Why electing pro-wolf officials matters

Election cycles determine the officials who will be shaping wolf-related bills and policy. Their actions can either protect or endanger our wolf populations.

Federal Government

The Endangered Species Act provides the highest level of legal protection available for wolves nationwide, prohibiting hunting and trapping. Federal officials can either maintain these protections or remove them through a process known as delisting.

President

Appoint staff to federal agencies, such as the Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, that oversee wolf management
Sign or veto bills to list or delist wolves as an endangered species
Appoints Federal Judges that make important decisions on laws affecting Wolves.

U.S. Senate

Confirm or reject the President’s appointments to agencies that oversee wolf management
Pass wolf bills to list or delist wolves as an endangered species

U.S. House of Representatives

Pass wolf bills to list or delist wolves as an endangered species

State Government

If federal protections are removed, wolf management responsibility shifts to the states. State officials then can either continue protecting wolves within their borders or allow hunting and trapping.

Governor

Appoint staff to state agencies that oversee wolf management
Sign or veto state wolf population management bills

State Senate

Confirm or reject the Governor’s appointments to state agencies that oversee wolf management
Pass state wolf management bills and resolutions

State House of Representatives/Assembly

Pass state wolf management bills and resolutions

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Your Elected Officials

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