Friend, special interests are on the attack against some of our country's most beloved endangered species. The weeks ahead are critical as key decision-makers weigh in – including the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which will announce this summer whether it will bowing to special interests and delist vulnerable grizzly bears from the endangered species list.

If we don't ramp up our efforts to protect them now, more animals will needlessly die – and we could lose them to extinction forever.

With the help of our members and supporters, the Sierra Club is on the frontlines of the fight to defend grizzly bears and other species facing imminent threats to their survival. Become a Sierra Club member for just $15 or more today, and you'll help strengthen our vital work to protect vulnerable wildlife, including:

• Grizzly bears. The USFWS is in the midst of evaluating whether to strip Endangered Species Act protections from two key grizzly bear populations in the lower 48. They're being pressured by lawmakers in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, who want to allow ranchers and trophy hunters to kill more bears. The USFWS will release its status review by this summer – which means the weeks ahead are a critical moment to make it clear that these iconic bears must remain protected.
  
  
  Photo by Jim Peaco, National Park Service
   
  Join the Sierra Club today to help ensure crucial safeguards remain for grizzly bears and other endangered species.


• Gray wolves. Congress is again trying to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list, cozying up with special interests like the National Rifle Association and livestock and farming lobbyists. If they succeed, wolves will suffer immensely as they are brutally trapped and hunted, and their habitats destroyed. We need your help to defeat these attacks and prevent hunters from driving these ecologically important animals back to the brink of extinction.
  
  
  
  When become a member, your gift of $15 or more to the Sierra Club will power all of our work to protect gray wolves and the other wildlife and wild places we cherish.


• Rice's whales. Less than 50 Rice's whales remain in the Gulf of Mexico, making them one of the world's most critically endangered species. A planned oil export facility off the coast of Texas could be a death sentence for these gentle animals, exposing them to the deadly threats of ship strikes and oil spills. The Sierra Club is working in court to block the export facility and fighting to limit vessel speeds in the Gulf, but we need your support before it's too late to save these rare whales.
  
  
  
  Join the Sierra Club right now and we'll immediately put your gift to work to ensure threatened wildlife and habitats can thrive for generations to come.

Friend, we cannot afford to hesitate when it comes to protecting our wildlife. The climate change crisis is putting new pressures on animals who have already suffered from massive habitat destruction, overexploitation, and pollution – even as corporations relentlessly push to drill, log, and pave the very lands and waters that these species need to survive.

If we act with urgency and commitment, we can ensure that these magnificent species are with us for generations to come. I hope that you'll join us and show your support for wildlife by becoming a member today.

Thank you for all that you do to protect our planet, and the other animals and plants we share it with.

Kind regards,

Bonnie Rice
National Wildlife Campaign Manager