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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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. …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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 — …

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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