Center for Biological Diversity
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Endangered Earth
No. 1,309, August 7, 2025

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Stop Politicians’ Attack on National Forests
In a massive giveaway to the timber industry, members of Congress are poised to pass legislation that would boost logging in national forests while gutting protections for Canada lynx, spotted owls, and more than 100 other imperiled species that depend on these forests for survival.
The so-called Fix Our Forests Act would lead to more calamitous clearcuts, more habitat-fragmenting roads, and worse water quality. Although it’s touted as a wildfire-management measure, it would do nothing to prevent tragic wildfires or give people critical funding and resources to safeguard their homes from those fires. Instead it would weaken environmental laws, silence impacted communities, and hinder courts’ ability to block harmful logging projects.
The window is closing to stop it.
If you live in the United States, urge your senators to protect U.S. forests and reject this reckless and deeply cynical bill. [[link removed]]

A Crucial Court Victory for Northern Rockies Wolves
Gray wolves in the northern Rockies have another shot at protection. [[link removed]]
Responding to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, a federal judge on Tuesday said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied our petition to protect these wolves under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has to reconsider whether to safeguard wolves in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, plus portions of Washington, Oregon, and Utah.
“With this court ruling comes the hope of true recovery for wolves across the West,” said the Center’s Collette Adkins.
Give to our Future for the Wild Fund to help us keep fighting to protect these noble, highly social animals.

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales From Ship Strikes
It’s been a rough year for gray whales off the California coast — so far 24 have died, with eight killed by probable ship strikes, in the Bay Area alone.
The Center and allies just warned NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Coast Guard [[link removed]] that we intend to sue over their failure to consult on how California shipping-lane designations contribute to whale and sea turtle vessel strikes.
Ship strikes are a leading cause of death for gray, blue, fin, and humpback whales off California. One study estimated that ship strikes kill about 80 whales off the West Coast each year. It’s time for real, long-term solutions.

Help Protect Pangolins
Pangolins are the world’s only scaly mammal. They curl into an adorable ball when frightened and vaguely resemble a pinecone with legs.
But they’re also one of the world’s most trafficked animals — and in decline. Despite pangolins’ precarious status, demand remains high for their meat and scales, which are used in traditional medicine in Asia.
The Fish and Wildlife Service just proposed protecting pangolins under the Endangered Species Act, which would firmly and finally close any U.S. pangolin market and send a strong signal to China, which has hesitated to fully close its own market for pangolin parts.
Tell the Service it's past time to protect pangolins. [[link removed]]

Back at the Plastics Treaty Negotiating Table
Another round of negotiations for the global plastics treaty started Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Center is on the ground advocating again as an observer organization.
This could be the summit that finally ends with a treaty [[link removed]] — but we’ll only celebrate if it actually protects people and marine life.
We’re calling for a treaty with strong provisions that cut plastic production, restrict toxic chemicals, provide funding to help, and address the enormous problem of lost and discarded fishing gear (most of which is plastic).
Stay tuned for the outcome. The world is watching.

Revelator : How to Create a Global Conservation Report
What does it take to write a report about the global state of entire categories of species — like primates or orchids or corals — over years or decades?
A new scientific assessment of sharks offers answers while revealing the latest shark conservation statistics.
Read more in The Revelator. [[link removed]]
And if you haven’t yet, subscribe to The Revelator ’s free weekly e-newsletter for more wildlife and conservation news. [[link removed]]

That's Wild: How Orcas Exfoliate
Everyone’s got a skin-care routine nowadays — even orcas.
In the Pacific Northwest, scientists recently observed a group of killer whales [[link removed]] whose members bit off stalks of bull kelp and used the pieces to scrub and groom each other. The researchers’ findings, written up in Current Biology this summer, may represent the first time people have seen marine mammals make tools.
Watch a video of the skin-buffing whales on YouTube. [[link removed]]
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