Help Free Point Reyes Tule Elk |
Tule elk are majestic, highly social animals native to California — and were once hunted to the brink of extinction. Now Point Reyes National Seashore is the only national park where they live. But instead of letting them move around naturally, the National Park Service has maintained a fence that artificially confines a herd to Tomales Point at the park’s northern end, causing large elk die-offs during drought. Finally, thanks to public outrage and a flood of comments from Center for Biological Diversity supporters, the Park Service is proposing to tear down this lethal fence, letting elk roam freely in the park once again. The agency is also proposing a management plan for Tomales Point that would collaborate with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, harnessing cultural resources while enhancing habitat for the elk and for endangered butterflies. Tell the Park Service you support a free-roaming elk herd and collaborative management plan. |
|
|
Habitat Wins for Northwest Martens, Nevada Toads |
|
|
Argentinian Scientist Tours U.S. Jaguar Habitat |
This month Center staff traveled with renowned scientist Sebastián Di Martin of ReWilding Argentina to explore historical and occupied jaguar habitat in Arizona and New Mexico.
Sebastián and his team have successfully reintroduced jaguars into formerly occupied habitat at the species’ southern range in Argentina’s Iberá. The last jaguar in the area was killed in 1953. But thanks to ReWilding Argentina, now 25 jaguars thrive there.
“Sebastián’s groundbreaking work to bring jaguars back to their southern range is an inspiration for efforts here in their northern range in the U.S. Southwest,” said the Center’s Russ McSpadden.
Check out recent wildlife-cam footage of an Argentinian mama jaguar and her three beautiful cubs on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube.
|
|
|
Colorado Restores Wetlands Protections |
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis just signed into law a bill to restore protections for wetlands and seasonal springs left vulnerable since a U.S. Supreme Court decision gutted safeguards last year. Wetlands in Colorado are home to more than 120 species, from San Luis Valley sandhill cranes to northern leopard frogs, but more than half this essential habitat has disappeared since the 1800s.
“With this legislation, Colorado is leading the nation by implementing environmental policy grounded in science,” said the Center’s Alli Henderson. If you’re a Coloradan who took action with us on this issue, thank you. |
| |
We’re Suing to Help Save Horseshoe Crabs |
Denizens of Earth for 450-plus million years, horseshoe crabs are older than dinosaurs. But these marine arthropods are now in sharp decline due to habit loss and harvesting by the pharmaceutical industry. Biomedical companies use the animals’ blood to manufacture diagnostic tests, even though synthetic alternatives exist: a needless, cruel, and destructive practice.
To save a species, we need to understand what’s driving its extinction. Maryland collects data on how companies and fishermen kill, bleed, or injure thousands of horseshoe crabs annually. But the state won’t share that information — so we’re suing to get it. As the Center works to shed light on what’s happening to Maryland’s horseshoe crabs, we’re also fighting to get these ancient earthlings protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Watch and share this mind-blowing video of horseshoe crab eggs hatching on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
|
|
|
Revelator: Will Brazil’s Flooding Cause Extinction? |
| |
That’s Wild: The Screaming of the Frogs |
In the Atlantic coastal rainforest of Brazil, clay robber frogs emit ultrasonic screams.
Parts of those distress calls are audible to humans, while other parts are at too high a frequency for us to hear. Scientists hope to find out which other species may be the targets of the calls (predators? The predators of predators?), as well as which other frog species may make their own silent screams. Learn more and watch a video of a screaming clay robber frog. |
Have a friend who'd like this email? |
| |
Center for Biological Diversity
P.O. Box 710
Tucson, AZ 85702
United States 0-0-0-0 |
|
|
|
