people were shocked as well because the story is all over the news. Good. I’m glad the world is finally seeing how wolf advocates are treated, no matter where they live.
Thank you Louise, you’ve brought much-needed publicity to the gray wolves’ plight by caring enough to reach out across the ocean with concern and care. Not only did Senator Ferroli insult you but he insulted the Greek people and all wolf advocates around the world, who are raising their voices in protest. I’m sure he never thought his rude words would become public. You’re a hero for having the courage to share his disdainful message with the world!!
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Ferrioli to European wolf advocates: Go away, morons!
Published: Wednesday, February 09, 2011, 8:24 PM Updated: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 9:15 AM
When Louise du Toit, a singer from South Africa living in Greece, wrote the John Day Republican asking him to oppose a bill sponsored by Sen. Doug Whitsett, R-Klamath Falls, that would remove wolves from Oregon’s endangered species list, Ferrioli whipped out this reply:
“Are you kidding? Why do you expect that input from [European Union] residents make any difference at all to me? I’ll be supporting Dr. Whitsett’s bill (he is a VETERINARIAN). By the way, perhaps I should be writing to EU ministers to stop bailing out Greece. Clearly it has become a haven for morons.
“Go Away!”
Ferrioli’s response enraged wolf advocates from around the U.S. and in Europe who wrote to demand that he apologize. “To think that we, as a nation, have voted such rude and closed minded individuals as yourself into office, is unfortunate,” wrote Susan Williams of Salt Lake City.
Ferrioli, who received a slew of identically written e-mails opposing Whitsett’s bill, isn’t feeling abashed. He’s confident his largely rural constituents in Eastern Oregon are adamantly against re-introducing wolves. And his home county, Grant, officially declares itself to be a United Nations-free zone, which gives you a sense of how the locals feel about listening to outsiders.
“I appreciate the fact people may think I live in the global village,” said Ferrioli. “I do not.” Furthermore, he said, folks in Europe simply “don’t have a dog in this fight.”
Du Toit, whose songs include “Ode to the Wolves,” said in an e-mail to The Oregonian that she has been “fighting vigorously for the suffering wolf populations of Sweden” and that it was “totally natural to me to stand up for the precious wolves of Oregon.”
Wolves are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, so there’s debate about whether Whitsett’s bill would have any immediate impact. But supporters of the bill say it is part of their effort to halt the spread of wolves, which they say pose a particular menace to livestock.
Du Toit wrote back to Ferrioli that his curt reply made her think that “you feel quite insecure about the strong influence that we as non-U.S. citizens might have.”
And she added this kicker: “There are NO borders in our fight for endangered species.”
Ferrioli didn’t stop there.
“You are delusional if you believe US elected officials will bow to activist pressure from outside our borders,” he fired back. “Let your friends, family and fellow Europeans in their thousands write passionate emails. We will ignore them.”
This blog is dedicated to the memory of Wolf 253, the beloved Yellowstone Druid wolf named Limpy, who was shot and killed in March 08, on the very day ESA protections were lifted for the gray wolf, by the then Bush Administration.
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