Last month several members of the North American Association for the Preservation of Predatory Animals came to Maine West on behalf of two members of their delegation who could not speak for themselves.

These were two wolves brought along, according to John Harris, the president of NAAPPA, to dispel the myth that wolves are aggressive, blood thirsty "varmints."

Current figures show that timber wolves in Alaska now number 3,000. In recent years bounty hunters have slaughtered approximately 1,000 wolves a year. If the killings continue at this rate, these wolves will be eliminated entirely from Alaska in three years.

Texas red wolves also have bounties on their heads although they are listed on the Rare and Endangered Species List by the Department of the Interior.

The NAAPPA urges everyone to take a few minutes of their time to write an appeal to President Nixon or the governors of Alaska and Texas to eliminate the bounties on these animals so that they can be preserved.

Students desiring more information about this organization or wishing to contribute to a special Jethro Wildlife Fund, to be maintained for the purpose of purchasing land suitable for a predator wildlife sanctuary and field study observation center, should write to the San Francisco Ecology Center at 13 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94111.