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July 19, 2024 at 3:39 PM

Help save vanishing wetlands and their wildlife

Wetlands in the United States are disappearing — help save them.  John, Marshes, wet meadows, swamps, and other wetlands in the United States need help.  According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, half of wetlands in the lower 48 states — an area about the size of Yellowstone — have disappea…

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July 18, 2024 at 8:47 PM

Belugas before Big Oil

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1254, July 18, 2024  Court Reverses Oil Lease Sale Threatening Belugas  The Center for Biological Diversity and allies are celebrating a major legal win this week: In response to our lawsuit, a judge just overturned an offshore…

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July 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM

Keep Amboseli elephants wild, not as trophies

Endangered Earth The U.S. must ban all trophy hunt imports.               Give Now » Hi John, For 30 years Amboseli elephants — the longest-studied elephant population — were safe from trophy hunting. But in the pas…

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July 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM

We’ve been nominated

Help us win the Charity Navigator Community Choice Award.  John,  We’re thrilled to let you know that the Center for Biological Diversity has been nominated for the Charity Navigator Community Choice Awards, empowering supporters to recognize and celebrate the exceptional work of top-rated charitie…

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July 12, 2024 at 6:49 PM

Protect beloved Amboseli elephants

Ban elephant trophy imports from entering the United States.  John,  The Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro elephants are a beloved and intensively studied population that range between Kenya and Tanzania. For 30 years these famed cross-border elephants have been safe from trophy hunters — but not anymore…

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July 11, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Dive into the fight for fresh water

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1253, July 11, 2024  A Fresh Look at Our Work to Save Freshwater Systems  Streams, rivers, and wetlands are in trouble across the United States. The lower 48 states alone have lost 50% of wetlands since the 1780s, and the rate…

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July 9, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Park Service takes aim at wolves, bears

Endangered Earth Alaska's wildlife faces a horrific threat.               Give Now » Hi John, The National Park Service just sold out wildlife in Alaska. It's insisting on letting sport hunters trap and kill wolf pu…

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July 5, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Winning for the woods

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1252, July 5, 2024   Forest Wins in the Northwest and Southeast This week the Center for Biological Diversity celebrated two big wins for forest protection.    In Oregon the clearcutting of old growth by Scott Timber was nixed …

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July 2, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Congress wants wolves hunted, snared

Endangered Earth Gray wolves would lose protection if a new bill is passed.               Give Now » Hi John, The most extreme anti-wildlife funding bill ever written was just put forward in Congress. In addition to…

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June 28, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Save people from deadly heat and smoke

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke harm life on Earth. Urge FEMA to classify them as major disasters.  John,  Last year record-breaking heatwaves and toxic wildfires devastated U.S. cities and ecosystems. More than 2,300 people died heat-related deaths. Thousands more suffered from respiratory distre…

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June 27, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Protect marine life from another drilling disaster

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1251, June 27, 2024 Save the Gulf From Another Oil Spill  In 2010 the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 people and spewing about 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of animals — fr…

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June 25, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Help keep manatee calves alive

Endangered Earth Florida's manatees need more protection now.               Give Now » Hi John, Heartbreaking news: In Florida, more than 100 manatees under a year old have already died this year, on pace to nearly …

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June 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM

Save the Okefenokee

Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Okefenokee Swamp for future generations.  John,  The Okefenokee is the wild heart of the Southeast.Safeguarding one of the world's largest intact freshwater ecosystems, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is home to a huge diversity of anim…

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June 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Help ban this toxic pesticide

Tell the EPA to protect wildlife and people from a dangerous chemical.  John,  Once used in chemical warfare, organophosphates are potent neurotoxins now used as pesticides on the fruits, vegetables, and grains people eat. Although their intended target is insects, these pesticides are also highly …

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June 20, 2024 at 9:48 PM

Help us fight for your safety in extreme heat

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1250, June 20, 2024  FEMA Urged to Fund Response for Extreme Heat, Smoke  This week the Center for Biological Diversity led a multistate coalition of environmental, labor, and health groups in urging the Federal Emergency Manag…

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June 18, 2024 at 11:39 AM

Another California mountain lion found dead

Endangered Earth Vehicle strikes and rat poison are constant threats to pumas.               Give Now » Hi John, Early Saturday morning, a mountain lion was found dead in the far-right lane of the 101 Freeway in Sou…

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June 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Demand quieter oceans for starving orcas

Critically endangered Southern Resident orcas need your help.   John,  There are only 74 Southern Resident orcas left in the Pacific Northwest, and they are starving, struggling to catch enough food in an increasingly loud, overfished, and polluted ocean.  Take action for this critically endangere…

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June 13, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Take action for pelicans, alligators, fish, and people

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1249, June 13, 2024   Help Us Save Florida Wildlife From Toxic Algae  Lakes, rivers, springs, and estuaries in Florida suffer from blue-green algae blooms that often produce harmful substances called cyanotoxins. These toxins c…

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June 11, 2024 at 11:33 AM

The 74 Southern Resident orcas can't hear each other

Endangered Earth Noise pollution is a constant threat to starving whales.               Give Now » Hi John, Southern Resident orcas use distinct sounds to communicate. The clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls of orcas…

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June 7, 2024 at 3:38 PM

Endangered species deserve clean air

Save animals and plants on the brink from losing more ground in the face of air pollution.  John,  Air pollution is threatening the survival of many imperiled and endangered species. Pollution from fossil fuel power plants, fracking, and factories is taking a terrible toll on clean water and healthy…

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June 6, 2024 at 8:43 PM

Save endangered orcas from noise pollution

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1248, June 6, 2024  Demand Quieter Oceans for Southern Resident Orcas Southern Resident orcas are starving, struggling to catch enough food in an increasingly loud, overfished, and polluted ocean. With only 74 left, a single ca…

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June 4, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Protect vulnerable ancient wetlands

Tell the Forest Service to protect fens across our national forest lands.  John,  Fens are a rare type of peat-forming wetlands found on only a small portion of national forest lands in the U.S. Northeast, Great Lakes, and Rocky Mountains regions.   With the highest biodiversity of any wetland type…

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May 31, 2024 at 11:34 AM

Urgent: We're suing to halt this Arctic disaster

Endangered Earth All gifts by tonight will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, Federal agencies sold out polar bears and some of the planet's rarest whales by greenlighting a massive fossil fuel project in…

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May 30, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Speak out against this elk-killing fence

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1247, May 30, 2024 Help Free Point Reyes Tule Elk Tule elk are majestic, highly social animals native to California — and were once hunted to the brink of extinction. Now Point Reyes National Seashore is the only national park…

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May 29, 2024 at 11:35 AM

Florida panthers move closer to extinction

Endangered Earth All gifts through May 31 will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, A female panther was just killed in Collier County, Florida. She's the 14th of these highly endangered cats to die this ye…

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May 24, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Save this rare wildflower from mining

Tell the BLM to follow the law and protect endangered Tiehm’s buckwheat from destructive mining.  John,  Tiehm’s buckwheat grows in just one small area in Nevada. It nourishes a highly diverse pollinator community and is one of North America’s most endangered plants. This rare wildflower and its ha…

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May 23, 2024 at 8:47 PM

Help make sure dicamba dies

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1246, May 23, 2024  Take Action for Monarch Butterflies The Center for Biological Diversity and allies recently scored our second straight court win banning the use of the dangerous herbicide dicamba on genetically modified cotto…

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May 21, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Six orcas drowned by trawl nets

Endangered Earth Help us save marine wildlife in the Arctic.               Give Now » Hi John, Killer whales can grow up to 27 feet long and weigh 13,000 pounds. But even these powerful whales can't escape industria…

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May 17, 2024 at 12:03 PM

Help save these fancy dancers

Tell the Bureau of Land Management to protect greater sage grouse across their range.  John,  Every spring male sage grouse gather to strut their stuff in riveting mating rituals. Punctuating their displays with swishing, hooting and popping sounds, males bob their heads, fan their tail feathers, r…

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May 16, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Safeguard this magical Southeast swampland

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1245, May 16, 2024  Save the Okefenokee From a Devastating Mine The Okefenokee is the wild heart of the Southeast.   Safeguarding one of the world’s largest intact freshwater ecosystems, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is…

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May 14, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Red wolf Muppet fatally struck by vehicle

Endangered Earth Wild red wolves urgently need our help.               Give Now » Hi John, Muppet, a red wolf under two years old, became a protector of his pack after his father was struck by a vehicle six months a…

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May 10, 2024 at 7:31 PM

Tell the U.S. gov: No more fossil fuels

There's no place for fossil fuels in a safe and healthy world.  John,  Fires, floods, extreme heat, severe storms and drought: The climate emergency is devastating the planet and harming wildlife like polar bears and Hawaiian monk seals. Even before any new project approvals, the United States is th…

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May 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM

Phalaropes in freefall: Save these tiny shorebirds

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1244, May 9, 2024 Back Our Petition for Wilson’s Phalaropes Water diversions and climate change are pushing Great Salt Lake and other saline lakes in the U.S. West toward ecological collapse. That threatens millions of birds who …

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May 7, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Congress sells out the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Endangered Earth You can double your gift for the wild today.               Give Now » Hi John, Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be a disaster for polar bears and other Arctic wildlife. It would…

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May 3, 2024 at 6:28 PM

Arctic whales, walruses need your help

Speak up to protect Arctic wildlife in the northern Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean.   John,  Located between Alaska and Russia, the northern Bering Sea is home to an abundance of Arctic wildlife. Small clams, shrimp-like crustaceans, and marine worms live on the shallow seafloor and feed animals like w…

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May 2, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Court win for ptarmigans, martens and more

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1243, May 2, 2024 Legal Victory Benefits 15 Species  After years of filing petitions and lawsuits, the Center for Biological Diversity just won court-ordered deadlines that will help 15 of the most imperiled species in the Unite…

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April 30, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Breaking: Congress takes aim at wolves

Endangered Earth Help us protect gray wolves today.               Give Now » Hi John, The House of Representatives just voted to remove federal protection from gray wolves across the lower 48. Without the protection…

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April 30, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Help put an end to wolf cruelty

Endangered Earth Gray wolves need your help.               Give Now » Hi John, In the northern Rockies, wolves can be chased down with hounds and snowmobiles. In most of Wyoming, wolves can be killed without a licen…

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April 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM

Stop trade in imperiled wildlife

Urge the United States to be a leader at the international endangered species conference.  John,  Millions of imperiled animals are plucked from their wild habitat each year for sale as pets, trinkets, designer fashion and décor, unproven cure-alls, and hunting trophies. This trade and exploitation …

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April 25, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Caribou country conserved

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1242, April 25, 2024  Ambler Road Blocked, Alaska’s Brooks Range Saved   Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies — and nearly 20,000 comments from Center supporters — the U.S. Bureau of Land Manageme…

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April 24, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Oregon's persecution of wolves must end

Endangered Earth A record number of wolves were killed in Oregon last year.               Give Now » Hi John, Oregon has turned its back on wolves, and the results are heartbreaking. The state and its agents wiped o…

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April 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM

Help ban butterfly-killing avocados

This Earth Day, help protect monarch butterflies by asking the U.S. to ban Mexican avocados from recently deforested lands.   John,  People in the United States eat 3 billion pounds of avocados a year — almost all of which are imported from Mexico. Feeding that demand has fueled deforestation, water…

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April 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Save seals (and the rest of the planet) from plastic

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1241, April 18, 2024  Rallying for a Plastic-Free Future Next week countries across the globe will meet in Ottawa, Canada, for the fourth session of the United Nations’ negotiations for a global plastics treaty.  So this weekend …

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April 16, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Help end Wildlife Services' killing machine

Endangered Earth The government needs to end needless wildlife killing.               Give Now » Hi John, America's deadliest government program, Wildlife Services, just released its latest numbers, and the tally of…

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April 12, 2024 at 12:02 PM

Save jaguar corridors in the Mexican borderlands

This railway expansion would be a train wreck for jaguars, ocelots and other imperiled wildlife.  John,  The Mexican government is building a railway expansion project straight through a crucial wildlife corridor for imperiled jaguars, ocelots and black bears without doing any environmental impact s…

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April 11, 2024 at 7:19 PM

Help stop state wolf slaughter

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1240, April 11, 2024   Back in Court for Northern Rockies Wolves  The Center for Biological Diversity and allies just sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for denying our petition to restore federal protection to gray wolves i…

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April 9, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Breaking: We just sued to save wolves in the Rockies

Endangered Earth You can help us protect wolves.               Give Now » Hi John, The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service admits wolf-killing in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming could wipe out 75% of wolves there — but still w…

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April 5, 2024 at 7:14 PM

End plastic-fueled pollution

Plastic kills. Tell the U.S. government you support a plastic-free future.   John,  Global leaders are about to head to Canada for the next-to-final negotiating session on the international plastics treaty. This convening of the United Nations is one of the last opportunities for countries to advoca…

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April 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM

Get busy saving bees

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1239, April 4, 2024  Suit Pushes for Progress on Saving Four Bee Species The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking final decisions from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on whether it will protect four …

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April 2, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Elephants belong in the wild — not trophy cases

Endangered Earth Help us save imperiled wildlife.               Give Now » Hi John, A super-tusker elephant was shot and killed in Africa last month by a U.S. trophy hunter. Super-tuskers are male elephants with at …

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