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Blog: Care2 Member Speaks for Wolves  



Meet Dorothy Keeler:  Dorothy, co-host of the Wolf Lovers group and wildlife photographer, was one of the first members to create a petition on Care2.
 
We launched ThePetitionSite back in April 2001 as a kind of experiment to see if we could help individual citizens harness the power of the online masses. It didn’t take long before Dorothy showed us what a single motivated individual could accomplish.
 
Her petition helped convince the Alaska Board of Game to create a buffer zone around Denali National Park to protect wolves that strayed outside the park’s boundaries.  I recently asked Dorothy about her experience protecting wolves:

C2: What inspired you to help the wolves?

DK: My husband and I are professional wildlife photographers who lived in Alaska for years and worked with the Toklat wolves in Denali National Park since 1990. I have been, and seen others, within 10 feet of wild wolves literally hundreds of times and have documented their reactions to humans...Wolf mother and cub none of which were in the least bit menacing or threatening.
Please see photos of how these wild wolves naturally behave around humans when they discover that they won't be harmed or fed.

C2: What are some of the successes you’ve had?

DK: Several petitions hosted on Care2 resulted in protecting Alaska's bears and wolves. My successful account of creating a petition to protect the Toklat wolves of Denali National Park is the lead story in MoveOn.org's book entitled, "Moveon's 50 Ways To Love Your Country: How to Find Your Political Voice and Be a Catalyst for Change."  I hope by sharing what I did, I can inspire others to create a petition for their cause.

C2: How has Care2 helped you?

DK: Care2 has provided a community of like-minded people who have rallied around causes I hold dear, introduced me to other situations where I could help others, and energized me when my determination was flagging.

C2: How can the Care2 community help you?

DK: The Care2 community can help us end aerial wolf hunting in Alaska and keep it from spreading to the lower 48. The Protect America's Wildlife (PAW) Act, now before Congress, aims to close a loophole in the federal Airborne Hunting Act that Alaska officials have exploited to shoot wolves from planes or to chase them to exhaustion and then land and shoot them. Over 800 wolves were killed over the last five winters by aerial hunters. See AlaskaWolfKill.com to help.

Posted: Tuesday July 8, 2008, 6:43 pm
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Rebecca Young (64) 		Tuesday July 8, 2008, 8:45 pm
Dorothy, you are such an inspiration - you have shown us all that one person really can make a difference, and that online advocacy can effect real and lasting change. Thank you!

Eric Rardin (36) 		Tuesday July 8, 2008, 11:48 pm
Dorothy - Thank you for your leadership and passion for protecting the wolves. My family lives in Alaska and I share your love for these animals. It is always wonderful to hear when a fellow C2 member has been able to make a difference.

Emily R. (96) 		Wednesday July 9, 2008, 8:24 am
That is SO great! The work that Dorothy has done is just amazing, and just imagine what the world would be like if more people felt so passionately about animals and making the world a better place. Thank you Dorothy! What a great story, and fantastic photos.

Laurie Peterson (9) 		Wednesday July 9, 2008, 9:57 am
Congrats Dorothy! Thanks for sharing this story with us Randy.

Bradley H. (1) 		Wednesday July 9, 2008, 10:45 am
Awesome stuff!

Susan E. (8) 		Thursday July 10, 2008, 9:46 am
Living in western Montana with wolves as neighbors, our family loves them and wants them to be respected, not killed and hated. The war on wolves expands and consumes in MT, ID, WY. They need our voices to protect them. Dorothy, way to go!

Alison Sparks (0) 		Tuesday September 9, 2008, 7:33 pm
I couldn't agree more about Alaska's despicable aerial wolf killing. Now, however, we suddenly have a greater obstacle to saving our wonderful wolves, as much a part of Alaska as life itself: The horrendous Sarah Palin is an activist for aerial wolf killing. They will probably shut her up in a matter of days, but this is who she is!

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