Flash Match Deadline: December 21st at 11:59pm EST

Dear Friend of Defenders,

The wildlife crisis is here: In every corner of the country, animals great and small are facing the threat of extinction.

The cause: Special interests and their partners in the White House are pillaging our natural resources, forcing wolves, bears, whales and other wildlife to fight for their lives.

We won't let this crisis kill off the wildlife we love!

We're announcing an emergency 3-for-1 Flash Match, courtesy of our Board of Directors and President's Circle. Your urgent gift of $15 or more makes 4x the impact for wildlife in danger!

You can see this national crisis in action by looking at what's happening to one iconic species: southern resident orcas.

These magnificent and intelligent sea mammals are literally starving to death, their food supply of chinook salmon decimated by obsolete dams and pollution.

There are just 73 of these whales left – and we could lose another surviving orca at any moment.

But they're not out of time yet – thanks to the support of wildlife lovers like you, Defenders is on the ground in Washington, pushing to take down the dams and reduce pollution to save these whales before they disappear forever!

FIGHT BACK: Give today to protect our wildlife and wild places, and your gift of $15 or more will be matched 3-for-1 to save our species, up to $25,000!

Our promise to you is that your gift will help save the species who need us most by keeping our passionate and effective teams of lawyers, scientists and wildlife advocates working non-stop to save animals from the threat of extinction.

Wildlife and wild places are the most precious legacy we leave our children. They need us now more than ever - please pitch in to keep them safe, while you can make 4x the impact!

Thank you for all you do.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark
President, Defenders of Wildlife