First enacted in 1973, the Endangered Species Act has become one of the United States’ most popular laws and has been prevented several species, including the bald eagle, grizzly bear, and gray wolf, from going extinct. We need the Endangered Species Act to protect the most vulnerable plants and animals.

Just last year, a scientific report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services found that up to one million animal and plant species may face extinction within the next few decades due to climate change.

The implications of mass extinction are grave and we cannot afford to wait for the next president to undo Trump’s dangerous action that puts profit over people and the environment. And that’s where our actions, together, right now, can make a difference.

Democrats in Congress and outside advocacy groups are promising to challenge the new rules in Congress and in court. Action now that clearly shows the public is opposed to the Trump team’s rollback in protections is essential. If we speak up now, our arguments can be used by Congress to defund the DOI plan, and as evidence in court proceedings to overturn the Trump plan. But silence now is complicity in the death and extinction of countless of our plant and animal neighbors.

Don’t be silent now in the face of extinction. Sign the petition to demand our lawmakers prevent mass extinction by protecting the Endangered Species Act.

Thanks,

Drew and the 198 species to save from extinction Crew