🎸 ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING 🎸
…and if you don’t donate, so will Wisconsin’s wolves.
Look, we know what you’re thinking.
“Did I just watch a wolf dressed as Elvis Presley singing ‘Blue Christmas’?”
Yes. Yes you did.
And honestly? We’re just as surprised as you are. But desperate times call for desperate measures — and rhinestone-studded wolf costumes.
Here’s the thing:
If you don’t donate before midnight NYE, Wisconsin’s wolves really will have a blue Christmas in 2026.
Because while Elvis may have left the building, the threats haven’t:
- Federal delisting attempts
- Political attacks on the Endangered Species Act
- DNR actions without public notice
- Trophy hunting lobby pushing for renewed wolf hunts
So yeah, we made a wolf lip-sync to Elvis. Because if that’s what it takes to get your attention and $4,600 raised by midnight NYE, we’ll do it.
🎸 CHOOSE YOUR ELVIS LEVEL 🎸
$75 — “HOUND DOG”
You ain’t nothin’ but a wildlife defender
Powers one month of rapid-response wildlife alerts when agencies try to hunt us down.
+ Invitation to Saturday’s Donor Gathering (rhinestones optional)
$150 — “VIVA LAS VEGAS”
A little less conversation, a little more action
Funds emergency legal research and coalition organizing for two months. No blue suede shoes required.
+ VIP seating at Saturday’s strategy session
+ Leadership Circle recognition
+ Direct briefing with Melissa (who promises not to dress as Elvis)
$300 — “THE KING’S COURT”
Can’t help falling in love with wolves
Sustains our entire Emergency Defense Fund for a full quarter. That’s a whole lotta love for wildlife.
+ Personal strategy briefing with Melissa
+ Founding Guardian recognition
+ Insider access to emerging threats
+ Eternal gratitude (and maybe a photo of Elvis Wolf)
Okay, real talk for a second:
This email is ridiculous. We know that. You know that. The wolf in the Elvis costume definitely knows that.
But the threats facing Wisconsin’s wolves in 2026 aren’t ridiculous. They’re real, they’re urgent, and we need $4,600 by midnight NYE to fight them.
So here’s what we’re asking:
Don’t have a Blue Christmas in 2026.
Donate $75, $150, or $300 before midnight NYE and help us launch our Emergency Wildlife Defense Fund.
Because while we made this video for laughs, the wolves we’re protecting are fighting for their lives.
🎤 BONUS: Saturday’s Donor Gathering 🎤
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
(Elvis costumes welcome but not required)
Elvis may have left the building…
But Wisconsin’s wolves are still here.
Let’s keep it that way.
DON’T LET THE WOLVES HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS
Midnight NYE deadline | $4,600 goal | Your gift = their survival
Thank you, thank you very much,
Melissa Smith
Executive Director
Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife
Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance
P.S. — No wolves were harmed in the making of this email. The Elvis wig, however, may never recover.
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