By guest blogger Natalie Williams

Only 5 peeps even saw the announcement regarding the Idaho wolf derby on The Center for Biological Diversity‘s website. I don’t have much myself, but I’m going to toss a bit their way and hope more wolf activists do too {At the very least, pass it around like wildfire, they really could use the help!}:

“Bad news: The Bureau of Land Management just approved the Idaho “Predator Derby” on public land. In January 500 hunters will descend on Salmon, Idaho for two days of “family friendly” wolf slaughter for fun and prizes. Even worse, this approval would apply to the next five years as well. We’re filing an emergency suit to stop it, and we need your help.

To fund this suit, a dedicated wildlife champion has stepped forward with a challenge: She’ll give $2 for every $1 you give, tripling your gift to the Predator Defense Fund in the next few weeks.

The Center for Biological Diversity is going to court to ask for an emergency order to shut down the derby before it starts. We’ll take on Idaho’s powerful wolf-hating politicians — men like Gov. Butch Otter and Congressman Raul Labrador — and do everything we can to pull the brakes on this sick, publicly subsidized kill-fest.

The Center is saving wolves across the country. We helped stop the Wyoming wolf hunt, got a hired government killer out of Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness, and just filed suit to force the government to adopt a proper wolf recovery plan for Mexican gray wolves. We know how to win for wolves and we’ll win in Idaho.

Help us stop this grotesque killing competition. Make a gift to the Predator Defense Fund today and your gift will be tripled with a generous 2-to-1 match.

Wolves shouldn’t be slaughtered for fun and prizes on public lands. The war to save wolves is fought one battle at a time, and this one is crucial. We’re ready to go. Join us.”

Right now your donation to the Predator Defense Fund will be matched 2-to-1 by a generous donor. So, please give today if you can!

Even if you can’t chip in, pass it on, maybe someone else can! Thanks from me and Leo!