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| Dear friend, |
| Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most important conservation laws ever passed: the Endangered Species Act. |
| This bedrock environmental law has had monumental success. Of the species protected by it, 99% are still with us today. Unfortunately, some of these species have powerful enemies. These opponents are doing all they can to strip away the ESA's legal protections. |
| Gray wolves and grizzly bears — species that Earthjustice has long fought to protect — are among the mammals actively at risk of delisting due to new anti-environmental legislation in Congress. Friend, will you donate $40 to fund our legal, policy, and advocacy work and give these animals the shot at survival they deserve? |
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| We know from experience that gray wolves and grizzly bears need two things to have a fighting chance: a team of best-in-class environmental lawyers, and a team of Earthjustice supporters who will fight wholeheartedly to ensure their future. |
| Endangered Species Act protections often have cascading impacts. Gray wolves and grizzly bears are keystone species, meaning the health of entire ecosystems hinges on their survival. What’s more, when a species is protected under the ESA, its habitat is protected too — giving us legal standing to stop development, trapping, and road building in entire regions. |
| For decades, grizzly bears have faced relentless persecution throughout the country. Bears were shot, poisoned, and trapped, reducing their population to fewer than 1,000 individuals in the lower 48 states. And while populations in certain regions have increased marginally, new threats are mounting due to climate change, killing by humans, potentially hostile state management, and increased road densities. |
| Despite these challenges, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a petition to remove Endangered Species Act protections for Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide grizzly bear populations and new legislation has been introduced that would fully delist grizzlies in the lower 48 states. |
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| For the past two decades, Earthjustice has been instrumental in protecting gray wolves in court. Most recently, Earthjustice successfully reversed a decision by the Trump administration that removed ESA protections for most gray wolves in the lower 48 states. But lawmakers are now putting gray wolves at risk yet again with wolf delisting bills like the deceptively named “Trust the Science Act.” |
| With politicians, hunters, and developers constantly at their throats, gray wolves desperately need people willing to fight back on their behalf. |
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| Earthjustice has proved time and time again that the law is an extraordinarily powerful tool in protecting these species. We recently secured threatened species protections for the wolverine, adding to our list of dozens of legal wins obtaining and expanding Endangered Species Act protections for wildlife. |
| Friend, with your support of Earthjustice, we know that you see why retaining legal protections for these animals is so important. Please, make a gift today and your impact will be TRIPLED to give these species — and so many others — a fighting chance. |
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Sincerely,
Tim Preso
Managing Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program |
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| P.S. If you have already mailed your gift, thank you! We appreciate your patience as we update our records. |
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| Make a tax-deductible gift to help us take on the fights ahead! |
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| Photo Credit: Humpback whale (Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images / Getty Images), gray wolf in the Tetons (Ronniehoward / Shutterstock), grizzly bear (Erik Mandre / Shutterstock), snowy owl at Teshekpuk Lake (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice). Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park (Todaysfotos / Shutterstock). Gray wolves (Layne Kennedy / Getty Images). |
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