Support stronger protections for five important habitat areas in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ACT NOW
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[[link removed]]SUPPORT STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR HABITAT IN THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM
RESERVE-ALASKA!
Dear Defender,

If you’ve never heard of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (also known as
the Reserve or NPR-A), you might not expect it to be teeming with wildlife.

But the Reserve is home to a beautiful array of Arctic animals: Polar bears,
caribou, wolves, muskox, migratory birds, and so many more species rely on
healthy habitat in this extraordinary landscape!

This vast tract of public land is vital for Arctic wildlife. Sadly, the Reserve
is also a target of fossil fuel companies seeking to pillage this undisturbed
land to profit off oil and gas development.

We need to make sure that the most ecologically important areas of the Reserve
are protected from exploitation and destruction!

Add your signature: Tell the Bureau of Land Management to enact stronger
protections for five sensitive wildlife areas in the NPR-A!
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It’s hard to imagine a region as ecologically rich as the Reserve.

Thousands of birds migrate from as far away as South America and East Asia to
breeding grounds in the NPR-A. Caribou have relied on the Reserve as a migratory
corridor, to find relief from insects, and to give birth and raise their calves
since time immemorial.

Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears, one of the most imperiled populations in the
world, are spending more time onshore in places like the Reserve due to climate
change and ice conditions. Habitat must be protected in the Reserve so polar
bears can survive and give birth to cubs.

Five habitat zones have been identified in the Reserve as vital to these species
and many more. The health of the entire Arctic ecosystem is tied to these Special Areas –
that’s why it’s so important that we ensure they’re defended!

Protect the Reserve and its wildlife by signing a petition to the Bureau today
in support of stronger protections for these five Special Areas!
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The Arctic is in serious danger: It’s warming four times faster than the rest of
the world. Alaska’s permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.

We must expand protections for these ecologically important Special Areas to
defend the region’s wildlife and important habitat, including polar bear denning
critical habitat, and to prevent dangerous fossil fuel developments like the
Willow Project from destroying the Arctic!

Your signature will help preserve this natural treasure for generations to come
– please add your voice today!

SIGN TO SAVE THE ARCTIC!
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Thank you for helping us restore and defend our wild world.

Sincerely,

Nicole Whittington-Evans
Director, Alaska Program
Defenders of Wildlife

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