Despite this summer’s ruling by a federal court to restore Endangered Species Act protections for Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies wolves, Wildlife Services agents -- the government’s wildlife killing experts -- are planning to kill hundreds of wolves in the region, including helpless pups in their dens. But now we're taking our message to the top -- USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.Thanks to a recent court ruling in our court fight for wolves, these magnificent animals are once more protected under the Endangered Species Act... but you wouldn't know it from looking at the plan Wildlife Services has cooked up for wolves in central Idaho. It's a proposal that would make Sarah Palin smile. The agency wants to expand their wolf-killing operations, working with Idaho officials to kill up to 80 percent of the wolves in some areas. Their plan also includes killing entire packs. Their plan includes using helicopters to chase down and kill wolves. And their plan includes gassing helpless wolf pups and their mothers in their dens, surgically sterilizing alpha wolf pairs and more. The agency has other, more reasonable options. But rather than helping ranchers co-exist with wolves and other native wildlife with proven non-lethal techniques, Wildlife Services is expanding their role as the nation’s top wolf-killers