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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…

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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…

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October 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Trump's new assault on the Arctic must be stopped

Endangered Earth We'll fight to keep Big Oil out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.               Give Now » Hi John, The Trump administration just moved to open up the entire coastal plain of the Arctic Nation…

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October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Emergency: Trump targeting the Center

Endangered Earth We won't be bullied.               Give Now » Hi John, The Center for Biological Diversity and all we stand for are being targeted. A far-right think tank has put the Center on a list of organizatio…

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October 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Standing strong for delicate glass lizards

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1320, October 23, 2025  Help Sought for Tail-Dropping, Legless Lizards  The Center for Biological Diversity has just filed a petition to protect little reptiles called mimic glass lizards under the Endangered Species Act. These…

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October 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Yellowstone wolf shot and killed in Montana

Endangered Earth Wolves in the northern Rockies need federal protection.               Give Now » Hi John, Only two days into Montana's wolf-hunting season, a beloved Yellowstone wolf from the Jackson Butte pack was…

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October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Don't bulldoze desert tortoise habitat

This unique desert landscape is no place for a four-lane highway.   John,  In 2024 the U.S. Bureau of Land Management rejected plans to bulldoze a four-lane highway through the beloved Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in southwest Utah — a place that’s protected for the northernmost population …

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October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Pocket mouse protectors make progress

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1,319, October 16, 2025  In California, a Pocket Mouse Could Get State Help  After a Center for Biological Diversity petition, California’s Fish and Game Commission has voted unanimously to make Pacific pocket mice candidates for…

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October 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM

558 manatees dead so far this year

Endangered Earth Florida's manatees urgently need more protection.               Give Now » Hi John, The die-off of Florida manatees has escalated this year. A total of 558 deaths have been reported — nearly 100 mor…

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October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Join us for the virtual Food Justice Film Festival

Learn more about how food affects communities and the planet.  John,  The Center for Biological Diversity invites you to our sixth annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival, Oct. 23-26. This year’s festival will feature four documentary films highlighting links between food sovereignty, agricultura…

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October 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Every darter has its day

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1318, October 9, 2025 Endangered Candy Darter Saved From Coal Hauling  A colorful little fish called the candy darter has been spared the ongoing threat of coal hauling in West Virginia’s Cherry River watershed following a lawsui…

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October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Feds ready to pull the plug on threatened species

Endangered Earth We'll fight each and every attack on the Endangered Species Act.               Give Now » Hi John, Just before the government shut down last week, the Trump administration took a massive swipe at t…

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October 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Landmark win for rare larks

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1317, October 2, 2025  Win Could Boost Protection for Streaked Horned Larks  In response to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and Bird Alliance of Oregon, a judge has struck down a federal finding that streaked ho…

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September 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Collision leaves mountain lion cubs orphaned

Endangered Earth More mountain lions will die without wildlife connectivity.               Give Now » Hi John, A mountain lion in Southern California was killed this month in a vehicle collision. Her two cubs, just…

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September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Keep our forests wild and roadless

Tell Congress to cosponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act.   John,  America’s roadless forests are some of the most intact, connected wildlife habitats left in the country. They’re sanctuaries where grizzly bears, salmon, spotted owls, California condors, and hundreds of other imperiled species …

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September 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Grizzlies before grazing

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1316, September 25, 2025 Win for Grizzlies Near Yellowstone  A federal court just found that the U.S. Forest Service broke the law when it approved expanded livestock grazing north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana, where g…

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September 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Another mother orca grieves her calf

Endangered Earth As few as 73 Southern Resident orcas remain.               Give Now » Hi John, Tragic news from the Pacific Northwest: Just days ago a Southern Resident killer whale known as Alki was seen carrying …

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September 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM

Earless monitor lizards need your help

Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect these lizards and ban their trade.   John,  As any fairy tale will tell you, dragons are best kept at a safe distance — not as pets.  That advice also applies to adorably dragon-like earless monitor lizards: captivating creatures whose only habitat …

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September 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Save whales and sea turtles from drilling and spilling

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1315, September 18, 2025 Protect Sea Life From Another Oil Spill   In 2010 BP's Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling rig exploded, killing 11 people. The resulting spill poured up to 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico a…

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September 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM

458 wolves in Montana's crosshairs

Endangered Earth Wolves in the northern Rockies need federal protection.               Give Now » Hi John, A single person can now kill 30 wolves in one hunting and trapping season in Montana. Long the epicenter of …

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September 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Protect whales from deadly entanglement

Tell NOAA Fisheries to allow pop-up fishing gear to save marine mammals.   John,  Humans have just begun to understand the lives of awe-inspiring ocean dwellers like massive blue whales, singing humpbacks, and ancient sea turtles. Meanwhile outdated fishing gear has been entangling, injuring, and ki…

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September 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM

Dive into our defense of the Everglades

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1314, September 11, 2025   Join Us in the Fight Against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  Following an appeal by Florida and the Trump administration, federal appeals judges have put the brakes on a lower court’s injunction — won by the Cent…

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September 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM

Trump is paving the way to extinction

Endangered Earth National forests are havens for wildlife, not roads.               Give Now » Hi John, Canada lynx depend on mature and old-growth forests to den and raise their young. Since they avoid large, open …

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September 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Fight for polar bears and clean air

Tell the EPA to protect people and the environment from climate pollution.   John,  In 2009 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a science-backed conclusion — called "the endangerment finding" — clearly stating that methane, carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gas emissions harm the clim…

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September 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Save sea turtles from deadly lights

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1313, September 5, 2025 Tell This County to Turn Off Lights for Turtles Every summer in Glynn County, Georgia, thousands of imperiled loggerhead sea turtles leave their nests and struggle across the sand to the ocean for their fi…

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September 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Trump unleashes biggest attack on the wild

Endangered Earth 500 species could be put at risk.               Give Now » Hi John, The Trump administration just launched its biggest attack on wildlife and public lands. Species from grizzly bears in Montana to …

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August 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM

Protect Wild Forests

Stop Trump’s roadless rule repeal.   John,  America’s roadless forests are sanctuaries for grizzly bears, gray wolves, salmon, spotted owls, and hundreds of other species. These lands — nearly 60 million acres of national forests — are some of the most intact, connected wildlife habitats left in the…

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August 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Save a Mexican wolf; Alligator Alcatraz arrested

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1312, August 28, 2025  Tell Secretary Burgum: Don’t Kill Another Mexican Wolf On behalf of the livestock industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture just shot and killed a 3-month-old wolf pup in New Mexico. In April it execut…

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August 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Feds to withhold protections for threatened species

Endangered Earth Cruel scheme targets threatened species.               Give Now » Hi John, The Trump administration is back to its dirty bag of tricks to cut protections for imperiled wildlife. Officials announced…

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August 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM

Don’t let deadbeat drillers hurt more wildlife

Help hold oil and gas companies accountable for cleaning up their old, dirty projects.   John,  Oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico are notorious for skipping out on their responsibilities to clean up after their projects. For decades, they’ve drilled greedily for fuel and then left their w…

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August 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Our 11th-hour reprieve for sacred lands

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1311, August 21, 2025   Federal Appeals Court Blocks Oak Flat Land Exchange  We’re celebrating a surprising milestone in the fight for Oak Flat, public lands in Arizona sacred to Indigenous peoples and habitat for species like en…

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August 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM

We just sued to save wildlife from Trump

Endangered Earth Endangered species are under attack.               Give Now » Hi John, Within hours of taking office, Trump declared a made-up energy emergency that his administration is still using as cover to att…

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August 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM

Defend marine life from deep-sea devastation

Tell the federal government to keep the ocean floor intact.  John,  The Trump administration wants to fast-track deep-sea mining by slashing environmental reviews that protect the seafloor, one of the largest and most fragile ecosystems on the planet.  A new federal proposal would let mining corpora…

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August 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Help beleaguered belugas

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1310, August 14, 2025  Save Cook Inlet Belugas From This Climate Disaster The critically endangered beluga whales of Cook Inlet, Alaska, are under threat — again. In the heart of their habitat, the Trump administration wants to …

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August 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM

500 wolves in Montana's crosshairs

Endangered Earth Help us stop Montana’s war on wolves.               Give Now » Hi John, Montana has upped the ante on wolf-killing. State officials want up to 500 wolves trapped and hunted this fall and winter — a…

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August 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Keep this dangerous pesticide off the shelf

Tell the EPA: Reapproving dicamba will cause immeasurable harm to pollinators and people.  John,  Last year we scored a court win revoking the use of dicamba, a dangerous herbicide, on genetically modified cotton and soybeans. We celebrated for the monarch butterflies, whooping cranes, rusty-patched…

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August 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Fight for forests

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1309, August 7, 2025  Stop Politicians’ Attack on National Forests  In a massive giveaway to the timber industry, members of Congress are poised to pass legislation that would boost logging in national forests while gutting prot…

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August 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Wolves, lynx sold out by the feds

Endangered Earth The Boundary Waters ecosystem must not be plundered.               Give Now » Hi John, Three endangered species, including the United States' largest population of endangered gray wolves, depend on …

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August 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM

Stay true to blue tree monitor lizards

Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to permanently protect these uniquely stunning reptiles.   John,  Blue tree monitor lizards aren’t just blue. They’re truly, vibrantly, and rather incredibly blue: a most unusual hue in the animal kingdom. Their unique coloration has made them prized targets…

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July 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Manatees and sea turtles deserve due diligence

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1308, July 31, 2025  Lawsuit Defends Gulf Species From Drilling The Center for Biological Diversity just filed a new legal claim in our lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to take a thorough look at how offshore…

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July 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Trump moves to pave the road to extinction

Endangered Earth Help keep chainsaws out of national forests.               Give Now » Hi John, Wolverines can range up to 15 miles a day — and cover hundreds of square miles in their lifetime. As few as 300 of thes…

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July 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Help sharks keep their fins

Tell Mexican officials to outlaw the possession, sale, and export of shark fins.   John,  It’s Shark Week, a time to marvel at these ancient sea animals and celebrate their mysterious — and often misunderstood — lives. Sharks play an important role in ocean ecosystems by maintaining the food web an…

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July 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Tree vole goals

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1307, July 24, 2025  Lawsuit Aims to Protect Oregon Coast Red Tree Voles Red tree voles have graced the upper reaches of old forests on Oregon’s North Coast for thousands of years — some spend their entire lives in a single tree…

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July 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Trump, Army Corps want to poison waterways

Endangered Earth Don’t let precious waterways be turned into drainage dumps.               Give Now » Hi John, More than 400 manatees have died this year — at a pace even worse than last year. It had been hoped Flor…

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July 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Give ghost orchids a chance at life

Tell the feds to protect this hauntingly beautiful flower as an endangered species.   John,  Found only in parts of Florida and Cuba, hauntingly beautiful ghost orchids have been the subject of countless articles, books, and films. Despite their fame, the flowers are barely surviving as poaching an…

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July 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Ice puppies prevail

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1306, July 17, 2025 Legal Victories for Seals, Squirrels, and Black Rails Arctic ringed seals are keeping their Endangered Species Act safeguards, thanks to our intervention in a lawsuit seeking to strip them of their protected s…

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July 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM

We sued to stop a detention center in the Everglades

Endangered Earth The Everglades should be home to wildlife, not prisons.               Give Now » Hi John, Deep within the Florida Everglades, the Trump administration and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are fast-tracking…

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July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM

Help protect pangolins

Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect these scaly critters.  John,  In some ways, pangolins are funny: They’re the world’s only scaly mammal, they curl into an adorable ball when frightened, and they vaguely resemble a pinecone with legs.    But the threats to their survival are deadly…

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July 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Save Arctic wildlife from a fossil fuel fiasco

Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update. No. 1305, July 10, 2025  Stop More Disastrous Oil Drilling in the Arctic The Trump administration is trying to open vast swaths of public land to fossil fuel development by rolling back critical protections for the National Petrole…

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July 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Shooting bears from helicopters must end

Endangered Earth Helps us save brown and black bears in Alaska.               Give Now » Hi John, Summer in Alaska should be a time of rebirth, lush vegetation and long days of exploration in the wild. Instead, like…

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