Otero Resident Forum Requests Entire Blog Be Included In Public Input To USFWS

Wolf Release by USFWS‏
From: J T WHITE
Sent: Mon 12/31/07
To: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov

FAXED and EMAILED:

December 31, 2007

Dear Mr. Slown,

It is my opinion, given much research, that the introduction of the wolf anywhere in the 48 contiguous states is ill advised at this time:

1. It is a fact that wolves are not endangered on planet Earth.

2. The Mexican Grey wolf is genetically identical to other wolves.

3. FWS employees are, in my judgment, more concerned about job security than the actual welfare of the flora and fauna that the American taxpayers are paying you to protect.

4. Releasing wolves, or any plant, animal, insect, in an area that does not contain the necessary resources for that living thing to survive is tantamount to murder.

5. Released wolves are necessarily habituated to man and therefore at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to avoidance of man.

USFWS should nix all plans for introduction of the wolf until science favors doing so. Trying to advance agendas without legitimate reasons only weakens USFWS credibility. To use an appropriate cliché, I believe that USFWS is “crying wolf”. You may find a place and time where you need the support, financially and otherwise, of your employer, the U.S. taxpayer. What will you do then?

I co-administer a site entitled Otero Residents Forum which has focused on wolf introduction. Over 2400 visits have been logged to the site from all over the world. The site too voluminous to include here but I request that it be included as public input. The address is:

http://www.oteroresidentsforum.blogspot.com

Sincerely,

Janet T. White
P.O. Box 49
Alamogordo, NM 88311-0049
575. (deleted)

Cc: Congressman Stevan Pearce
Otero Residents Forum