Madison: Dozens of American Indian tribes asked the Biden government on Tuesday to immediately impose emergency protection for wolves, said the country became too aggressive in hunting for the animal.
The group representing the tribes sent a letter to the Interior Secretary of Deb Haaland asked him to act quickly on the emergency petition they entered in May to trace the wolf because it was endangered or threatened.
They also asked for Haaleland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico and the first American native to lead the cabinet body, to rest the wolves in an emergency for 240 days, ensuring direct protection.
The groups say that the state has imposed a ‘anti-wolf’ policy that presents ‘real potential to rebreak the wolf population.’ ‘The letter does not mention certain conditions or policies.
But Izzy Baird, a spokesman for the group, noted in an email that Wisconsin hunters surpassed the quota of killing them by almost 100 animals during the country’s spring; Montana allows hunters to kill up to 10 wolves each and payments for dead wolves that remind the prize; And Idaho’s law passed in July allows hunters to kill up to 90% of the country’s wolves.
The letter noted that Wolves played an important role in a number of American Indian cultures and accused the federal government failed to listen to their worries about removing wolves from the list of endangered species in January.
“ Is the Administration of Trump or Biden consulted tribal countries, because of the responsibility of the agreement and trust, they will hear that as a holy being, wolves are an integral part of land-based identity that forms our community, belief, customs and tradition, ‘ ‘The letter said.
“ Land, and everything he contains, is our temple.
“Wolves in most of the lower states are stripped of the protection of endangered federal species in the last days of Trump’s government.
Wolves in the North Rocky Region _ including Idaho, Montana and Wyoming and the portion of the state of Washington, Oregon and Utah – lost protection a decade ago under former President Barack Obama.
Groups include affiliated tribes from northwestern India, the Association of American Indian Affairs, Navajo, Oneida State in Wisconsin, the Mount Rocky Leader Council, the original Justice Coalition, the Association of Tribal Great Plains and Inter Arizona’s tribal council.
Interior spokesman Tyler Cherry refused to comment on the letter.