----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- spondere@aol.com 11/07/2007 08:26 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management

procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, lorna smith PO BOX 966 PLACITAS, NM 87043 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- drdecanto@comcast.net 11/07/2007 08:26 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process.

Sincerely, Alan Rogers PO Box 803 Tesuque, NM 87574 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- angiedykema@hotmail.com 11/07/2007 08:37 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus).

At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Angie Dykema 1135 Jonada Pl Reno, NV 89509 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- joshualeechapman@yahoo.com 11/07/2007 08:48 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments Mexican Grey Wolf

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral

and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Josh Chapman 7446 S BRANDING IRON RD SAFFORD, AZ 85546 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- malonetravels2@hotmail.com 11/07/2007 09:04 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus

facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Robert Malone 2600 Zia Road West , Tierra de Zia Condos, L-16 Tierra de Zia, Unit L-16 Santa Fe, NM 87505 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- spotts@infowest.com 11/07/2007 09:19 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject

Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been

restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Richard Spotts 1125 W. Emerald Drive St. George, UT 84770-6026 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- p_davis@envirologicinc.com 11/07/2007 09:30 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf.

Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Paul Davis PO Box 1736 Tijeras, NM 87059 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM -----

hmnmnaturalist@comcast.net 11/07/2007 09:32 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to

conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, hank mirsky 924 Los Padres Pl SE Albuquerque, NM 87123 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- ericksmith2@yahoo.com 11/07/2007 09:43 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap,

Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, eric smith 2317 Chapman Ln NW

Albuquerque, NM 87104 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- kuzava5@netscape.net 11/07/2007 10:25 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j).

Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jim Kuzava 7 Valencia Loop Santa Fe, NM 87508 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- dweomer@aol.com 11/07/2007 11:05 PM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves.

Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Katherine Clarke 98 Placita De Oro, Apt H Santa Fe, NM 87501 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- ceh@poost.tele.dk 11/08/2007 02:27 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program.

Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, connie hansen ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- paul@themailpath.com 11/08/2007 05:23 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos.

The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Paul Moss 1849 Whitaker Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- jstew314@swbell.net 11/08/2007 06:01 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, I wish to comment Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. I am writing to express my concern that almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild.

The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. I hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. The Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus) and the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Changes in wolf management should include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate to "further the conservation of the species." Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public. Sincerely, T A Stewart unknown unknown ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- siouxzie689@aol.com 11/08/2007 06:15 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject

Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been

restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, susan yodice 1723 Amelia Ave San Pedro, CA 90731 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- ecology1@yahoo.com 11/08/2007 06:48 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf.

Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Top predators are critical to manage wild ungulate populations which in turn allows the regeneration of overgrazed areas and promotes greater diversity of all species in any given area. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Drew Monthie 120 TEE HILL RD QUEENSBURY, NY 12804

----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- jj.berman@pcisys.net 11/08/2007 07:17 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management

procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jack Berman 13930 Westchester Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80921 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/08/2007 07:45 AM ----- cfrankl5@aug.edu 11/08/2007 07:27 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process.

Sincerely, Charles Franklin unknown unknown

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Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Charles Franklin unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110807175714-190542 ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:17:57 -0700 Received: from p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25DCD19E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 06:38:35 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 49a13374.2630114224.4507.00-057.p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <jj.berman@pcisys.net>); Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:17:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 08 Nov 2007 06:14:13 -0800 PostedDate: 11/08/2007 07:17:56 AM $MessageID: <20071108141756.31689.1399.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: jj.berman@pcisys.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008648206; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110814); R=0.078(10710812739); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <jj.berman@pcisys.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/08/2007 07:17:57 AM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:19 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:19 AM SMTPOriginator: jj.berman@pcisys.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/08/2007 07:17:57 AM-11/08/2007 07:17:59 AM,11/08/2007 07:17:59 AM-11/08/2007 07:17:59 AM $Orig: 5C809948C8A089C88725738D004E8C42 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:16:11 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/08/2007 07:17:59 AM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jack Berman 13930 Westchester Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80921

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Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Top predators are critical to manage wild ungulate populations which in turn allows the regeneration of overgrazed areas and promotes greater diversity of all species in any given area. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Drew Monthie 120 TEE HILL RD QUEENSBURY, NY 12804

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110806154476-188406 ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 06:15:44 -0700 Received: from p01c11m096.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13FA219E808A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 05:36:22 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m096.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 00c03374.3170958256.51525.00-024.p01c11m096.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <siouxzie689@aol.com>); Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:15:44 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 08 Nov 2007 05:12:01 -0800 PostedDate: 11/08/2007 06:15:44 AM $MessageID: <20071108131544.31689.1084.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: siouxzie689@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008648206; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110810); R=0.078(10710812841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <siouxzie689@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/08/2007 06:15:44 AM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:20 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:20 AM SMTPOriginator: siouxzie689@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/08/2007 06:15:44 AM-11/08/2007 06:15:46 AM,11/08/2007 06:15:46 AM-11/08/2007 06:15:47 AM $Orig: 213984BFDBA1DEEB8725738D0048DA4C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:16:06 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/08/2007 06:15:47 AM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, susan yodice 1723 Amelia Ave San Pedro, CA 90731

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110806013370-188072 ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 06:01:33 -0700 Received: from p01c11m032.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1DEA19E8024 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 05:22:10 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m032.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id da803374.2410912688.41748.00-071.p01c11m032.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <jstew314@swbell.net>); Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:01:33 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 08 Nov 2007 04:57:50 -0800 PostedDate: 11/08/2007 06:01:33 AM $MessageID: <20071108130133.31689.1022.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: jstew314@swbell.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008648206; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110810); R=0.078(10710812829); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <jstew314@swbell.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/08/2007 06:01:33 AM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:20 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:20 AM SMTPOriginator: jstew314@swbell.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/08/2007 06:01:33 AM-11/08/2007 06:01:34 AM,11/08/2007 06:01:34 AM-11/08/2007 06:01:34 AM $Orig: 1481F7CB13580F928725738D00478DDA Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:16:04 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/08/2007 06:01:34 AM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, I wish to comment Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. I am writing to express my concern that almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild.

The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. I hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. The Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus) and the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Changes in wolf management should include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate to "further the conservation of the species." Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public. Sincerely, T A Stewart unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110805230670-187426 ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 05:23:06 -0700 Received: from p01c11m073.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 617E019E8024 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 04:43:43 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m073.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id aaff2374.2628983728.14576.00-081.p01c11m073.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <paul@themailpath.com>); Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:23:06 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 08 Nov 2007 04:19:23 -0800 PostedDate: 11/08/2007 05:23:06 AM $MessageID: <20071108122306.31689.887.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: paul@themailpath.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008648206; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110808); R=0.078(10710812739); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <paul@themailpath.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/08/2007 05:23:06 AM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:20 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:20 AM SMTPOriginator: paul@themailpath.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/08/2007 05:23:06 AM-11/08/2007 05:23:08 AM,11/08/2007 05:23:08 AM-11/08/2007 05:23:08 AM $Orig: EBA07BE55B7C3E538725738D004408AE Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:16:01 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/08/2007 05:23:08 AM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Paul Moss 1849 Whitaker Ave White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110802274140-184306 ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 02:27:41 -0700 Received: from p01c11m084.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57AB919E801D for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:48:16 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m084.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id d86d2374.3423083440.18747.00-003.p01c11m084.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <ceh@poost.tele.dk>); Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:27:41 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 08 Nov 2007 01:23:58 -0800 PostedDate: 11/08/2007 02:27:40 AM $MessageID: <20071108092740.31689.172.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: ceh@poost.tele.dk SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008648206; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110805); R=0.078(1071081303); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <ceh@poost.tele.dk> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/08/2007 02:27:41 AM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM SMTPOriginator: ceh@poost.tele.dk RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/08/2007 02:27:41 AM-11/08/2007 02:27:42 AM,11/08/2007 02:27:42 AM-11/08/2007 02:27:43 AM $Orig: F8F7AFAA491278078725738D0033F93C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:59 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/08/2007 02:27:43 AM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, connie hansen

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110723051770-180090 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 23:05:17 -0700 Received: from p01c11m095.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42D8E19E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:25:50 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m095.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id d17a2374.3613649840.432.00-079.p01c11m095.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <dweomer@aol.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:05:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 22:01:34 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 11:05:17 PM $MessageID: <20071108060517.6758.19051.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: dweomer@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110758); R=0.078(107107202633); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <dweomer@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 11:05:17 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM SMTPOriginator: dweomer@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 11:05:17 PM-11/07/2007 11:05:18 PM,11/07/2007 11:05:18 PM-11/07/2007 11:05:18 PM $Orig: 34E4B1470DDA3E0E8725738D0021719A Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:56 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 11:05:18 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Katherine Clarke 98 Placita De Oro, Apt H Santa Fe, NM 87501

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110722253664-179622 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:25:36 -0700 Received: from p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id B54FC19E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:46:08 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 0dd92374.2568924080.62684.00-038.p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <kuzava5@netscape.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:25:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 21:21:53 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 10:25:36 PM $MessageID: <20071108052536.6758.18963.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: kuzava5@netscape.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110754); R=0.078(10710720288); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <kuzava5@netscape.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 10:25:36 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM SMTPOriginator: kuzava5@netscape.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 10:25:36 PM-11/07/2007 10:25:38 PM,11/07/2007 10:25:38 PM-11/07/2007 10:25:38 PM $Orig: 9F3492F2DB26F3578725738D001DCF80 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:54 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 10:25:38 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jim Kuzava 7 Valencia Loop Santa Fe, NM 87508

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110721430762-179177 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:43:07 -0700 Received: from p01c11m034.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3792C19E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:03:39 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m034.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id bd392374.2632784816.12112.00-037.p01c11m034.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <ericksmith2@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:43:07 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 20:39:24 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 09:43:07 PM $MessageID: <20071108044307.6758.18779.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: ericksmith2@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110751); R=0.078(107107202633); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <ericksmith2@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 09:43:07 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM SMTPOriginator: ericksmith2@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 09:43:07 PM-11/07/2007 09:43:08 PM,11/07/2007 09:43:08 PM-11/07/2007 09:43:09 PM $Orig: EF61A546723AE1E18725738D0019EBCA Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:49 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 09:43:09 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, eric smith 2317 Chapman Ln NW Albuquerque, NM 87104

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110721323202-179055 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:32:32 -0700 Received: from p01c11m024.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79DEB19E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:53:03 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m024.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id d5192374.2450279344.46441.00-115.p01c11m024.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <hmnmnaturalist@comcast.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:32:29 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 20:28:46 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 09:32:28 PM $MessageID: <20071108043228.6758.18735.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: hmnmnaturalist@comcast.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110750); R=0.078(107107202632); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <hmnmnaturalist@comcast.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 09:32:32 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:21 AM SMTPOriginator: hmnmnaturalist@comcast.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 09:32:32 PM-11/07/2007 09:32:34 PM,11/07/2007 09:32:34 PM-11/07/2007 09:32:34 PM $Orig: B2F612C367F167068725738D0018F384 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:47 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 09:32:34 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a

decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, hank mirsky 924 Los Padres Pl SE Albuquerque, NM 87123

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110721302382-179035 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:30:23 -0700 Received: from p01c11m034.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4344F19E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:50:55 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m034.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id fd092374.2591210416.8932.00-049.p01c11m034.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <p_davis@envirologicinc.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:30:23 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 20:26:40 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 09:30:23 PM $MessageID: <20071108043023.6758.18729.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: p_davis@envirologicinc.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110750); R=0.078(107107202633); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <p_davis@envirologicinc.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 09:30:23 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM SMTPOriginator: p_davis@envirologicinc.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 09:30:23 PM-11/07/2007 09:30:24 PM,11/07/2007 09:30:24 PM-11/07/2007 09:30:25 PM $Orig: 73BB0F5B937B6DEC8725738D0018C16E Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:45 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 09:30:25 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a

decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Paul Davis PO Box 1736 Tijeras, NM 87059

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110721192060-178918 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:19:20 -0700 Received: from p01c11m077.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E170819E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:39:51 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m077.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 84e82374.3625192368.82908.00-088.p01c11m077.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <spotts@infowest.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:19:20 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 20:15:37 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 09:19:20 PM $MessageID: <20071108041920.6758.18631.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: spotts@infowest.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110748); R=0.078(107107202632); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <spotts@infowest.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 09:19:20 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM SMTPOriginator: spotts@infowest.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 09:19:20 PM-11/07/2007 09:19:21 PM,11/07/2007 09:19:21 PM-11/07/2007 09:19:21 PM $Orig: AB1C57D91B1663A28725738D0017BE5C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:42 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 09:19:21 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Richard Spotts 1125 W. Emerald Drive St. George, UT 84770-6026

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110721043262-178619 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:04:32 -0700 Received: from p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA91819E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:25:03 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 0da82374.2629819312.39632.00-055.p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <malonetravels2@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:04:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 20:00:49 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 09:04:32 PM $MessageID: <20071108040432.6758.18533.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: malonetravels2@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110748); R=0.078(107107202633); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <malonetravels2@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 09:04:32 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM SMTPOriginator: malonetravels2@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 09:04:32 PM-11/07/2007 09:04:33 PM,11/07/2007 09:04:33 PM-11/07/2007 09:04:34 PM $Orig: BAE77A2F451C18A98725738D0016637E Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:39 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 09:04:34 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a

decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Robert Malone 2600 Zia Road West , Tierra de Zia Condos, L-16 Tierra de Zia, Unit L-16 Santa Fe, NM 87505

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110720480283-178377 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:48:02 -0700 Received: from p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFEF519E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:08:33 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 2f682374.2705386416.19868.00-003.p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <joshualeechapman@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:48:02 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 19:44:19 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 08:48:02 PM $MessageID: <20071108034802.6758.18443.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: joshualeechapman@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments Mexican Grey Wolf X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110748); R=0.078(10710720288); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <joshualeechapman@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 08:48:02 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM SMTPOriginator: joshualeechapman@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 08:48:02 PM-11/07/2007 08:48:03 PM,11/07/2007 08:48:03 PM-11/07/2007 08:48:04 PM $Orig: B8A44B9071AD0B7E8725738D0014E0DB Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:35 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 08:48:04 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Josh Chapman 7446 S BRANDING IRON RD SAFFORD, AZ 85546

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110720372030-178197 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:37:20 -0700 Received: from p01c11m016.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CCBB19E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:57:51 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m016.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id f6482374.2567605168.12644.00-094.p01c11m016.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <angiedykema@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:37:19 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 19:33:37 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 08:37:19 PM $MessageID: <20071108033719.6758.18369.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: angiedykema@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008548788; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110747); R=0.078(10710720288); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <angiedykema@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 08:37:20 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:22 AM SMTPOriginator: angiedykema@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 08:37:20 PM-11/07/2007 08:37:21 PM,11/07/2007 08:37:21 PM-11/07/2007 08:37:21 PM $Orig: 14933BA685DAA6AD8725738D0013E5DE Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:31 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 08:37:21 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Angie Dykema 1135 Jonada Pl Reno, NV 89509

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110720264095-178043 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:26:40 -0700 Received: from p01c11m092.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FDF919E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:47:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m092.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 0f182374.3268238256.21513.00-081.p01c11m092.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <drdecanto@comcast.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:26:40 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 19:22:57 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 08:26:40 PM $MessageID: <20071108032640.6758.18297.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: drdecanto@comcast.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <drdecanto@comcast.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 08:26:40 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM SMTPOriginator: drdecanto@comcast.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 08:26:40 PM-11/07/2007 08:26:42 PM,11/07/2007 08:26:42 PM-11/07/2007 08:26:43 PM $Orig: D9E86E6031AD34568725738D0012EC20 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:28 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 08:26:43 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Alan Rogers PO Box 803 Tesuque, NM 87574

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110720264152-178044 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:26:41 -0700 Received: from p01c11m092.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36B4919E804A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:47:12 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m092.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 1f182374.3666852784.21513.00-081.p01c11m092.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <spondere@aol.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:26:41 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 19:22:57 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 08:26:40 PM $MessageID: <20071108032640.6758.18299.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: spondere@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <spondere@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 08:26:41 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM SMTPOriginator: spondere@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 08:26:41 PM-11/07/2007 08:26:42 PM,11/07/2007 08:26:42 PM-11/07/2007 08:26:43 PM $Orig: F7DF4C16C72D6DE38725738D0012EC58 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:22 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 08:26:43 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, lorna smith PO BOX 966 PLACITAS, NM 87043

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110719532651-177588 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:53:26 -0700 Received: from p01c11m051.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E63A719E82CE for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:13:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m051.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 62a72374.2536819632.78167.00-060.p01c11m051.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <ggkaras@cox.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:53:26 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 18:49:43 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 07:53:26 PM $MessageID: <20071108025326.6758.18089.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: ggkaras@cox.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135810); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <ggkaras@cox.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 07:53:26 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM SMTPOriginator: ggkaras@cox.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 07:53:26 PM-11/07/2007 07:53:27 PM,11/07/2007 07:53:27 PM-11/07/2007 07:53:27 PM $Orig: B94B83E67CFDACA68725738D000FE10B Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:20 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 07:53:27 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. This is very important for future generations and to begin to correct past mistakes Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Shirley C. Karas 7008 E. Mighty Saguaro Way Scottsdale, AZ 85266 Sincerely, Shirley Karas 7008 E Mighty Saguaro Way Scottsdale, AZ 85262

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110719445627-177479 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:44:56 -0700 Received: from p01c11m091.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0CF619E8057 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:05:26 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m091.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 82872374.3172703152.135886.00-044.p01c11m091.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <eve29@earthlink.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:44:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 18:41:13 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 07:44:56 PM $MessageID: <20071108024456.6758.18027.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: eve29@earthlink.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <eve29@earthlink.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 07:44:56 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:23 AM SMTPOriginator: eve29@earthlink.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 07:44:56 PM-11/07/2007 07:44:57 PM,11/07/2007 07:44:58 PM-11/07/2007 07:44:58 PM $Orig: 6E85117A68BEE71F8725738D000F19BB Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:15 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 07:44:58 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Eve Bittel PO Box 5572 Santa Fe, NM 87502

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110719331829-177287 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:33:18 -0700 Received: from p01c11m046.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id B61C019E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:53:48 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m046.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id e6572374.2435312560.26285.00-090.p01c11m046.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <dwyer@aps.edu>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:33:18 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 18:29:35 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 07:33:18 PM $MessageID: <20071108023318.6758.17953.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: dwyer@aps.edu SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <dwyer@aps.edu> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 07:33:18 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:24 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:24 AM SMTPOriginator: dwyer@aps.edu RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 07:33:18 PM-11/07/2007 07:33:19 PM,11/07/2007 07:33:20 PM-11/07/2007 07:33:20 PM $Orig: 573748CA2EDB0CD38725738D000E0916 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:12 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 07:33:20 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, William Dwyer 21 Fleetfoot Tijeras, NM 87059

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110719265728-177189 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:26:57 -0700 Received: from p01c11m097.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EFD319E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:47:27 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m097.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 1f372374.3498711984.21692.00-053.p01c11m097.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <skidog2@comcast.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:26:57 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 18:23:14 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 07:26:57 PM $MessageID: <20071108022657.6758.17905.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: skidog2@comcast.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <skidog2@comcast.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 07:26:57 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:24 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:24 AM SMTPOriginator: skidog2@comcast.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 07:26:57 PM-11/07/2007 07:26:58 PM,11/07/2007 07:26:58 PM-11/07/2007 07:26:59 PM $Orig: 61653A52928F2C8B8725738D000D7440 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:07 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 07:26:59 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, philip rickman 57 Posada Dr Pueblo, CO 81005

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110719173836-177029 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:17:38 -0700 Received: from p01c11m085.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93A5719E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:38:08 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m085.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 2c172374.3487484848.16088.00-012.p01c11m085.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <birdthompson@juno.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:17:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 18:13:55 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 07:17:38 PM $MessageID: <20071108021738.6758.17815.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: birdthompson@juno.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135645); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <birdthompson@juno.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 07:17:38 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:24 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:24 AM SMTPOriginator: birdthompson@juno.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 07:17:38 PM-11/07/2007 07:17:40 PM,11/07/2007 07:17:40 PM-11/07/2007 07:17:41 PM $Orig: 37F341FAD311B1478725738D000C99EC Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:04 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 07:17:41 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Bird Thompson 2841 Madison St NE Albuquerque, NM 87110

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110718575476-176679 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:57:54 -0700 Received: from p01c11m052.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEB5019E82CF for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:18:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m052.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 22d62374.2539695024.26470.00-040.p01c11m052.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <grelbik@att.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:57:54 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 17:54:12 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 06:57:54 PM $MessageID: <20071108015754.6758.17689.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: grelbik@att.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135810); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <grelbik@att.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 06:57:54 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM SMTPOriginator: grelbik@att.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 06:57:54 PM-11/07/2007 06:57:56 PM,11/07/2007 06:57:56 PM-11/07/2007 06:57:56 PM $Orig: D9B1527B9B52F6C58725738D000ACB94 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:15:02 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 06:57:56 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, David Ther 1517 Stanford Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87106

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110718533531-176609 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:53:35 -0700 Received: from p01c11m023.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4596519E82CA for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:14:05 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m023.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id f1c62374.2528164784.170560.00-027.p01c11m023.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <ritag505@aol.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:53:35 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 17:49:52 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 06:53:35 PM $MessageID: <20071108015335.6758.17651.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: ritag505@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135823); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <ritag505@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 06:53:35 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM SMTPOriginator: ritag505@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 06:53:35 PM-11/07/2007 06:53:36 PM,11/07/2007 06:53:37 PM-11/07/2007 06:53:37 PM $Orig: DA71C4139A4F85A88725738D000A663B Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:59 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 06:53:37 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Rita Guidi 44 Dawn Trl Santa Fe, NM 87508

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110718523436-176587 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:52:34 -0700 Received: from p01c11m041.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4657E19E82CF for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:13:04 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m041.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 2eb62374.2547272624.99211.00-048.p01c11m041.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <sisstrav@aol.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:52:34 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 17:48:51 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 06:52:34 PM $MessageID: <20071108015234.6758.17649.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: sisstrav@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110746); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <sisstrav@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 06:52:34 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM SMTPOriginator: sisstrav@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 06:52:34 PM-11/07/2007 06:52:36 PM,11/07/2007 06:52:37 PM-11/07/2007 06:52:37 PM $Orig: 530CDF374F2DADDB8725738D000A4E6C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:55 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 06:52:37 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Karen Sisson unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110718381309-176203 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:38:13 -0700 Received: from p01c11m007.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFBE619E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:58:42 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m007.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 48862374.2602249136.37517.00-113.p01c11m007.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <mmwentzel@pacific.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:38:12 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 17:34:30 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 06:38:12 PM $MessageID: <20071108013812.6758.17555.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: mmwentzel@pacific.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110744); R=0.078(107107135718); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <mmwentzel@pacific.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 06:38:13 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:25 AM SMTPOriginator: mmwentzel@pacific.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 06:38:13 PM-11/07/2007 06:38:13 PM,11/07/2007 06:38:14 PM-11/07/2007 06:38:14 PM $Orig: 584027F29AC764F18725738D0008FDFD Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:52 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 06:38:14 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Monique Wentzel unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110718284595-176024 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:28:45 -0700 Received: from p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E7CD19E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:49:15 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id d4662374.2529844144.4188.00-034.p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <sherritijerina@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:28:45 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 17:25:03 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 06:28:45 PM $MessageID: <20071108012845.6758.17477.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: sherritijerina@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110743); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <sherritijerina@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 06:28:45 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM SMTPOriginator: sherritijerina@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 06:28:45 PM-11/07/2007 06:28:47 PM,11/07/2007 06:28:48 PM-11/07/2007 06:28:48 PM $Orig: 8E0AED54F85F86BF8725738D00082073 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:45 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 06:28:48 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Sherri Tijerina unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717572497-175372 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:57:24 -0700 Received: from p01c11m093.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39C1919E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:17:54 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m093.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 4fe52374.3426171824.1067.00-037.p01c11m093.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <envirohero@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:57:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:53:42 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:57:24 PM $MessageID: <20071108005724.6758.17157.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: envirohero@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110743); R=0.078(107107135841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <envirohero@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:57:24 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM SMTPOriginator: envirohero@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:57:24 PM-11/07/2007 05:57:26 PM,11/07/2007 05:57:26 PM-11/07/2007 05:57:32 PM $Orig: 73D4A9F2470FD9418725738D000541B1 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:42 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:57:32 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Randy Tashjian 1031 Trafalgar Drive Glendale, CA 91207

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717572559-175374 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:57:25 -0700 Received: from p01c11m093.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id D361319E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:17:54 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m093.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 5fe52374.3363232688.1067.00-037.p01c11m093.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <enid@swcp.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:57:25 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:53:42 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:57:24 PM $MessageID: <20071108005724.6758.17159.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: enid@swcp.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110743); R=0.078(107107135841); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <enid@swcp.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:57:25 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM SMTPOriginator: enid@swcp.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:57:25 PM-11/07/2007 05:57:26 PM,11/07/2007 05:57:26 PM-11/07/2007 05:57:28 PM $Orig: 66B2FA0DBC17CBA38725738D000541EF Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:40 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:57:28 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Enid Howarth 900 Hermosa Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87110

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717381670-174862 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:38:16 -0700 Received: from p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC09D19E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:58:45 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 87a52374.131636144.31864.00-080.p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <b_donnell@msn.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:38:16 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:34:33 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:38:15 PM $MessageID: <20071108003815.6758.16986.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: b_donnell@msn.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110743); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <b_donnell@msn.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:38:16 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:26 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM SMTPOriginator: b_donnell@msn.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:38:16 PM-11/07/2007 05:38:18 PM,11/07/2007 05:38:18 PM-11/07/2007 05:38:19 PM $Orig: BAF3599F22202D758725738D00038126 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:35 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:38:19 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Bruce Donnell 124 Avenida De Las Casas Santa Fe, NM 87506

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717381615-174861 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:38:16 -0700 Received: from p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37D9419E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:58:45 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 87a52374.2653780912.31864.00-080.p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <wolfhowlmama@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:38:16 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:34:33 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:38:15 PM $MessageID: <20071108003815.6758.16984.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: wolfhowlmama@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110743); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <wolfhowlmama@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:38:16 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM SMTPOriginator: wolfhowlmama@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:38:16 PM-11/07/2007 05:38:17 PM,11/07/2007 05:38:17 PM-11/07/2007 05:38:19 PM $Orig: 1487771E77D2273B8725738D000380EF Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:33 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:38:19 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Lydia Garvey 429 S 24th St Clinton, OK 73601

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717360044-174801 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:36:00 -0700 Received: from p01c11m003.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7828719E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:56:29 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m003.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 0f952374.2440887216.42745.00-013.p01c11m003.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <cmunz@cox.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:36:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:32:17 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:35:59 PM $MessageID: <20071108003559.6758.16954.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: cmunz@cox.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135718); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <cmunz@cox.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:36:00 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM SMTPOriginator: cmunz@cox.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:36:00 PM-11/07/2007 05:36:01 PM,11/07/2007 05:36:01 PM-11/07/2007 05:36:02 PM $Orig: 78A00B554FF71FE38725738D00034BEC Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:27 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:36:02 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Carroll Munz 4820 E Caida Del Sol Dr Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717355990-174799 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:35:59 -0700 Received: from p01c11m003.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E69FD19E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:56:28 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m003.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id fe952374.2503826352.42745.00-013.p01c11m003.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <bspears@spearsarchitects.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:35:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:32:17 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:35:59 PM $MessageID: <20071108003559.6758.16952.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: bspears@spearsarchitects.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135718); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <bspears@spearsarchitects.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:35:59 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM SMTPOriginator: bspears@spearsarchitects.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:35:59 PM-11/07/2007 05:36:01 PM,11/07/2007 05:36:01 PM-11/07/2007 05:36:02 PM $Orig: 832830AE27912AAB8725738D00034BB6 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:30 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:36:02 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, I think the Federal Government should stop killing wildlife and start protecting animals beyond domestic livestock. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong

in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Beverley Spears 2200 Fort Union Dr Santa Fe, NM 87505

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717250117-174504 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:25:01 -0700 Received: from p01c11m036.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 161C919E82C4 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:45:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m036.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id c5752374.2582170544.1563.00-080.p01c11m036.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <rmunholland@comcast.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:25:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:21:17 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:25:00 PM $MessageID: <20071108002500.6758.16856.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: rmunholland@comcast.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135627); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <rmunholland@comcast.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:25:01 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:27 AM SMTPOriginator: rmunholland@comcast.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:25:01 PM-11/07/2007 05:25:02 PM,11/07/2007 05:25:02 PM-11/07/2007 05:25:03 PM $Orig: 80D216ACDDAECECC8725738D00024A65 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:23 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:25:03 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, ray Munholland 3712 Ridge Pointe Loop NE Albuquerque, NM 87111

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717250051-174503 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:25:00 -0700 Received: from p01c11m036.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BB0D19E82C4 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:45:29 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m036.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id c5752374.2561190832.1563.00-080.p01c11m036.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <nehara777@naturemail.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:25:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:21:17 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:25:00 PM $MessageID: <20071108002500.6758.16854.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: nehara777@naturemail.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135627); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <nehara777@naturemail.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:25:00 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM SMTPOriginator: nehara777@naturemail.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:25:00 PM-11/07/2007 05:25:01 PM,11/07/2007 05:25:01 PM-11/07/2007 05:25:02 PM $Orig: 453FBB2869D21ED58725738D00024A23 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:20 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:25:02 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Arran Thomson 4613 NE 19th Ave Portland, OR 97211-5807

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717074480-174030 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:07:44 -0700 Received: from p01c11m077.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B29119E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:28:13 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m077.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 05352374.3446201264.5422.00-079.p01c11m077.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <gsandy@gci.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:07:44 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 16:04:02 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:07:44 PM $MessageID: <20071108000744.6758.16660.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: gsandy@gci.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <gsandy@gci.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:07:44 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM SMTPOriginator: gsandy@gci.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:07:44 PM-11/07/2007 05:07:45 PM,11/07/2007 05:07:45 PM-11/07/2007 05:07:46 PM $Orig: 10C2B7FC287027C18725738D0000B590 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:15 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:07:46 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. I was shocked to learn that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area

(BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild, and I wish to express my extreme concern regarding that fact. The Mexican gray wolf, a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest, and I hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA. It is the agency's duty to facilitate success for the Mexican gray wolf program. The wolf program needs to get back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest, including: 1) promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; 2) revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; 3) eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; 4) requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; 5) supporting voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; 6) repealing, or at least suspending, Standard Operating Procedure 13 until the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and 7)immediately reinitiating recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to share my thoughts and concerns. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Maurice G. Sandy 516 3rd Street Juneau, AK 99801 Sincerely, Maurice Sandy unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717031781-173914 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:03:17 -0700 Received: from p01c11m027.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BD0419E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:23:46 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m027.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 54252374.2509462448.39953.00-034.p01c11m027.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <adamkarrera@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:03:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 15:59:35 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:03:17 PM $MessageID: <20071108000317.6758.16618.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: adamkarrera@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135823); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <adamkarrera@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:03:17 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM SMTPOriginator: adamkarrera@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:03:17 PM-11/07/2007 05:03:18 PM,11/07/2007 05:03:19 PM-11/07/2007 05:03:19 PM $Orig: AF11995E61A7964E8725738D00004D45 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:12 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:03:19 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Adam Karrera 824 S Mill Ave # 55 Tempe, AZ 85281

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110717031845-173915 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:03:18 -0700 Received: from p01c11m027.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 174FD19E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:23:47 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m027.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 64252374.2530442160.39953.00-034.p01c11m027.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <sherry.fitzmaurice@xilinx.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:03:18 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 15:59:35 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 05:03:17 PM $MessageID: <20071108000317.6758.16620.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: sherry.fitzmaurice@xilinx.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110742); R=0.078(107107135823); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <sherry.fitzmaurice@xilinx.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 05:03:18 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:28 AM SMTPOriginator: sherry.fitzmaurice@xilinx.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 05:03:18 PM-11/07/2007 05:03:18 PM,11/07/2007 05:03:18 PM-11/07/2007 05:03:19 PM $Orig: D7BDE5C59728B3398725738D00004D85 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:14:05 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 05:03:19 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a

decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Sherry Fitzmaurice PO Box 67102 Albuquerque, NM 87193

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Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Rebecca Herro unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110716342858-173126 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:34:28 -0700 Received: from p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id D13B019E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:54:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 48b42374.2496289712.25901.00-118.p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <annstehr@comcast.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:34:28 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 15:30:45 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 04:34:28 PM $MessageID: <20071107233428.6758.16351.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: annstehr@comcast.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110741); R=0.078(107107135826); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <annstehr@comcast.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 04:34:28 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:29 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:29 AM SMTPOriginator: annstehr@comcast.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 04:34:28 PM-11/07/2007 04:34:29 PM,11/07/2007 04:34:30 PM-11/07/2007 04:34:30 PM $Orig: 0341341500F1904C8725738C00817FCA Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:56 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 04:34:30 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Anne Stehr 711 Iron Ave SW Albuquerque, NM 87102

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110716214419-172743 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:21:44 -0700 Received: from p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57E5619E8057 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:42:12 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 88842374.2569718704.5716.00-084.p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <sharon.hall@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:21:44 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 15:18:01 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 04:21:43 PM $MessageID: <20071107232143.6758.16228.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: sharon.hall@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110740); R=0.078(107107135826); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <sharon.hall@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 04:21:44 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:29 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:29 AM SMTPOriginator: sharon.hall@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 04:21:44 PM-11/07/2007 04:21:45 PM,11/07/2007 04:21:46 PM-11/07/2007 04:21:47 PM $Orig: 33C044AA6B284D108725738C00805533 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:49 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 04:21:47 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Sharon Hall unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110716162891-172588 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:16:28 -0700 Received: from p01c11m081.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01F1319E82A5 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:36:56 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m081.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id c4742374.3393538992.36105.00-105.p01c11m081.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <schochet@rci.rutgers.edu>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:16:28 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 15:12:45 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 04:16:28 PM $MessageID: <20071107231628.6758.16164.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: schochet@rci.rutgers.edu SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110740); R=0.078(107107135645); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <schochet@rci.rutgers.edu> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 04:16:28 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:29 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:29 AM SMTPOriginator: schochet@rci.rutgers.edu RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 04:16:28 PM-11/07/2007 04:16:30 PM,11/07/2007 04:16:31 PM-11/07/2007 04:16:31 PM $Orig: 15EF83A1C2160AB48725738C007FDA0B Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:46 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 04:16:31 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Gordon Schochet Department of Political Science, Rutgers University 89 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110716090997-172340 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:09:09 -0700 Received: from p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE60519E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:29:37 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 59542374.2707659696.44819.00-070.p01c11m015.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <jrr@dfn.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:09:09 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 15:05:27 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 04:09:09 PM $MessageID: <20071107230909.6758.16090.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: jrr@dfn.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110740); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <jrr@dfn.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 04:09:09 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM SMTPOriginator: jrr@dfn.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 04:09:09 PM-11/07/2007 04:09:11 PM,11/07/2007 04:09:11 PM-11/07/2007 04:09:12 PM $Orig: 881F421480B9EFD78725738C007F2E97 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:44 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 04:09:12 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Robert Myers 5210 N Eisenhower Rd Roswell, NM 88201

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715572562-171980 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:57:25 -0700 Received: from p01c11m087.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7073519E82BA for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:17:53 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m087.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 5d242374.3194698672.11856.00-133.p01c11m087.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <rcsailer@beu.midco.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:57:25 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:53:42 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:57:25 PM $MessageID: <20071107225725.6758.15982.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: rcsailer@beu.midco.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110739); R=0.078(107107135645); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <rcsailer@beu.midco.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:57:25 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM SMTPOriginator: rcsailer@beu.midco.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:57:25 PM-11/07/2007 03:57:27 PM,11/07/2007 03:57:27 PM-11/07/2007 03:57:27 PM $Orig: 4D18A755BAB921E58725738C007E1B72 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:41 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:57:27 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, randy sailer 1018 cherry lane beulah, ND 58523

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715475538-171540 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:47:55 -0700 Received: from p01c11m001.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19B4819E807B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:08:23 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m001.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 78042374.2409044912.51762.00-302.p01c11m001.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <jtinthemtns@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:47:35 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:43:38 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:47:20 PM $MessageID: <20071107224720.6758.15892.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: jtinthemtns@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110739); R=0.078(107107135718); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <jtinthemtns@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:47:55 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM SMTPOriginator: jtinthemtns@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:47:55 PM-11/07/2007 03:47:55 PM,11/07/2007 03:47:56 PM-11/07/2007 03:47:56 PM $Orig: AD06BD229AB6FBB88725738C007D3CB3 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:37 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:47:56 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, I want to thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jeff Thompson 8905 Apache Beulah, CO 81023

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715374494-171008 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:37:44 -0700 Received: from p01c11m026.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7230619E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:58:12 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m026.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 83e32374.2674121648.31460.00-059.p01c11m026.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <antoniosghost@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:37:44 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:34:01 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:37:44 PM $MessageID: <20071107223744.6758.15781.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: antoniosghost@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110739); R=0.078(107107135823); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <antoniosghost@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:37:44 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:30 AM SMTPOriginator: antoniosghost@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:37:44 PM-11/07/2007 03:37:47 PM,11/07/2007 03:37:47 PM-11/07/2007 03:37:47 PM $Orig: 0BEF58D83809C4828725738C007C4E3E Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:29 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:37:47 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal, or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the the species has been restored to all or a significant portion of its former range, as required by the Endangered Species Act; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, antonio garcez 319 Sierra Vista Rd. Placitas, NM 87043

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715342435-170723 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:34:24 -0700 Received: from p01c11m006.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E837219E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:54:51 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m006.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 07d32374.2600418224.18680.00-074.p01c11m006.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <bberkman@arc-a.org>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:34:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:30:41 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:34:23 PM $MessageID: <20071107223423.6758.15763.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: bberkman@arc-a.org SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110739); R=0.078(107107135718); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <bberkman@arc-a.org> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:34:24 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM SMTPOriginator: bberkman@arc-a.org RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:34:24 PM-11/07/2007 03:34:25 PM,11/07/2007 03:34:26 PM-11/07/2007 03:34:26 PM $Orig: 17D00840AE0181628725738C007BFFE3 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:26 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:34:26 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Budd Berkman 11 Canoncito Rd Placitas, NM 87043

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715330960-170648 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:33:09 -0700 Received: from p01c11m026.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CE0019E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:53:37 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m026.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 52d32374.2527263664.20550.00-108.p01c11m026.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <dressagenancy@comcast.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:33:09 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:29:26 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:33:08 PM $MessageID: <20071107223308.6758.15749.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: dressagenancy@comcast.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110739); R=0.078(107107135823); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <dressagenancy@comcast.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:33:09 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM SMTPOriginator: dressagenancy@comcast.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:33:09 PM-11/07/2007 03:33:10 PM,11/07/2007 03:33:11 PM-11/07/2007 03:33:11 PM $Orig: 1D94D37FBD6C6AB78725738C007BE2B0 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:22 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:33:11 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Nancy Smoller 11 Lake Dr Lambertville, NJ 08530

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715282419-170382 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:28:24 -0700 Received: from p01c11m044.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BFF419E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:48:51 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m044.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 70c32374.2526145456.23316.00-140.p01c11m044.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <harriesmail@get2net.dk>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:28:23 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:24:40 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:28:23 PM $MessageID: <20071107222823.6758.15697.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: harriesmail@get2net.dk SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110738); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <harriesmail@get2net.dk> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:28:24 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM SMTPOriginator: harriesmail@get2net.dk RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:28:24 PM-11/07/2007 03:28:26 PM,11/07/2007 03:28:26 PM-11/07/2007 03:28:27 PM $Orig: AB485864888867358725738C007B7333 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:18 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:28:27 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Lene Hansen unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715185324-169835 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:18:53 -0700 Received: from p01c11m042.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A06419E8057 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:39:20 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m042.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id cc932374.2706500528.1529.00-044.p01c11m042.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <lvogel@rrmh.rrps.k12.nm.us>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:18:52 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:15:10 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:18:52 PM $MessageID: <20071107221852.6758.15561.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: lvogel@rrmh.rrps.k12.nm.us SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110738); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <lvogel@rrmh.rrps.k12.nm.us> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:18:53 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:31 AM SMTPOriginator: lvogel@rrmh.rrps.k12.nm.us RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:18:53 PM-11/07/2007 03:18:55 PM,11/07/2007 03:18:55 PM-11/07/2007 03:18:55 PM $Orig: AE7C1827ED1AEC7C8725738C007A942C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:13 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:18:55 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a

decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Laura Vogel 5841 Miller Rd NE Rio Rancho, NM 87144

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110715083239-169255 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:08:32 -0700 Received: from p01c11m073.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5B5819E804C for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:28:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m073.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id f5732374.2508319664.87260.00-073.p01c11m073.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <splacesfe@aol.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:08:31 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 14:04:46 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 03:08:28 PM $MessageID: <20071107220828.6758.15459.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: splacesfe@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110738); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <splacesfe@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 03:08:32 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM SMTPOriginator: splacesfe@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 03:08:32 PM-11/07/2007 03:08:34 PM,11/07/2007 03:08:34 PM-11/07/2007 03:08:34 PM $Orig: 3CE29006FDBB38BA8725738C0079A1A7 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:09 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 03:08:34 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Sandra Place 7 Ute Ln Santa Fe, NM 87505

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714544732-168578 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:54:47 -0700 Received: from p01c11m033.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66E1219E800B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:15:14 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m033.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 02432374.2559622064.11065.00-295.p01c11m033.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <tconnor@hvc.rr.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:54:40 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:50:50 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:54:32 PM $MessageID: <20071107215432.6758.15305.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: TConnor@hvc.rr.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110736); R=0.078(107107135627); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <tconnor@hvc.rr.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:54:47 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM SMTPOriginator: tconnor@hvc.rr.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:54:47 PM-11/07/2007 02:54:48 PM,11/07/2007 02:54:48 PM-11/07/2007 02:54:48 PM $Orig: 9269168192E0B3A28725738C00785F5C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:07 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:54:48 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Thomas V. Connor 17 Dubois Street Wallkill, NY 12589

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714531126-168485 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:53:11 -0700 Received: from p01c11m005.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54FEE19E82A2 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:13:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m005.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 6c332374.2683247536.18302.00-092.p01c11m005.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <schugrule@aol.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:53:10 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:49:28 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:53:10 PM $MessageID: <20071107215310.6758.15295.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: schugrule@aol.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110736); R=0.078(107107135718); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <schugrule@aol.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:53:11 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM SMTPOriginator: schugrule@aol.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:53:11 PM-11/07/2007 02:53:12 PM,11/07/2007 02:53:12 PM-11/07/2007 02:53:13 PM $Orig: 79A66C6B2F67E50E8725738C007839D6 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:13:03 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:53:13 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Lawrence Schug 35002 115th Avenue Avon, MN 56310

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714465104-168145 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:46:51 -0700 Received: from p01c11m042.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB8F19E82A2 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:07:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m042.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id a4232374.2610916272.41224.00-024.p01c11m042.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <marieemorrissey@msn.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:46:50 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:43:08 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:46:50 PM $MessageID: <20071107214650.6758.15233.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: marieemorrissey@msn.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110736); R=0.078(107107135726); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <marieemorrissey@msn.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:46:51 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM SMTPOriginator: marieemorrissey@msn.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:46:51 PM-11/07/2007 02:46:52 PM,11/07/2007 02:46:52 PM-11/07/2007 02:46:53 PM $Orig: EC07F3148E08EE858725738C0077A550 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:59 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:46:53 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Marie Morrissey 2330 S Kearney St Apt 113 Denver, CO 80222

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714273946-167241 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:27:39 -0700 Received: from p01c11m065.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B0EA19E828A for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:48:06 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m065.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id bcd22374.2550401968.14883.00-032.p01c11m065.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <lollyb@santafe.edu>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:27:39 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:23:56 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:27:38 PM $MessageID: <20071107212738.6758.14935.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: lollyb@santafe.edu SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110734); R=0.078(107107135826); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <lollyb@santafe.edu> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:27:39 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:32 AM SMTPOriginator: lollyb@santafe.edu RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:27:39 PM-11/07/2007 02:27:40 PM,11/07/2007 02:27:41 PM-11/07/2007 02:27:41 PM $Orig: 496E356CAAC1205C8725738C0075E37A Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:51 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:27:41 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Lolly Brown 3034 Calle Caballero Santa Fe, NM 87507

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714253317-167133 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:25:33 -0700 Received: from p01c11m064.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E40EF19E82B0 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:45:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m064.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id c4d22374.2550700976.2866.00-099.p01c11m064.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <patr@crcwnet.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:25:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:21:49 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:25:32 PM $MessageID: <20071107212532.6758.14919.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: patr@crcwnet.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110734); R=0.078(107107135826); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <patr@crcwnet.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:25:33 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM SMTPOriginator: patr@crcwnet.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:25:33 PM-11/07/2007 02:25:35 PM,11/07/2007 02:25:35 PM-11/07/2007 02:25:36 PM $Orig: 13F46EB70E72DDCD8725738C0075B225 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:49 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:25:36 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Pat Rasmussen Moved New Address Is Unknown Unknown, WA 00000

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714133332-166460 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:13:33 -0700 Received: from p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4F8019E82B0 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:33:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id c7a22374.2495826864.55935.00-089.p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <wbpgreenfield@sbcglobal.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:13:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:09:49 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:13:31 PM $MessageID: <20071107211331.6758.14718.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: wbpgreenfield@sbcglobal.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0020082644; B=0.500(0); S=0.023(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110734); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <wbpgreenfield@sbcglobal.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:13:33 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM SMTPOriginator: wbpgreenfield@sbcglobal.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:13:33 PM-11/07/2007 02:13:34 PM,11/07/2007 02:13:34 PM-11/07/2007 02:13:35 PM $Orig: B1989D0870E50A778725738C007498F4 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:43 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:13:35 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, I am sorry but if it comes to wolves verus cattle, I am with the wolves. If the cattle are on PUBLIC land, get rid of them. We can always get more cattle but when the wolves are extinct, they are gone forever.Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New

Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Wayne B. Peters 4340 S 68th St Greenfield, WI 53220

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714133200-166456 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:13:32 -0700 Received: from p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 866EA19E82B0 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:33:58 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id b7a22374.2422397872.55935.00-089.p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <jstmarie@ix.netcom.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:13:31 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:09:49 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:13:31 PM $MessageID: <20071107211331.6758.14714.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: jstmarie@ix.netcom.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110734); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <jstmarie@ix.netcom.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:13:32 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM SMTPOriginator: jstmarie@ix.netcom.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:13:32 PM-11/07/2007 02:13:34 PM,11/07/2007 02:13:34 PM-11/07/2007 02:13:35 PM $Orig: 8195CC3C8EF9AD7B8725738C00749870 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:38 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:13:35 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Janice St. Marie 210 E Marcy St Ste 1 Santa Fe, NM 87501

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714133265-166458 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:13:32 -0700 Received: from p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F6E419E82A5 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:33:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id c7a22374.2705623984.55935.00-089.p01c11m074.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <losttribe_tx@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:13:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 13:09:49 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:13:31 PM $MessageID: <20071107211331.6758.14716.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: losttribe_tx@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008610629; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110734); R=0.078(107107135717); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <losttribe_tx@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:13:32 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:33 AM SMTPOriginator: losttribe_tx@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:13:32 PM-11/07/2007 02:13:34 PM,11/07/2007 02:13:34 PM-11/07/2007 02:13:35 PM $Orig: 6FF320D9E3E12A898725738C007498B1 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:33 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:13:35 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, John Burleson 1228 FAIRMOUNT AVE # 3 FORT WORTH, TX 76104

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110714024536-165846 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:02:45 -0700 Received: from p01c11m094.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDC0119E8286 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:23:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m094.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 4f722374.3665972144.44156.00-126.p01c11m094.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <cohenedmunds@netzero.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:02:44 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:59:02 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 02:02:44 PM $MessageID: <20071107210244.6758.14590.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: cohenedmunds@netzero.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110733); R=0.078(10710772556); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <cohenedmunds@netzero.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 02:02:45 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM SMTPOriginator: cohenedmunds@netzero.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 02:02:45 PM-11/07/2007 02:02:47 PM,11/07/2007 02:02:47 PM-11/07/2007 02:02:47 PM $Orig: 58700540440A8CDE8725738C00739BD8 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:29 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 02:02:47 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Beth Cohen 707 Arno St SE Albuquerque, NM 87102

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713524681-165346 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:52:46 -0700 Received: from p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2000519E82B5 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:13:13 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id e9522374.2456918960.9903.00-153.p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <joshua@themathews.us>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:52:46 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:49:03 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:52:45 PM $MessageID: <20071107205245.6758.14454.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: joshua@themathews.us SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110732); R=0.078(1071077280); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <joshua@themathews.us> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:52:46 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM SMTPOriginator: joshua@themathews.us RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:52:46 PM-11/07/2007 01:52:48 PM,11/07/2007 01:52:48 PM-11/07/2007 01:52:48 PM $Orig: B09100E8148226908725738C0072B20A Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:26 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:52:48 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Joshua Mathews 5024 BLUE GLEN DR THE COLONY, TX 75056

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713524600-165344 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:52:46 -0700 Received: from p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54BD419E82B1 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:13:12 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id d9522374.2687695792.9903.00-153.p01c11m062.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <farnan33@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:52:45 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:49:03 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:52:45 PM $MessageID: <20071107205245.6758.14452.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: farnan33@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110732); R=0.078(1071077280); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <farnan33@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:52:46 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM SMTPOriginator: farnan33@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:52:46 PM-11/07/2007 01:52:47 PM,11/07/2007 01:52:47 PM-11/07/2007 01:52:47 PM $Orig: DCCD0DFD3BA325108725738C0072B1B8 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:21 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:52:47 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Kayla Farnan 955 Juniper Atlanta, GA 30309

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713462604-165023 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:46:26 -0700 Received: from p01c11m091.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4520219E82B0 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:06:52 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m091.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 12422374.3488717744.16115.00-133.p01c11m091.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <cjernigan33@hotmail.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:46:25 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:42:43 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:46:25 PM $MessageID: <20071107204625.6758.14338.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: cjernigan33@hotmail.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110731); R=0.078(10710772556); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <cjernigan33@hotmail.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:46:26 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM SMTPOriginator: cjernigan33@hotmail.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:46:26 PM-11/07/2007 01:46:27 PM,11/07/2007 01:46:27 PM-11/07/2007 01:46:27 PM $Orig: 4C5258EEF200A7808725738C00721D4C Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:18 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:46:27 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Clayton Jernigan unknown unknown

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713412788-164776 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:41:27 -0700 Received: from p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1737019E82A5 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:01:54 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 7f222374.2415020976.2659.00-038.p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <sbrs_mr@yahoo.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:41:27 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:37:44 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:41:26 PM $MessageID: <20071107204126.6758.14272.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: sbrs_mr@yahoo.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110731); R=0.078(10710772553); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <sbrs_mr@yahoo.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:41:27 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:34 AM SMTPOriginator: sbrs_mr@yahoo.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:41:27 PM-11/07/2007 01:41:29 PM,11/07/2007 01:41:29 PM-11/07/2007 01:41:30 PM $Orig: 4E2137553D7A7BED8725738C0071A8D4 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:14 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:41:30 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Mara Saubers

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713412708-164775 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:41:27 -0700 Received: from p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FB4519E82A5 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:01:53 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 6f222374.2519919536.2659.00-038.p01c11m035.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <lyndalarsen77@msn.com>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:41:26 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:37:44 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:41:26 PM $MessageID: <20071107204126.6758.14270.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: lyndalarsen77@msn.com SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110731); R=0.078(10710772553); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <lyndalarsen77@msn.com> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:41:27 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM SMTPOriginator: lyndalarsen77@msn.com RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:41:27 PM-11/07/2007 01:41:28 PM,11/07/2007 01:41:28 PM-11/07/2007 01:41:29 PM $Orig: A8CF2F178C2F36658725738C0071A884 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:11 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:41:29 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is an integral and essential part of our ecological heritage and deserves our protection. Wolves were here long before we were, and belong in the American Southwest. As experts have found in Yellowstone, wolves play an extremely critical role in the ecological balance. They have been instrumental in bringing back reduced plant and tree populations and maintaining healthier ungulate herds, simply because of the presence of ungulate predators. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process, and thank you for considering my views. Sincerely, Lynda Larsen 15 Avenida De Sevilla Santa Fe, NM 87506

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713271846-163960 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:27:18 -0700 Received: from p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82F6119E805B for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:47:44 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 5af12374.2666089392.22869.00-146.p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <david@nmwild.org>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:27:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:23:33 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:27:15 PM $MessageID: <20071107202715.6758.14052.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: david@nmwild.org SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110728); R=0.078(1071077261); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <david@nmwild.org> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:27:18 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM SMTPOriginator: david@nmwild.org RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:27:18 PM-11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM,11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM-11/07/2007 01:27:20 PM $Orig: 63BE40C5826FD7A98725738C00705D06 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:06 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:27:20 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, David Ehrman 7137 Calientito Loop Santa Fe, NM 87507

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713271759-163958 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:27:17 -0700 Received: from p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id 974E819E8057 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:47:43 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] by p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with SMTP id 5af12374.2569583536.22869.00-146.p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <capability.brown@sympatico.ca>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:27:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:23:33 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:27:15 PM $MessageID: <20071107202715.6758.14050.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: capability.brown@sympatico.ca SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110728); R=0.078(1071077261); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <capability.brown@sympatico.ca> X_SOURCE_IP: [(unknown)] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:27:17 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM SMTPOriginator: capability.brown@sympatico.ca RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:27:17 PM-11/07/2007 01:27:18 PM,11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM-11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM $Orig: B85EDAA049EB6FFF8725738C00705CAF Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:03 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a

decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Blake Wilson unknown unknown, CA m4v-2w4

Received: from smtp1.fws.gov ([164.159.171.2]) by ifw9bct-smtp1.fws.doi.net (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with ESMTP id 2007110713271668-163956 ; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:27:16 -0700 Received: from p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (mxl144v247.mxlogic.net [208.65.144.247]) by smtp1.fws.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id B41B319E82A3 for <r2fwe_al@fws.gov>; Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:47:42 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown [65.160.234.70] (EHLO mx70.getactive.com) by p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (mxl_mta-5.2.0-1) with ESMTP id 4af12374.2601053104.22869.00-146.p01c11m004.mxlogic.net (envelope-from <smorgan1964@earthlink.net>); Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:27:16 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown (HELO weba1.sac.getactive.com) ([192.168.17.109]) by mx70.getactive.com with SMTP; 07 Nov 2007 12:23:33 -0800 PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:27:15 PM $MessageID: <20071107202715.6758.14048.qmail@weba1.sac.getactive.com> From: smorgan1964@earthlink.net SendTo: R2FWE_AL@fws.gov Subject: Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 X_Spam: [F=0.0008583193; B=0.500(0); S=0.010(2007101601); MH=0.500(2007110728); R=0.078(1071077261); SC=none; SS=0.500] X_Mail_From: <smorgan1964@earthlink.net> X_SOURCE_IP: [65.160.234.70] $MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on IFW9BCT-SMTP1/FWS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 11/07/2007 01:27:16 PM,MIME-CD by Notes Client on Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI(Release 6.5.1|January 21, 2004) at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM,MIME-CD complete at 01/23/2008 10:04:35 AM SMTPOriginator: smorgan1964@earthlink.net RoutingState: $UpdatedBy: ,CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteServers: CN=IFW9BCT-SMTP1/OU=FWS/O=DOI,CN=FW2ROMAIL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI RouteTimes: 11/07/2007 01:27:16 PM-11/07/2007 01:27:18 PM,11/07/2007 01:27:18 PM-11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM $Orig: AE5C40BAB781EA228725738C00705C54 Categories: $Revisions: 01/04/2008 09:12:01 AM $MsgTrackFlags: 0 DeliveredDate: 11/07/2007 01:27:19 PM $RespondedTo: 2 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf

Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Susan Morgan 1681 Peaceful Valley Dr Maple Falls, WA 98266

Principal: CN=R2FWE_AL/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI $langprincipal: $altprincipal: ForwardedFrom: CN=Magdalena Etemadi/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI ForwardedDate: 11/07/2007 01:12:07 PM INetSendTo: John_Slown@fws.gov INetCopyTo: InetBlindCopyTo: $StorageTo: 1 $Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.5.1 January 21, 2004 $MessageID: <OF1D1EC3D8.29599B05-ON8725738C.006EE679-8725738C.006F4D6B@LocalDomain> PostedDate: 11/07/2007 01:15:43 PM Recipients: CN=John Slown/OU=RO/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI@FWS MailOptions: 0 SaveOptions: 1 From: CN=Magdalena Etemadi/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI AltFrom: CN=Magdalena Etemadi/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI Logo: stdNotesLtr0 useApplet: True DefaultMailSaveOptions: 1 Query_String: tmpImp: Sign: Encrypt: SendTo: CN=John Slown/OU=RO/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI@FWS CopyTo: BlindCopyTo: Subject: EnterSendTo: CN=John Slown/OU=RO/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI EnterCopyTo: EnterBlindCopyTo: $RFSaveInfo: EB6F08A2E99C5EBA8725738C0064738B $UpdatedBy: CN=Magdalena Etemadi/OU=R2/OU=FWS/O=DOI ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:12 PM ----- nortykalishman@gmail.com 11/07/2007 11:17 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further

the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Norton Kalishman 1043 Columbia Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87106 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:12 PM ----- trais.kliphuis@state.nm.us 11/07/2007 11:17 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA).

Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Trais Kliphuis 2445 Camino Capitan Santa Fe, NM 87505 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:12 PM ----- weigelsj@yahoo.com

11/07/2007 11:17 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make

many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Stephanie Weigel 983 E 7th St Chico, CA 95928 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:12 PM ----- gausfahl@aol.com 11/07/2007 11:17 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap

2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral

and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Gary Ausfahl 600 S Watson Ln Littleton, CO 80123 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:12 PM ----- jeffkurtpetersen@gmail.com 11/07/2007 11:17 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than

60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jeff Petersen unknown unknown ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- kausfahl@aol.com 11/07/2007 11:19 AM To

R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic

integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Karen Ausfahl 600 S Watson Ln Littleton, CO 80123 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- bspriddy@yahoo.com 11/07/2007 11:21 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments regarding Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113

Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). I would like to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a

result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Brenda Priddy PO Box 381 Quemado, NM 87829 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- vegsister@yahoo.com 11/07/2007 11:22 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). I am concerned that today fewer than 60 wolves exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage that deserves our protection. Wolves belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own

right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial uplisting, the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that wolves be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Kirsten Stade 430 W 116th St New York, NY 10027 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- phidippides26@mac.com 11/07/2007 11:23 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf. At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial uplisting, the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos.

The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. We've lost enough endangered species. This one's preservation is still within reach. Please be sure that everything possible is being done to conserve this beautiful, mythical part of Southwestern history. (Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process.) Sincerely, John McAndrew 8 Bonito Ct Santa Fe, NM 87508 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- edwardacampbell@gmail.com 11/07/2007 11:27 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that

established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Ed Campbell ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM -----

jack@premierbrass.com 11/07/2007 11:28 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, As a career wildlife manager, I am ashamed of the USFWS actions regarding not only the Mexican wolf, but a host of other endangered species. Has the Service no shame? Who the hell will stand for wildlife if not us? Are the political pressures so great that the Service will abdicate its responsibility, its mandate? Tell me no, tell me that there exists enough spine within the Service to stand on principle and not cave in to the perceived political threats. That said, thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate

of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Jack Schweitzer PO Box 428, 10 Koala Ct Eagle Nest, NM 87718 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- mcd@nets.com 11/07/2007 11:29 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject

Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and

movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, M.C. Domandi unknown unknown ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- rtalbott@alleghenydefense.org 11/07/2007 11:32 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151,

Pages 44065-44069: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Gray Wolf ("Mexican Gray Wolf")--the proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 10(j) rule that established and governs the management of the nonessential experimental population of Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA). Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the BRWRA, fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial ?uplisting,? the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process.

Sincerely, Ryan Talbott unknown unknown ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- lcolt@fguardians.org 11/07/2007 11:32 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus).

At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Lori Colt 312 Montezuma Ave Santa Fe, NM 87501 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- lckelly35@yahoo.com 11/07/2007 11:39 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be

a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Lynette Kelly 1349 Lexington Ave Apt 5G New York, NY 10128 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- jwillams@wsahealth.com 11/07/2007 11:39 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Please accept these comments on saving the Mexican Grey Wolf, which is a key to the health of other species and of habiitats in New Mexico. My comments are on the Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus

facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Judith Williams ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- bkwarner@windstream.net 11/07/2007 11:41 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069

U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos.

The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, Barbara Warner unknown unknown, KY 40033 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- stormf5@riseup.net 11/07/2007 11:44 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our

ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, John Waters 136 Clingman Ave Asheville, NC 28801 ----- Forwarded by Magdalena Etemadi/R2/FWS/DOI on 11/07/2007 01:11 PM ----- weaintu@yahoo.com 11/07/2007 11:49 AM To R2FWE_AL@fws.gov cc

Subject Scoping Comments pursuant to Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 151, Pages 44065-44069 U.S. F&WS State Administrator Brian Millsap 2105 Osuna NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Dear Dr. Millsap, Thank you for this the opportunity to submit scoping comments on Fish and Wildlife Service's intent to prepare and Environmental Impact Statement and Socio-Economic Assessment for the Proposed Amendment of the Rule Establishing a Nonessential Experimental Population of the Arizona and New Mexico Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf. Please allow me to express my concern that today, almost a decade after wolves were reintroduced into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA), fewer than 60 lobos exist in the wild. The Mexican gray wolf is a charismatic and integral part of our ecological heritage, which deserves our protection. Lobos belong in the American Southwest. We hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will utilize this rule-making process to implement the conservation mandate of the ESA, and thus facilitate success for our Mexican gray wolf program. Sweeping changes will be necessary in order to get our wolf program back on track. First and foremost, the Mexican gray wolf (canis lupus balieyi) should be listed as endangered in its own right, separate and distinct from the gray wolf (canis lupus). At the very least, the population of Mexican wolves in the BRWRA should be designated as "experimental, essential" under ESA Section 10(j). Beyond this initial "uplisting," the Service can and should make many changes to the ways in which wolves are managed in the Southwest. These include: promulgating formal management procedures or guidelines for improving or maximizing the genetic integrity and viability of the BRWRA population of Mexican wolves; revising the current 10(j) rule to include authority to conduct initial releases of captive wolves anywhere within the BRWRA; eliminating all restrictions to wolf dispersal and movements; requiring livestock operators on public land to remove, bury, or render inedible carcasses of dead livestock to reduce the likelihood that wolves become habituated to feeding on livestock; formally support voluntary grazing permit buyout

in the Gila bioregion; repeal or at least suspend Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 13 until the 100 wolf threshold has been met; and immediately reinitiate recovery planning on behalf of the lobos. The ESA requires that our lobos be managed in order to "further the conservation of the species." Our obligation to recover Mexican wolves, however, goes beyond a legal mandate. Returning wolves to their rightful place on the landscape is both a moral and ecological imperative. Thank you for this opportunity to be a voice for wolves. Please do not make my personal contact information public as a result of participating in this comment process. Sincerely, david Barnes 7278 W Maple Ridge Dr Tucson, AZ 85743