Alaska officials "illegally slaughter infant wolf pups"

Sarah Palin: Alaska's dead wolf pups demand justice! The petition site
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/968322162

This summer, Alaska wildlife agency personnel reportedly staked out a known wolf denning site – a practice that is illegal under Alaska law – and, using helicopters, gunned down 14 adult wolves from the air.

When they landed, they found 14 helpless pups in the nearby dens – infant wolves just weeks old – and methodically shot each one in the head. 28 wolves gunned down in all.

Due to a loophole in federal law, Alaska is the only state in the U.S. where a few hunters still use aircraft to shoot wolves or chase them to exhaustion before landing and shooting them point blank. But the practice of "denning" – the killing of wolf young in the den – is prohibited even under Alaska law.

It appears that the Department of Fish and Game may have violated its own regulation against the killing of wolf pups at a den site -- a rule that carries the power of law.

Then they seem to have deliberately misled the public to conceal this apparently illegal act.

Finally, top-level officials seem to have been directly involved in some capacity.

This killing of 14 wolf pups disturbs even longtime hunters in Alaska.

During her two years as governor, Sarah Palin proposed a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf and introduced legislation to make it even easier to use aircraft to hunt wolves and bears. But it's time that Governor Palin call for a thorough investigation into the killing of these 14 wolf pups, and bring any Alaska employees who acted illegally to justice.

Governor Palin presents herself as a pro-ethics reform politician. Please sign our petition to hold her accountable to her promises and send an email to your friends to spread the word.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/968322162

NOTE: The Alaska Wildlife Alliance {est.1978}.

The AWA is the only group in Alaska solely dedicated to the protection of Alaska's wildlife. Their mission is the protection of Alaska's natural wildlife for its intrinsic value as well as for the benefit of present and future generations. The AWA is the voice for promoting an ecosystem approach to wildlife management that represents the non-consumptive values of wildlife. AWA was founded by Alaskans and depends on the grassroots support and activism of its members.
http://www.akwildlife.org/content/view/123/61/