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[[link removed]]A mama bear and her cubs are sleeping soundly in their den as the snow cascades
onto the forest floor outside. Then, all of a sudden, BANG! One shot rings out from a trophy hunter’s gun, and these helpless cubs are
orphaned -- and facing the same fate as their mother. Friend, we can’t let trophy hunters continue to decimate
bear families. Protect these helpless animals and our planet with your
contribution of $24 or more today.
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At one time, it was illegal for ruthless trophy hunters to kill bear cubs in
their dens. As they grow, bear cubs rely on their dens for shelter and warmth
until they’re ready to face the world. But the Trump Administration overturned
this ban, leaving these helpless baby animals at the mercy of callous trophy
hunters killing for sport. What’s worse -- Trump actually incentivized prize hunters with handouts. And now, it’s perfectly legal for sleeping bear cubs to get shredded apart by bullets in
their own homes.
Friend, this winter, mama bears and their cubs are
settled into their dens for hibernation, but they don’t know it could be their last. As hunting season rears its ugly head, we’re running out of time to ban cruel
hunting practices like these -- we have to act now if we want to give these
innocent animals a fighting chance.
Stop the senseless murders of sleeping bear cubs. Make your $24 contribution
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[[link removed]]If a mama bear leaves her den to brave the winter cold, it means she is
desperate for food to nourish herself and her cubs. Vulnerable and weak, using
all her energy to search for food in order to nurse her bear cubs, she’s almost
defenseless to trophy hunters. This cruel practice of hunting bears during their
most vulnerable state leaves orphaned cubs suffering from starvation, predation, and exposure. We can’t allow bears and their cubs to be slaughtered with impunity!
There are states like Wyoming that are going further by working to delist
grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act protections, which would put them in
the crosshairs of trophy hunters. The fate of bears and their cubs is being
decided by greedy private interests who are prioritizing trophy hunting and
mining, logging, and drilling for profit.
Grizzlies are an irreplaceable resident of America’s wild places, integral to
national parks like Yellowstone and huge swaths of the country for thousands of
years. These mighty mammals represent America’s rugged wilderness. Now, their
populations outside of Alaska have plummeted to a mere 2% of their historic
population: Fewer than 2,000 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states -- and they are being
ruthlessly hunted.
Even worse -- some of these hunts are being held on America’s public lands and
wildlife preserves, where these creatures are meant to be protected. If the fate
of our public lands and our precious iconic species continue to rest in the
hands of bad actors, we may soon lose this iconic species forever.
Protect bear cubs and our planet from bad actors. Make your $24 donation today.
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[[link removed]]Bears are intelligent creatures who enhance biodiversity, enrich soils, regulate prey populations, and transport
nutrients through different ecosystems as they make their way through vast expanses of wilderness. The removal of
protections could cause devastating impacts not only on the species but also on
their surrounding environment.
Today, faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and many
impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Fewer and fewer cubs are surviving to reach adulthood, and adult bears are
dying more quickly because of rapid changes -- from a shifting food supply to
being forced to hibernate later and later in the fall.
I need you in this fight if bears are going to stand a chance. Your membership
support to Friends of the Earth today will allow us to take a stand against
private interests who want to hunt down vulnerable species like bears, wreak
havoc on their environments, and are contributing to the ecological destruction
of our planet.
There’s no time to lose, Friend. Iconic species like
grizzlies are being targeted and need our help. Join the fight for our planet
and our precious bears before they are hunted down for sport and profit and make
your $24 contribution today!
Help protect bear cubs, their public lands, and our planet. Donate $24 today
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[[link removed]]Standing with you,
Raena Garcia
Fossil fuels and lands campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
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