Friend,

Bee-killing pesticides are devastating bee populations. Commonly known as neonics, these deadly chemicals affect everything from the development of baby bees' brains to their ability to find food and get back to their hive as adults.1,2

Bees can't defend themselves from toxic neonicotinoid pesticides -- that's where we come in.

But our campaigns to protect pollinators take resources. Today's the last day of our Year-End Drive, and it looks like we haven't heard from you yet. Here's the latest that we have on file:

Make your end-of-year gift now to keep all of our work going strong, Friend.

From neonics to climate change to habitat loss, bees are facing a wide range of threats that we'll need to tackle if we're going to save them.

But here's the good news, Friend -- I know that we have what it takes to save the bees. Here's how we're going to get it done:

• Win bans on the worst uses of neonics. Just this year, our national network successfully led the charge to win some restrictions in Maine and Massachusetts, and we should make Colorado next. Donate now >>
• Convince Amazon to take bee-killing pesticides off its online shelves. A few years ago, we helped get Home Depot and Lowe's to commit to this. Donate now >>
• Expand habitat for our pollinators. We've helped secure protections for pollinators across 11 million acres of Department of Defense-owned land, and millions of dollars in pollinator habitat funding in the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed this fall. Donate now >>
• Protect threatened pollinators under the Endangered Species Act. Our national network helped win protections for the rusty patched bumblebee, and now we're working to do the same for the American bumblebee and western monarch butterfly. Donate now >>
• Get neonics out of wildlife refuges. These bee-killing pesticides simply don't belong in the places where our wildlife should be safest. Donate now >>

Bees are counting on us to get the job done. None of these campaigns are going to be easy, though, and they'll all take resources if we're going to win.

Until midnight tonight, generous donors are matching donations dollar for dollar, up to $100,000 nationwide. Will you make your year-end gift now?

Thank you for standing with us,

Rex Wilmouth
Senior Program Director

P.S. If you've already donated to our Year-End Drive, thank you for your support! Our systems may still be processing your gift.

1. Katie Hunt, "Pesticides damage the brains of baby bees, new research finds," CNN, March 3, 2020.
2. Simone Tosi, Giovanni Burgio and James C. Nieh, "A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, impairs honey bee flight ability," Science Reports, April 26, 2017.

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