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Fight back against trophy hunting and Big Industry attacks on bears, their cubs, and our planet. Donate $27 today before National Public Lands Day ends!
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One bullet. It takes just one bullet to kill a mama bear. One bullet to leave her orphaned cubs struggling, starving, and unable to fight off predators. One bullet to completely decimate an entire bear family. Our country’s bears are under attack. As they prepare for winter hibernation this fall, it could be their last. This National Public Lands Day, protect mama bears, their cubs, and the planet: Make a $27 contribution to Friends of the Earth and help us reach our $60,000 goal by midnight tonight!
Maryland already DOUBLED the bear slaughter last hunting season. 103 black bears were killed in the state. Pennsylvania could see similar increases. That would be devastating given that last year, 3,659 black bears were killed in the state. But clearly, this is not enough for trophy hunters. They want to push the massacre to new heights.
Trophy hunters in the Northern Rockies are chomping at the bit to remove ESA protections for iconic grizzly bears. They’ve made numerous attempts to delist them. This would allow them to ruthlessly murder them during the hunting season, and they show no signs of letting up. We can’t let them get away with this, Friend.
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PUBLIC LANDS DAY SUPPORTER RECORD
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EMAIL: [email protected]
MATCH EXPIRING: 11:59 p.m. on September 23rd
PUBLIC LANDS DAY GOAL: FALLING SHORT
SUPPORTERS FROM YOUR AREA NEEDED: 3 MORE
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Records reflect most recent available data. 11:59 p.m. deadline.
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We need to act fast to protect grizzlies. Protect vulnerable species and our planet with a $27 donation before National Public Lands Day ends at midnight!
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It’s bad enough that bloodthirsty trophy hunters want to MURDER innocent bears for fun. But their cruelty means extreme danger for the next generation of cubs. Bear cubs rely on their mothers for at least two full years. If these mama bears are killed, their babies will be ORPHANED. They’ll be left to starve, freeze, or become easy prey for other predators. If that happens, the future of this iconic species will be lost.
We can’t afford for trophy hunters to keep decimating bear families like this. Grizzly bears and their vital habitats are already in a dire situation. At their peak, they numbered 50,000. But by 1975, reckless human activity -- hunting, trapping, and habitat loss -- already decimated bear populations. Their numbers dropped to 1,000 individuals in the lower 48 states. Now, they occupy just 2% of their original range!
I know these numbers are shocking, Friend. But still, the pro-hunting lobby and their anti-environment allies are working overtime to strip these endangered animals of essential legal protections. The Endangered Species Act provides critical protection for America’s iconic animal species. These protections are some of our most effective safeguards in the fight to protect our public lands and curb catastrophic climate change.
Without these protections in place, trophy hunters could brutally kill bears without consequence. What’s more, destructive industries like Big Oil, logging, and factory farming could swoop in and wreak havoc on endangered species’ habitats. That means losing some of the last pristine wilderness we have left.
National Public Lands Day is the perfect time to stand up for bears and the planet before the damage is too great. Donate $27 now!
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You may be wondering why it matters if bears are lost forever. Well, the fact is that bears are intelligent creatures, Friend, and they hold a critical place in our ecosystems. They enhance biodiversity, enrich soils, regulate prey populations, and transport nutrients through vast swaths of wilderness. And now, by simply existing, they’re standing between massive corporate pollution and a sustainable future for our planet.
For the sake of our wildlife and the future of our planet, we can’t let Big Polluters and their cronies in Congress destroy our public lands and wipe out our endangered species.
At Friends of the Earth, we are using every tool available to protect endangered species and our planet -- not Big Industry’s profits. We know how to fight and win, and that’s exactly what we plan to do. Today is National Public Lands Day, and we are asking you to stand with us as we continue this work with your membership gift today.
We must protect our bears for all our sakes, but there’s not a minute to lose. We all need to raise our voices in defense of vulnerable species. Together, we have the power to stop these killings, defend wildlife and protect vital species before we lose them for good. We’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $60,000 to fuel our work to save bears, their lands, and the planet. But National Public Lands Day ends tonight at midnight. And we won’t reach our goal without your help. Make your $27 contribution now, before this opportunity expires and we lose any more bears.
Join the fight to protect bears, endangered species, and our planet. Donate $27 in honor of National Public Lands Day now!
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Standing with you,
Raena Garcia
Senior fossil fuels and lands campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
