Dear NRDC Activist,

23 species were declared extinct last year — the largest group of animals and plants ever to be reclassified as extinct under the Endangered Species Act in a single year.

This alarming news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comes after years of Trump administration attacks on the ESA and loss of species habitat due to pollution, industrialization, agriculture, and runaway climate change have all exacerbated the biodiversity crisis.

We're fighting right now in court to reverse ALL Trump-era rollbacks of vital endangered species protections. But, with scientists warning that one million species face extinction due to humans, many within decades, we must do more to protect our planet's biodiversity today.

Donate just $5 or more now to help NRDC restore our country's bedrock wildlife protection law to its full strength before imperiled species like gray wolves are pushed over the edge. Every gift will be TRIPLED, but only until January 31.

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Saving species at risk — like gray wolves, polar bears, and Florida panthers — requires restoring the ESA to its full strength. This one law has prevented the extinction of 99% of the plants and animals under its care — including the bald eagle, peregrine falcons, and manatees.

The Biden administration has signaled its intent to restore some of the vital protections Trump stripped away. But as we fight in court and urge President Biden to fully restore Endangered Species Act protections, we're also calling on the administration to ban global trade in threatened wildlife and put a stop to the import and export of species that risk spreading zoonotic diseases like COVID-19.

Limiting wildlife trade to save species from extinction not only supports our planet's ecosystem health, but it could also help prevent the next pandemic.

But as NRDC's team of lawyers, scientists, and policy experts battle against the double-barreled threats of an extinction crisis and out-of-control climate change, we need your most generous financial support right now.

Help save species from going extinct and protect our planet's biodiversity with a $5 donation to NRDC. Every gift will be TRIPLED — thanks to a limited match that expires on January 31.

It's a tragedy that we failed to save the 23 species that were declared extinct last year. They are gone forever. But we can still save the precious plants and animals that are with us now — if we all care enough to do our part.

I hope you'll do that today — and respond with your $5 donation to NRDC.

Thank you in advance for your generous support.

Sincerely,

Elly Pepper
Deputy Director, International Wildlife Conservation, Nature Program, NRDC