Friend,

Grizzly bears are one of our nation's most beloved wild species – an enduring icon of the American West. But this summer, ranchers and trophy hunters could get the green light to hunt and kill these vulnerable bears, putting the entire species' recovery at grave risk.

That's because anti-wildlife lawmakers in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana are in the final stages of a pressure campaign targeting the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which is deciding whether to delist two key grizzly populations from the endangered species list. The weeks ahead are critical to ramp up our efforts and make it clear that grizzly bears MUST remain protected.

That's why today we're launching our Spring Wildlife Drive: We need 250 Sierra Club supporters to make an urgent gift to protect grizzly bears and other endangered species before our March 14 deadline. Will you join the Sierra Club with a gift of $15 or more right now?

Today, there are only two sizable grizzly populations in the lower 48 states, located in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems. These anchor populations are essential not only to the long-term recovery of this keystone species, but also to maintaining a healthy ecosystem for other animal and plant life in the region.

Thanks to the protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the grizzly bear's recovery is a remarkable success. But while the progress we've made is real, it's also fragile. Grizzlies are one of the slowest reproducing species in the world, and it takes a female grizzly bear ten years to replace herself in the population.

Stripping away these vital ESA safeguards and allowing trophy hunters to shoot and kill these majestic bears would be a devastating blow to their recovery, and push the species closer to the brink of extinction.

There's still time to fight back. Become a Sierra Club member for $15 or more as part of our Spring Wildlife Drive today and you'll help save grizzly bears by strengthening our work to push back against anti-wildlife special interests, pressure Congress to support wildlife conservation, and much more.

Friend, this is a fight we can win. With the support of members and advocates like you, the Sierra Club and our partners have won important victories for wildlife – from securing critical protections for vulnerable species like wolverines, to pushing the Biden administration to ban barbaric hunting practices in Alaska that imperiled mother bears and their cubs.

Now we once again have the opportunity to make a life-saving difference for one of our nation's most cherished wild species – I hope that you'll be one of the 250 committed supporters we need to join the Sierra Club before the deadline.

Thank you for standing with us, and for all you do to protect our wildlife and wild places.

Sincerely,

Dan Ritzman
Director, Conservation Campaigns