WWP Online Messenger #33
April 6, 2002
Who to Contact Over
the Killing
of the White Hawk Wolf Pack
Many readers of WWP's Online Messenger have responded to yesterday's Online Messenger # 32 with great concern, outrage and an interest in taking personal action to help stop the killing of wolves by United States government agencies.
WWP recommends that if you are interested please contact the following individuals as well as your Congressional delegation and ask that the killing of wolves be ended.
The agencies responsible for the killing are:
1. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Ed Bangs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Helena, Montana
telephone: (406) 449-5225 extension 204
email: Ed_Bangs@fws.gov
Ed Bangs is in charge of all federal wolf "management" in Wyoming, Montana,
and Idaho.
Carter Niemeyer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boise Field Office
telephone: (208) 378-5639
email: Carter_Niemeyer@fws.gov (or if that does not go through) try:
Carter_Niemeyer@r1.fws.gov
Carter Niemeyer is in charge of all wolf "management" in Idaho; he works under
Ed Bangs. Carter is directly responsible for the order to kill the White Hawk
Pack.
2. Wildlife Services ( A Federal Agency which is part of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture)
Mark Collinge
Idaho State Office, Boise, Idaho
telephone: (208) 378-5077
email: Mark.D.Collinge@usda.gov
Mark Collinge is in charge of all federal government killing of predators
and other animals ranchers dislike in Idaho. His employees carry out the
helicopter gunning of the wolves.
3. Nez Perce Tribe
Curt Mack
telephone: 208-634-1061 (McCall, Idaho)
email: CMACK@timpt.NEZPERCE.ORG
The Nez Perce Tribe is the designated agency in Idaho for wolf "management".
This is because the Idaho legislature prevented the Idaho Department of Fish and
Game or any other Idaho agency from participating in wolf reintroduction. The
Tribe contracts with FWS and is the on-the-ground responsible party in Idaho for
wolves. Curt Mack has been hired by the Tribe and is the responsible
administrator for the Tribe's participation in the killing.
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