Friend of Defenders,

Imagine what comes next.

When the world begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, what will that world look like for us and the animals we love?

Right now, officials in this administration are still working hard to undermine the tools we need to protect our most vulnerable species. If they succeed, it could take decades to recover – and in that time, those species could go extinct forever.

That's why our work is more pressing than ever.

To mark Earth Day this year, we're asking all wildlife lovers to rise up with a generous donation to save our species. Right now, your gift of $15 or more will be matched 2-for-1, up to a total of $150,000.

We need to rise up for the wildlife who deserve to be here tomorrow...

For gray wolves, once brutally exterminated from the lower 48 states and now in jeopardy of losing their hard-earned recovery...

For whales in constant danger of dying from boat strikes and entanglements in fishing gear...

For Florida panthers, struck and killed by cars as their habitat has been grabbed up by developers...

And for polar bears, at risk of being crushed and driven from their own dens by Big Oil's heavy machinery in the Arctic Refuge.

Your urgent gift will go three times as far in keeping field biologists, legal experts, scientists, policy advocates and grassroots educators fighting tirelessly to protect the future of wildlife, wild places and our communities. That vital work continues, even in these difficult times – but only if you're with us!

The national emergency has added new obstacles to our work, but we can't let that slow us down. We need to stay in the fight for wildlife, together!

Now through Earth Day on April 22^nd: Have your impact for wildlife tripled! Don't miss this opportunity to make an incredible difference!

Thank you so much for all you do. And please stay safe.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark President, Defenders of Wildlife

P.S.: Our tireless fight for imperiled wildlife is only possible because of supporters like you. The best way you can make a sustained impact to protect vulnerable wildlife is through an automatic monthly donation!