Dear Friend,

As bears prepare for hibernation this fall, they have no idea that they might
not make it to winter. The forest floor could soon be splattered by the blood of
mama bears being gunned down while looking for food to provide for their babies.
Cubs could be left orphaned and alone. Friend, we can't leave these helpless cubs to fend for
themselves. Help protect mama bears, their babies, and the planet: donate $27 to
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Trophy hunters are tracking down and targeting bears across the U.S. That puts
them more at risk each day. Mama bears are being torn apart by bullets. Their
babies are left to starve, freeze, or fall prey to other species. But private interests are working to remove grizzly bear protections so they
can kill more bears and take over the lands they call home -- all to turn a
profit.

Now, fewer than 2,000 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states. And trophy hunters show no sign of stopping the slaughter. In fact, they are
chomping at the bit to hunt grizzlies to the point where they are preemptively
drafting hunting plans for these vulnerable creatures. We can't stand by and
watch while they chip away at protections for grizzlies, opening up the lands
they call home for the sake of mining, logging, and factory farming.

Don't let any more baby bears lose their mamas to ruthless trophy hunting and
protect our planet: Donate $27 by midnight TONIGHT to help us reach our $3,650
goal.

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[[link removed]]At their peak, grizzlies in the continental U.S. numbered at 50,000! But by
1975, reckless human activity, like hunting, trapping, and habitat loss,
decimated their numbers -- prompting their Endangered Species Act protection.

Today, faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and many
impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Their
populations outside Alaska have plummeted to a mere 2% of their historic population. Fewer and fewer cubs are surviving to reach adulthood. Adult bears are dying
because of rapid changes -- from a shifting food supply to being forced to
hibernate later and later in the fall.

Now, states in the northern Rockies are working to remove ESA protections for
threatened grizzly bears.

Stripping grizzlies of their ESA protections would be devastating -- just last
year, Idaho Fish and Game found a female grizzly with 12 BULLETS in her. She was shot an estimated 40 TIMES. This is the level of ferocity grizzly bears are facing without strengthened ESA
protections.

Black bears are already facing the horrors that could await grizzlies if private
interests succeed. Trophy hunters wait until they leave the safety of their dens
to trap them with painful metal clamps or release hunting dogs to track and
terrorize bears before they are murdered. No animal deserves this brutal fate.

Act now to preserve and strengthen ESA protections for grizzlies and protect our
planet before it's too late. Make your $27 contribution today.

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[[link removed]]A top predator, grizzlies play a pivotal role in keeping our ecosystem healthy
and balanced. Standing up to eight feet tall and weighing up to 800 pounds,
these intelligent omnivores enhance biodiversity, enrich soils, regulate prey
populations, and transport nutrients through different ecosystems as they roam
far and wide. Scientists are continuously discovering more and more ways
grizzlies play a pivotal role in the ecosystems they inhabit.

Endangered species laws provide critical protection for America's iconic animal
species. They are also some of our most effective safeguards in the fight to
protect our public lands from Big Agriculture, fossil fuel, and factory farm
industries, and curb catastrophic climate change.

For the sake of our wildlife and our planet, we can't let Big Polluters and
their cronies in Congress destroy our public lands and wipe out our endangered
species.

Your membership support to Friends of the Earth today will allow us to take a
stand against private interests who want to hunt down vulnerable species like
bears, wreak havoc on their Endangered Species Act protections, and contribute
to our planet's destruction.

The inhumane treatment of bears and their cubs cannot continue. One bullet will
not only kill mother bears, but the slaughter means that her cubs will be left
to die as well. Please, Friend, help us put a stop to the
deaths of America's most iconic species.

Friend, help save grizzlies and the planet from an
unimaginable fate. Donate $27 now to help us reach our $3,650 goal by midnight
tonight.

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[[link removed]]Standing with you,
Raena Garcia
Senior fossil fuels and lands campaigner,
Friends of the Earth

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