Dear Friend of Defenders,

Time is short, so I'll be quick.

Thursday is the last day to unlock $25,000 in critical funding to fight back against the most severe attacks on wildlife and wild places of our lifetimes.

If we want to save them, we need to be ready to take drastic action.

We need to get 1,000 donors to unlock this much needed gift – but we're still a few supporters short, and time is running out.

You can be the difference: Pitch in $15 or more to help unlock this gift and make a tremendous impact for wildlife in need!

Here's what our most vulnerable species are up against:

• Gray wolves are being hunted and trapped by the hundreds in the Northern Rockies, jeopardizing their recovery from the brink of extinction

• Southern resident orcas are starving and dying off one by one, with their food supply demolished by development and pollution; and

• Big Oil has a plan to bring massive machinery to the heart of the Arctic Refuge, spoiling this serene habitat and threatening polar bear mothers and cubs.

We have experts on the ground, pulling out all the stops to help these species and so many more. And your contribution, plus the $25,000 challenge amount, will help us keep up our lifesaving work for threatened and endangered wildlife.

October 31^st is the last day to unlock this $25,000 gift to wildlife. Will you step up to be one of the heroes who makes it possible?

Thank you in advance for your compassion and dedication.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark President, Defenders of Wildlife

P.S.: Our tireless fight for wolves and other imperiled wildlife is only possible because of supporters like you. The best way you can make a sustained impact to protect vulnerable wildlife is through an automatic monthly donation!