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  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
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…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
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…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
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…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
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…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
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…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
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 …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
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 …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM

Ban the trophy trade of imperiled species

Stand up for elephants, rhinos, lions and other species threatened by trophy trade.   John,  The Biden administration just gave elephants — the largest land mammals on Earth — increased protections from the trophy trade under the Endangered Species Act.  Let's say thank you — and ask the administrat…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Court sides with polar bear cubs

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1238, March 28, 2024 Court Win Defends Polar Bear Cubs From Big Oil  Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Court of Appeals found legal errors in a rule letting oil and gas companies harm…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Manatees can't wait, so we're going to court

Endangered Earth We won't stop our fight to save manatees.               Give Now » Hi John, Already this year, 154 manatees have died in Florida. This tragic die-off must end. The Center for Biological Diversity ha…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Help ban this pesticide toxic to wildlife and people

Tell the U.S. EPA to join 58 other countries in barring the use of paraquat.  John, Paraquat is one of the deadliest pesticides in existence.   In people, exposure can damage the kidneys and lungs and cause chemical burns so severe they require skin grafts. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency e…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Save whales, sea turtles from lobster lines

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1237, March 21, 2024   Whales Need More Than Words — Tell Costco to ActPeople have just begun to understand awe-inspiring ocean dwellers like minke whales, humpback whales, and endangered right whales and leatherback sea turtles.…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Florida poised to greenlight bear killings

Endangered Earth Black bears in Florida could be in immediate danger.               Give Now » Hi John, Florida black bears are among the most docile of all bears. They're vegetarians and can be scared off by pets. …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Speak up for whale-safe fishing gear

This fishing gear alternative can protect marine life from injury and death.   John,  We’ve just begun to understand the lives of awe-inspiring ocean dwellers like massive blue whales, singing humpbacks and ancient leatherback sea turtles. Sadly hundreds of thousands of these creatures suffer or die…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Bonny Bats Win Big in Florida

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1236, March 14, 2024 Endangered Bats Get 1.1 Million Protected Acres   Thanks to a court-ordered agreement following two lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just protecte…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Idaho takes aim at grizzlies

Endangered Earth Grizzlies' must not lose federal protection.               Give Now » Hi John, Idaho's assault on wildlife has ratcheted up — and this time it's grizzlies in the crosshairs. The state is doing all i…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Support safe solar development

Add your voice to keep wildlife safe from solar energy development on public lands.  John,  The climate crisis is real, and it’s transforming public lands across the United States through drought, wildfire and record flooding. It’s time to end U.S. reliance on dirty energy, and that means rapidly bu…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 9:39 PM

Southwest songbirds keep their safeguards

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1235, March 7, 2024 Court Win for a Rare Bird Songbirds called southwestern willow flycatchers depend on the dwindled, dewatered and degraded streamside habitat of the U.S. Southwest, where they face a serious threat of extincti…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 11:34 AM

Five Florida panthers killed this year

Endangered Earth Panthers are struggling to survive, and we can help.               Give Now » Hi John, It's already been a deadly year for endangered panthers in Florida. We're only two months in, but already five …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
March 1, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Help the Okefenokee, jewel of the southeast

Tell Georgia officials to protect the Okefenokee Swamp for future generations.  John,  The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia safeguards one of the world's largest pristine freshwater swamps. There are more than 700,000 visits to the refuge every year, with people drawn in by its tea-col…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM

Do you care about clean air?

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1234, February 29, 2024 Tell the EPA to Stand Up to Polluters The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a disastrous new proposal that would loosen its oversight of polluters. It could give oil refineries, factories,…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Carnivore slaughter in wildlife refuges must end

Endangered Earth Help stop the killing of carnivores in national refuges.               Give Now » Hi John, In places where the public assumes wolves, bears, mountain lions and other carnivores are safe — our nation…
  Selah Goodson Bell, Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM

Protect D.C. families from utility shutoffs

Tell the D.C. Council that access to utilities is a human right.  John,  Countless families in D.C. are trying to stay warm this winter. As the temperature drops toward freezing, uninterrupted access to electricity, water and other utilities can be lifesaving.   Meanwhile utility costs are rising — …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Stop Congressional attacks on wildlife and wild places

Anti-environment members of Congress are targeting every aspect of environmental protection, from species safeguards to clean-air laws.  John,  Anti-environment members of Congress have launched an unprecedented new assault using the annual appropriations process that funds the government — targetin…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 8:55 PM

A killer win for killer whales

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update.No. 1233, February 22, 2024  Southern Resident Orcas Win Oregon Protection Following a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission just voted to protect Southern Resident orcas u…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
February 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Keep Idaho's wolf snipers grounded

Endangered Earth Gray wolves in national forests must be protected.               Give Now » Hi John, Idaho's sick assault on gray wolves has taken a dangerous turn: The state wants private contractors to track and …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Protect predators on refuges

It’s time to ban needlessly cruel predator control on national wildlife refuges.  John,  Each year across the national wildlife refuge system, scores of carnivores are cruelly killed at the behest of the livestock industry and hunters, including nearly 60,000 in 2022 alone. This “predator control” i…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 10:45 PM

The last few of these foxes need help now

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update.No. 1232, February 15, 2024 Petition Filed to Protect Sierra Nevada Red FoxesThis month the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Sierra Nevada red foxes in the Cascade Range of Orego…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 12:33 PM

We're going to court to save wolves

Endangered Earth Wolves in the northern Rockies must be protected.               Give Now » Hi John, In Idaho wolves are chased down and killed by hunters in snowmobiles. Montana and Idaho reimburse bounty hunters t…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 9, 2024 at 3:39 PM

Imperiled corals need your help

Corals play a critical role in ocean ecosystems. Tell NOAA Fisheries to protect their homes. John, Climate change, pollution and other threats have put five fragile coral species at high risk in the Indo-Pacific, the tropical waters from the Indian Ocean to the western and central Pacific.These cora…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 9:23 PM

Stick up for caribou, wolves and Alaska wildlands

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update.No. 1231, February 8, 2023 Protect 28 Million Acres of Alaska LandsFor more than half a century, millions of acres of land in Alaska have been protected from mining, drilling, and other industrial activities. These wild landscapes are…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 12:33 PM

Urgent: Feds sell out wolves in the northern Rockies

Endangered Earth We won't give up the fight.               Give Now » Hi John, Idaho pays bounties to wolf-killers. Montana wants to exterminate most of its wolves. And in Wyoming, wolf-hunting season never ends. De…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Help designate a new national monument

Urge the Biden administration to formally protect these desert lands.   John, It’s time to safeguard the desert wilds for future generations. The Center for Biological Diversity and allies are working to secure formal protection for more than 675,000 acres of public lands in Southern California — a …
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Good news for acutely adorable rabbits

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1230, February 1, 2024 Pygmy Rabbit, Five Other Species Closer to Help  Six species the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned to protect — pygmy rabbits, Southern Plains bumblebees, two eastern salamanders, white-margined pe…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 12:33 PM

30 manatees dead in just three weeks

Endangered Earth Manatees urgently need stronger protections.               Give Now » Hi John, In just the first 19 days of January, 30 Florida manatees were reported dead. Scientists had hoped the "unusual mortali…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Stop killer guac

Deforestation in Mexico is driving monarch butterflies to extinction.  John,  Avocados have exploded in popularity across the United States. And every year Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest day for avocado consumption nationwide, as millions of football fans gobble delicious guacamole during the gam…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM

Reduce meat to fight climate change

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1229, January 25, 2024 Tell the USDA: Follow the Climate Science Leading scientists have made it clear: Climate action must include scaling back meat and dairy industries in high-consuming nations. That means people in countries …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Vessel strikes, feds' inaction push whales to extinction

Endangered Earth North Atlantic right whales urgently need more protection.               Give Now » Hi John, After being struck in the head and mouth with a boat propeller, a young North Atlantic right whale is now…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM

Guard old-growth forests from logging

Help strengthen and expand protections for mature and old-growth trees in U.S. national forests.  John,  Mature and old-growth forests are a vital part of a healthy planet. They fight climate change by storing massive amounts of carbon; give a home to imperiled species like spotted owls, wolverines…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM

Defend monarch butterflies from America’s avocado appetite

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1228, January 18, 2024 Stop Killer Guac From Devastating Monarchs It’s almost Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest time of year for U.S. avocado sales — and for gobbling guacamole. But to meet exploding demand, the avocado industry is …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
January 17, 2024 at 12:33 PM

Two-month-old whale calf unlikely to survive

Endangered Earth Vessel strikes put right whales at risk.               Give Now » Hi John, A two-month-old North Atlantic right whale calf has suffered terrible injuries to its head and face after being struck by a…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 1:04 PM

Wolverines need full protection

There are only a few hundred wolverines left in the lower 48 — and they all need safeguards.  John,  Following a century of trapping and habitat loss from logging and climate change, there are only a few hundred wolverines left in in the continental United States, living in small, fragmented populat…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Take action for Arizona's newest jaguar

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1227, January 11, 2024  New Jaguar Caught on Trail Cam in Southern Arizona  Exciting news: A recent trail camera video from southern Arizona reveals a jaguar never before seen in the state.  The images, captured in December by a …
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 12:32 PM

Idaho's trapping of wolves and bears must end

Endangered Earth We're in court to save wolves and grizzly bears.               Give Now » Hi John, As few as 80 grizzly bears roam the woods and forests of Idaho. The loss of a single bear could damage their recove…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 5, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Hold Big Oil accountable for air pollution

It’s time to hold the industry accountable for its dangerous pollution.  John,  Across the country, public health and the environment are threatened by the oil and gas industry’s toxic air pollution. And due to loopholes in the enforcement of health and environmental laws, fossil fuel companies have…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
January 4, 2024 at 9:05 PM

Our 2023 wins by the numbers

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1226, January 4, 2024  A Year of Big Numbers With your help, in 2023 the Center for Biological Diversity won over and over again for the wild. Here we’ll share some of the biggest victories — plus actions you can take to help k…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Last chance to double your gift for the wild in 2023

Endangered Earth Please stand with us to save endangered species.               Give Now » Hi John, 2023 ends in a few hours, and with it a generous 1:1 match for every dollar given to the Saving Life on Earth Fund.…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Just hours left to double your support for the wild

Endangered Earth All gifts through tomorrow night will be matched.               Give Now » Hi John, More than 5,000 Florida manatees have died since the species' protection was reduced in 2017. The Center for Biolo…
  Kierán Suckling, Center for Biological Di · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 12:33 PM

Urgent: We're in court today to block Willow

Endangered Earth Please help us save the Arctic and its wildlife.               Give Now » Hi John, Today we're in court to save the Arctic. Our appeal to block the Willow project was expedited and will run into the…
  Center for Biological Diversity · [email protected]
December 28, 2023 at 9:44 PM

Happy 50th, Endangered Species Act!

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1225, December 28, 2023  Today’s the Big Day  All this year the Center for Biological Diversity has been commemorating the 50th year of the Endangered Species Act, humankind’s most successful law for protecting imperiled animals…