Wolves

Today we met with representatives from the Governor's office to discuss the need to veto the wolf hunt. We sat alongside representatives from a number of organizations: the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; the Minnesota chapter of the Audubon Society; the Sierra Club; the Humane Society; the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe; and the Center for Biological Diversity.

Today the MN State Senate debated and ultimately passed off the floor and into conference the Game and Fish Bill.  Senator Hann offered the amendment that we asked for and requested the original five year wait period on the hunting and trapping of MN's wolves.  The amendment got about as many votes as we could have hoped for but not enough to carry the day.  We lost 26 to 40 votes.