Help Stop a Second Slaughter
Current mood: disgusted
Category: Pets and Animals
In its last throes, the Bush/Cheney Administration has launched yet another attack on wolves in Greater Yellowstone -- re-packaging a proposal that could lead to the slaughter of as many as 1,000 of America's most iconic wild animals.
Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that you think our wolves deserve a lasting future in the American West.
After several bloody months of wolf killing in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, a federal judge ruled that the Bush Administration's original proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the region's wolves was flawed and reinstated federal protections until the Administration came up with a better plan.
Now the Bush Administration is launching a last-ditch attempt to re-package and ram through a plan that could lead to the slaughter of as many as two-thirds of the wolves that live in the Greater Yellowstone area.
Don't let them get away with it. Urge federal officials to come up with a plan that ensures responsible and balanced management of our wolves.
In the last two years, caring people like you have sent tens of thousands of messages, made thousands of calls, and donated to help us fight the Bush/Cheney Administration and their allies in court, educate the public and support wolf-saving efforts in the field.
We need your help again now more than ever and we don't have much time. The Bush Administration is only accepting public comments until Friday, November 28th, so please take action now to stop this audacious 11th-hour sneak attack on our wolves at:
Defenders is looking for a highly-motivated and talented Online Marketing & Communications Coordinator to help us manage our online Wildlife Adoption Center, Google adwords campaigns, social networking site profiles, and other Online team activities. Know anyone who might be interested? Check out the job description at: http://www.defenders.org/about_us/jobs/online_marketing_and_communications_coordinator.php
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Wolf Like Me
By
TV on the Radio
Release date: 2006-07-25
Stop the Bush/Cheney Assault on Endangered Species
Current mood: determined
Category: News and Politics
With just a few months left in power, the Bush/Cheney Administration has launched an unprecedented backdoor assault on America's endangered species!
For more than 30 years, the Endangered Species Act has protected wildlife at risk of extinction. Now the Bush/Cheney Administration wants to gut this landmark law by eliminating vital checks and balances that are crucial to protect our wolves, polar bears and other imperiled wildlife.
Speak out now for polar bears, wolves and the nearly 1,400 species currently protected under the Endangered Species Act! Visit the website below to urge your Representative and Senators to help stop this eleventh-hour assault on our endangered species:
My name is Chris Burley and I'm the Director of Online Campaigns at Defenders of Wildlife. I don't usually post here, but I've got something on my mind that I think needs saying.
Recently, my wife and I took a trip to the beach with my family and paid nearly twice as much to fill the tank as we had for the same trip a year earlier.
That kind of math forces families to make tough decisions -- not just about the family vacation, but also how to afford rent, what they can buy at the grocery store and how to pay for many other obligations.
But high gas prices are just one reason Congress needs to take real steps to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Global warming, pollution, the threat of oil spills and the risks from dependence on foreign oil -- the U.S. has less than 3% of the world's oil reserves -- all argue for a different approach to meeting America's energy needs.
1. Drilling off our coasts and in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will not lower gas prices today or solve our energy crisis;
2. Expanded drilling threatens permanent damage to wildlife; and
3. We need real solutions that will end our dependence on oil once and for all.
Unfortunately, Newt Gingrich, the high-priced lobbyists for Big Oil and their allies in Congress are all working feverishly to exploit consumer pain at the pump with one goal: more harmful oil and gas drilling in sensitive areas off our coasts and in precious areas like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
These short-sighted plans *will do nothing to reduce summer gas prices*. But drilling *will* fuel dependence on fossil fuels that harm our environment and threaten habitat for polar bears, sea turtles, dolphins and many other imperiled species.
As Defenders President Rodger Schlickeisen wrote earlier today, "It's time to rethink America's dependence on oil and gas. Together, we can create a sustainable future for American families and preserve the natural treasures that are the right of future generations."
Wolves on Nightline -- TONIGHT! (please share)
Current mood: productive
Category: Pets and Animals
Wolves on Nightline -- TONIGHT! (please share)
Don't miss a great Nightline piece on northern rockies wolves tonight at 11:35 p.m. ET (or check out the Nightline website to see if they post it after the initial broadcast).
See all sides of the wolf debate raging in the west -- and see some of Defenders' proactive work to reduce conflict in the region without killing wolves.
At long last, wildlife web stickers! (please share)
Current mood: chipper
Category: Pets and Animals
Hey Myspacers,
You asked for them, and they're finally here!
We all know that endangered animals need all the help they can get in the struggle to survive in this changing world. Here's another way to show your love and turn new people on to wildlife conservation.
Add one of our new web stickers to your Myspace profile (or personal blog or website) to step up your efforts to defend wildlife today.
Help Stop the Wild Bison Slaughter (please share)
Current mood: worried
Category: Pets and Animals
Yellowstone’s Wild Bison Are Being Slaughtered (please share)
Some of America’s last free-roaming wild bison are being slaughtered on a scale not seen since the 1800s. And hundreds more could to be killed.
Take action now!Write the Montana Promotion Division -- the state’s tourism officials -- and speak out for sensible wildlife management of these American icons!
This year alone, more than 1,100 bison have been killed -- nearly a quarter of the wild population. This is no way to manage one of the most beloved icons of the American West. We need your voice to stop it.
Blog to save Yellowstone wolves (please repost)
Current mood: thoughtful
Category: Pets and Animals
Defenders just launched a new blog to give people a place to talk about the federal government's decision to remove Endangered Species protections for wolves in the Greater Yellowstone region.
You'll hear up-to-the-minute news from our staff on the ground in Idaho and Montana and from special guests.
Help Defenders win $50,000 to support our work!
Category: Pets and Animals
Parade Magazine and the Case Foundation are giving away $500,000 to charities, and with your help, we could win up to $50,000 to support our efforts to end aerial hunting of wolves, save polar bears from global warming and protect wildlife in the U.S. and around the world.
The eight individuals whose charity badges attract the most unique donors through the America's Giving Challenge will get $50,000 for their cause. The 100 nonprofits with the greatest number of total donations made to them through America's Giving Challenge will each get $1,000.
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O.C.M.S.
By
Old Crow Medicine Show
Release date: 10 February, 2004
Check out our latest television ad! To help convince Congress to end aerial hunting of wolves, we're running it in Washington, DC around the State of the Union...
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