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  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Protect public lands from destruction

More than 1 million acres of public lands could be auctioned off for the profits of a few.  John,  President Donald Trump is unleashing yet another attack on our public lands. Targeting California, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is threatening to open more than 1 million acres of public lands a…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Save this grand monument from an epic fail

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1334, January 29, 2025 Defend Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument  Named for its “staircase” of stunning rock cliffs, Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an amazing, 1.87-million-acre wild landscape. It …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM

Yellowstone wolf-killings must stop

Endangered Earth We're in court to protect wolves in the northern Rockies.               Give Now » Hi John, On or around Christmas Day, a female Yellowstone wolf is thought to have wandered alone across the park's …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 22, 2026 at 7:32 PM

Fishing for fisher protections

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1333, January 22, 2026  In Court for Fishers in the Southern Sierra Continuing a decades-long fight to save Pacific fishers from extinction, the Center for Biological Diversity just sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for f…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM

We sued to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Endangered Earth Public lands are not Trump's to give away.               Give Now » Hi John, The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — 1.56 million acres of tundra, braided rivers, and wetlands — i…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 PM

Urgent: The Boundary Waters needs your help

Congress could vote as soon as Wednesday to permanently revoke critical protections for these public lands.  John,  The breathtaking Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota is the most visited wilderness in the United States — for good reason. More than 150,000 people go there …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM

Stand up for Oak Flat and ocelot habitat

Tell your House representative to save these sacred wildlands from copper mining.   John,  Sacred to Western Apache and other Indigenous peoples, Oak Flat is a stunning expanse of wildlands in the high desert of central Arizona. It lies on public lands within the oak-rich Tonto National Forest and …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM

In court to protest poisonous PFAS

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1332, January 15, 2026 A Trump Gift That Will Keep on Giving: 2 Poisons Some of the Trump administration’s attacks on clean water and air may prove to be reversible, writes Center for Biological Diversity scientist Nathan Donley …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM

We're pressing the fight to save the Everglades

Endangered Earth The Center is in court to save Florida's wildlife.               Give Now » Hi John, Deep within the Florida Everglades, the Trump administration and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are still operating a …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM

Slam the brakes on this polluting proposal

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1331, January 8, 2026 Tell the EPA: We Need Clean Car Rules Under the direction of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to nix federal clean-car standards that protect the air we breathe an…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM

Polar bears can’t be abandoned

Endangered Earth We must keep Big Oil out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.               Give Now » Hi John, Born in the winter months, polar bear cubs can't yet see and are entirely reliant on their mothers …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM

Defend ocean wildlife from offshore drilling

Time is short to stop Trump’s new five-year offshore oil drilling plan.   John,  In December the U.S. Department of the Interior released a horrific five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1.27 billion acres of our beloved public waters in California, the Gulf of Me…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM

End ‘forever’ pesticides for good

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1330, January 1, 2026  Say No to Polluting PFAS Pesticides PFAS chemicals — otherwise known as “forever” chemicals, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are disturbingly persistent. They can build up in our bodies…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Last chance to double your gift in 2025

Endangered Earth Help us save the wild in the year ahead. John, I want to make sure you saw my email about the match deadline at midnight tonight. All gifts to the Future for the Wild Fund will be doubled, but this special opportunity expires in just a few hours. This is my last message …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM

Double your 2025 gift for the wild before midnight

Endangered Earth Help us save the wild in the year ahead.               Give Now » Hi John, 2025 ends in a few hours, and with it a generous 1:1 match for every dollar given to the Future for the Wild Fund. Please g…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Just hours left to double your gift

Endangered Earth All gifts by Dec. 31 will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, At least 617 Florida manatees died in 2025 — an increase of more than 50 over last year. And 18 endangered Florida panthers h…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Urgent: We'll see Trump in court for silencing the public

Endangered Earth Public lands belong to all of us.               Give Now » Hi John, Trump and his big business backers don't like the rules protecting public lands. Now they're tossing those rules out the window an…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Endangered species face a dangerous year ahead

Endangered Earth Extinction is a political choice.               Give Now » Hi John, The Trump administration is dead set on decimating the Endangered Species Act. It's already stopped taking comments from the publ…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Powering through for the planet

Endangered Earth: Learn about some of our favorite Center wins — and your wins too — from 2025. No. 1329, December 24, 2025 We Won’t Stop For the Center for Biological Diversity, 2025 was fast, furious, and successful — so much so that President Donald Trump and far-right members of the U.S. House o…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM

We sued to stop Trump from paving over Alaska

Endangered Earth Alaskan wilderness must be kept safe.               Give Now » Hi John, As part of its Alaska Destruction Plan, the Trump administration traded away wilderness so a corporation could pave over a wil…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM

We sued to protect Alaska's Western Arctic

Endangered Earth All gifts made by Dec. 31 will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, Alaska's Western Arctic is one of the largest, most biodiverse tracts of public land in the United States. Yet the Trump…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Save the last jaguar migration corridors

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1328, December 18, 2025  Tell the Feds: Jaguars Belong HereJaguars are returning to the U.S. Southwest — or trying to, anyway.   Earlier this year two of these endangered cats crossed from Sonora, Mexico, into their ancient hom…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Congress won’t slow us down

Endangered Earth The Center won't stop fighting for what’s right.               Give Now » Hi John, Canada lynx are elusive, solitary cats. They once ranged from Alaska deep into the lower 48 states, but their popul…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM

You're invited: Rally for the Endangered Species Act

Join us on Dec. 18 to oppose the Trump administration's extinction plan.  John,The Endangered Species Act is the world's most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump administration is preparing to finalize four new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperiled plants a…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Defend the Clean Water Act from destruction

The Trump administration wants to gut protections for millions of acres of wetlands and streams.  John, All life on Earth needs water to survive — and wetlands are among the most productive and biodiverse water sources in the world. They're essential to 40% of animals and plants, from the top to th…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM

Save endangered wildlife from the checkout line

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1327, December 11, 2025  Tell Petco, PetSmart: Don’t Sell Exotic Animals Every year about 90 million amphibians, arachnids, birds, aquarium fish, mammals, and reptiles are imported and funneled into the U.S. pet trade, accordin…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM

We're being investigated because we win

Endangered Earth The Center's fight for the wild will not stop.               Give Now » Hi John, America's largest population of gray wolves depends on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesot…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM

The Center is under attack

Extreme Republicans in Congress just launched a sham investigation into us.  John,  The most extreme, anti-conservation Republicans in Congress just launched a sham investigation into the Center for Biological Diversity. Why? Because we’ve been an outspoken — and successful — force against a massiv…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM

The Center won't be intimidated

Endangered Earth Please see this important video message.               Far-right Republicans just launched yet another congressional assault on the Center for Biological Diversity. We aren't scared. And our fight to protect wil…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Emergency: GOP launches 2nd sham 'investigation' of Center

Endangered Earth We're not intimidated, but we need your help.               Give Now » Hi John, Far-right Republicans just launched yet another congressional assault on the Center for Biological Diversity. This new…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Stop the confirmation of a public lands enemy

Tell your senators to oppose the nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management.   John,  Former Rep. Steve Pearce of New Mexico spent his congressional career attacking public lands and endangered species. Now President Donald Trump has picked him to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Protect this bedrock environmental law

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1326, December 4, 2025  Save the National Environmental Policy Act  As early as next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on legislation that would gut the National Environmental Policy Act — NEPA for short — and le…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM

Hours left this Giving Tuesday - We're counting on you

Endangered Earth All Giving Tuesday gifts will be matched dollar for dollar. John, I want to make sure you saw my emails earlier. This morning, we launched a new lawsuit to secure a future for gray wolves. Hours later, we took legal action to end an industry lawsuit that attempted to hamp…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Breaking: We just sued to save gray wolves

Endangered Earth Giving Tuesday gifts will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has given up trying to save gray wolves. The Endangered Species Act requires a recovery pla…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM

This Giving Tuesday, help save the Endangered Species Act

Endangered Earth Donations to the Future for the Wild will be doubled.v               Give Now » Hi John, Every single species clinging to survival has just been pushed closer to the brink. Decimating the Endangered…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM

What you can give the wild today

Endangered Earth All gifts to the Future for the Wild will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, The messages around us today are business as usual — but these are not usual times. If you're being bombarded …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM

A tough spot for spotted owls

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1325, November 27, 2025  Final Protection Sought for California Spotted Owls The Center for Biological Diversity and allies have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force it to finalize Endangered Species Act protections …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Endangered species face biggest threat yet

Endangered Earth The Endangered Species Act must be kept at full strength.               Give Now » Hi John, As few as 120 Florida panthers remain in the wild. If Trump's new plan for the Endangered Species Act move…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM

Stop Trump’s extinction plan

New proposals for implementing the Endangered Species Act spell disaster for imperiled wildlife like monarchs and manatees.   John,  The Endangered Species Act is the world’s most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump administration just proposed four new rules that wou…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM

Urgent: Trump launches assault on Endangered Species Act

Endangered Earth The Act is critical to saving wildlife from extinction.               Give Now » Hi John, Trump just took a hatchet to the Endangered Species Act. His latest attack is a blueprint for extinction — …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Protect wildlife and people from this poisonous pesticide

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1324, November 20, 2025  Tell the Feds: Atrazine Pollutes, Drives Extinction  Atrazine is banned in 60 countries, but it’s the second-most-used herbicide in the United States — even though it’s one of the nation’s most common w…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Trump's targeting won't stop us

Endangered Earth We won’t be bullied or silenced.               Give Now » Hi John, The Center for Biological Diversity is facing the most serious threats we've ever seen from Washington, DC. First there were credib…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM

No drilling in the Western Arctic Reserve

This irreplaceable ecosystem is home to polar bears, caribou, and countless other species.   John,  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is planning to allow destructive oil drilling in about 16 million acres of the Western Arctic Reserve in Alaska. This wild, ecologically rich region is home to spe…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Resisting this road to Arctic ruin

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1323, November 13, 2025 Suit Filed to Save Izembek Refuge in Alaska This week the Center for Biological Diversity teamed up with Alaska Native Tribes to sue the Trump administration for trading away public lands to enable a devas…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Breaking: We just sued to stop bear-killing in Alaska

Endangered Earth Alaska’s predator-control program must be shut down.               Give Now » Hi John, Alaska officials have been on a bear-killing rampage. They've killed almost 200 over the past three years — an…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Wildlife and public lands need your voice

Tell the Bureau of Land Management not to gut the Public Lands Rule.  John,  U.S. public lands are home to an amazing array of wildlife — pronghorns, imperiled songbirds, sage grouse, desert tortoises, and countless other species. When the Bureau of Land Management makes decisions about these vast …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM

A grizzly suit bears fruit

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1322, November 6, 2025  Court Win for Montana Grizzly Bears The grizzlies of the stunning Yaak Valley, in Montana, got a welcome reprieve last week. In response to a 2022 lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Trump's Alaska Day is a nightmare

Endangered Earth Big Oil wants to drill away Alaska and the Arctic.               Give Now » Hi John, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Big Oil-friendly officials just unveiled a horrifying plan to plunder Alaska's…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM

🦇 Bats belong in the wild — not on walls

This Halloween, tell Amazon to stop selling painted woolly bats.  John,  It’s Halloween. All around we see spooky representations of witches, pumpkins, cats, bats, and more.  But some Halloween decorations are real painted woolly bats collected from the wild — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls thou…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Making change for marmots

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1321, October 30, 2025  Lawsuit Aims to Help Olympic Marmots Olympic marmots — large, round-bodied squirrels who live almost entirely inside Olympic National Park in Washington state — are threatened by climate change and coyot…