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Prevent Wolverines from Disappearing Forever

Target: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

The Bush/Cheney administration has spurned the wolverine again, defying scientific evidence and refusing to list this rare creature under the Endangered Species Act.

New scientific evidence reported by Defenders of Wildlife documents the wolverine's uncertain future, raising concerns about the effects of global warming and continued trapping of this elusive carnivore.

But despite the growing threats to wolverines, the federal government has yet to act. And according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the Bush/Cheney Administration even ignored the findings of its own on-the-ground scientists in order to block action to protect wolverines.

We need to let the Bush/Cheney administration know that we strongly believe wolverines and their habitat need federal protection, before it's too late.

Please sign our petition to the administration to list the wolverine as a protected species under the Endangered Species Act.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000
 

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To the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:

I am deeply disturbed by the federal government's decision that again refuses to list the North American wolverine population occurring in the contiguous United States under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

A recent report by Defenders of Wildlife shows new scientific evidence that the wolverine is in desperate straits, under threat from global warming and human activity that are shrinking and fragmenting the wolverine's habitat. Wolverines are threatened by the isolation of their populations, trapping (which is still legal in Montana) and the disturbance of denning areas by snowmobiles and other recreational activities. The wolverine exists at extremely low numbers and reproduces very slowly, resulting in populations that are particularly vulnerable to these threats, especially females.
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We signed the “Prevent Wolverines from Disappearing Forever” petition!
# 150:
7:17 am PDT, Mar 25, Kathy Meyer, North Carolina
Please declare Wolverines as Endangered
# 149:
7:17 am PDT, Mar 25, Cara Wolf, Virginia
# 148:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Christina Kelly, Michigan
# 147:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Virginia
# 146:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Gaby Loredo, Texas
# 145:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Juan Cardoza-Oquendo, Georgia
# 144:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Sharon Wolfe, Massachusetts
# 143:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Darcy McLean, Colorado
# 142:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Katie Prahl, Nebraska
This just breaks my heart.
# 141:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Isabella Hillmayr, Greece
# 140:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Tracey Troiano, North Carolina
As a taxpayer and registered voter I demand protection for these animals before it's too late!
# 139:
7:15 am PDT, Mar 25, Diane Goodemote, Pennsylvania
# 138:
7:15 am PDT, Mar 25, Dione Perkins, United States Minor Outlying Islands
# 137:
7:15 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Maryland
# 136:
7:15 am PDT, Mar 25, Melissa Prive, Vermont
# 135:
7:15 am PDT, Mar 25, Osandi Sekou, California
yeah, save the wolverines for crying out loud!!
# 134:
7:14 am PDT, Mar 25, Doug Hammond, Florida
# 133:
7:14 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Tennessee
# 132:
7:13 am PDT, Mar 25, Sheila Smith, Missouri
# 131:
7:13 am PDT, Mar 25, Jenny Casey, Connecticut
# 130:
7:13 am PDT, Mar 25, Samantha Ewert, Minnesota
# 129:
7:13 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Illinois
# 128:
7:12 am PDT, Mar 25, Billy Dahlinger, New York
# 127:
7:12 am PDT, Mar 25, Shannon Dodson, Florida
# 126:
7:12 am PDT, Mar 25, Chad Koch, Illinois
# 125:
7:11 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Utah
Why are we refusing to take care of these wonderful animals just so we can continue to deny that there are very real and damaging effects of climate change? Stop being selfish! Protect these animals!
# 124:
7:11 am PDT, Mar 25, Deborah Seastrum, Pennsylvania
# 123:
7:11 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Florida
# 122:
7:11 am PDT, Mar 25, Christopher Emig, Florida
# 121:
7:10 am PDT, Mar 25, Jackie Caparbi, New Jersey
# 120:
7:10 am PDT, Mar 25, Jeff Thompson, Florida
# 119:
7:10 am PDT, Mar 25, Kimberly Bressette, Colorado
# 118:
7:00 am PDT, Mar 25, Rosa Del Angel, Washington D.C.
# 117:
6:59 am PDT, Mar 25, Karen Siesing, New Jersey
# 116:
6:51 am PDT, Mar 25, Amy Auld, California
# 115:
6:49 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Georgia
when young we lived across from a large wildlife preserve and hunting farm. We would look through the fence from the street and watch the wolverine eat They smell a bit, and lumber around but were afraid of people enough to stay away from them. I think it is wise for animals to fear man. We are the great destroyers, and it is more than appropriate that we make up for our neglect of stewardship.
# 114:
6:48 am PDT, Mar 25, Courtney Boeck, Michigan
# 113:
6:45 am PDT, Mar 25, Anonym Anonym, Germany
# 112:
6:44 am PDT, Mar 25, Moni Hanke, Germany
# 111:
6:12 am PDT, Mar 25, Gabrielle Bertrand, France
# 110:
6:12 am PDT, Mar 25, Mick Gill, Australia
# 109:
6:10 am PDT, Mar 25, THERESA MACPHERSON, Ireland
# 108:
6:08 am PDT, Mar 25, Cindi Shannon, Michigan
# 107:
6:03 am PDT, Mar 25, Justin Esche, Indiana
It is absurd that the wolverine is in danger of going extinct and they will not put them on the endangered species list
# 106:
5:54 am PDT, Mar 25, Vidya Sims, California
# 105:
5:41 am PDT, Mar 25, Shirin Vasheghani, Canada
# 104:
5:38 am PDT, Mar 25, Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 103:
5:35 am PDT, Mar 25, Devon Egger, Ohio
# 102:
5:35 am PDT, Mar 25, Sandra Montisci, United Kingdom
# 101:
5:21 am PDT, Mar 25, Stefano Frosi, Italy
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