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Since 2003, Alaska's aerial hunting program has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 wolves. During these hunts, wolves are shot from the air or chased by airplanes to the point of exhaustion before the pilot lands the plane and a gunner shoots the animals point blank. Sign the petition below and urge Alaska Governor Sean Parnell to end the state's irresponsible and cruel aerial wolf-killing program immediately.

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Despite strong scientific, ethical, and public opposition to aerial hunting, officials in Alaska have:

• Proposed paying a $150 bounty for the left foreleg of each dead wolf.

• Approved a $400,000 state-funded propaganda campaign to promote aerial hunting.

• Introduced legislation to make it even easier to use aircraft to hunt wolves.

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Dear Governor Parnell,

As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares about sound wildlife management, I strongly urge you to withdraw your support for the use of aircraft to hunt and kill Alaska's wolves and bears.

Alaska is well known for its amazing wildlife and stunning natural beauty. It is appalling that your office and others in the state government continue to sanction the brutal aerial hunting of the state's majestic wolves and bears in nearly 60,000 square miles of the state.

As I am sure you are aware, aerial hunting was outlawed by the federal government in 1972. Yet Alaska officials continue to skirt the law and permit aerial hunting, claiming that this terrible practice is necessary for wildlife management -- an assertion that is not supported by available data on wildlife population numbers.

This unwarranted program often leads to inhumane deaths, with hunters in low-flying aircraft shooting down wolves from the air, or chasing them to the point of exhaustion, landing, and killing the animal at close range.

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Nov 21, 2009 Sherri Yates

Nov 21, 2009 lisa abramoff

Nov 21, 2009 Sharon Heppner Governor Parnell, I was appalled when I read that you as the governor of Alaska continue to use aircraft to hunt and kill wolves and bears. It is barbaric and inhumane!This needs to be stopped now!

Nov 21, 2009 jacqueline oliveri "A nation can be judged by the way it treats its animals" - Gandhi

Nov 21, 2009 Ariana Wylie Stop this horrible violation of ethics.

Nov 21, 2009 Amy Robinson

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Nov 21, 2009 Louisa Quiroga

Nov 21, 2009 ashley callaway

Nov 21, 2009 Wendy Wagoner

Nov 21, 2009 Judith Arisman

Nov 21, 2009 Marilyn Shepherd Please stop this senseless and horrible killing of wolves and pups.

Nov 21, 2009 (Name not displayed) This issue is vital, and one that I wish our state would treat differently. We are suppose to be the more "humane" species.

Nov 21, 2009 Laura Curtis

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Nov 21, 2009 Kristin Wilson There is no reason for this cruel practice. It is NOT a sport!

Nov 21, 2009 charles mccaskey

Nov 21, 2009 Mary Tveit

Nov 21, 2009 (Name not displayed) STOP KILLIN' RIGHT NOW! How dare you?! These animals have feelings, they CAN feel PAIN! You're just murderers! You're worst than these poor wild dogs. And you don't have brain to do that, I think so... Cheers.

Nov 21, 2009 (Name not displayed) Stop the killing now. Only in a Palin state would this have started. How stupid these kind of people are.

Nov 21, 2009 Mary Radcliff

Nov 21, 2009 Ashleigh Johnson I love ALL animals and it is not right what people are doing to these poor helpless animals. How would they like to be treated and killed like that.

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Nov 21, 2009 sue parshall

Nov 21, 2009 Jen Koppman

Nov 21, 2009 Luiz Eduardo Piá de Andrade

Nov 21, 2009 Jaclyn Wilson-Sealy I don't understand how anyone could just hunt such beautiful creatures.

Nov 21, 2009 Ruth Sawyer This type of hunting encourages a brutality that is abhorent and moves us further from a Godly stewardship of creation.

Nov 21, 2009 Janet Graves

Nov 20, 2009 Kianna Florez

Nov 20, 2009 sara groves

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Nov 20, 2009 Susan Emery

Nov 20, 2009 Louise Gamache