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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!

# 200:

7:27 am PDT, Mar 25, Caer Flanagan, Florida

# 199:

7:27 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Texas

# 198:

7:27 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Georgia

# 197:

7:26 am PDT, Mar 25, Jennifer Hochberg, Connecticut

# 196:

7:26 am PDT, Mar 25, Sam Haddad, Canada

# 195:

7:25 am PDT, Mar 25, Rebekah Azzarelli, New York

# 194:

7:25 am PDT, Mar 25, Richard Sheng, California

# 193:

7:24 am PDT, Mar 25, Kay Lammert, Spain
Is it not bad enough, that the USA is one of them, who destroy our environment? Must they also help to killing some of rare animals?

# 192:

7:24 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Florida

# 191:

7:24 am PDT, Mar 25, Karen Murphy, Florida
Do everything you can do everyday to preserve all living things. It is your duty and call to arms. I support Federal Protection for the North American Wolverine. Do your part as well.

# 190:

7:23 am PDT, Mar 25, Jim Hutslar, Florida

# 189:

7:23 am PDT, Mar 25, Karen Adkins, Florida

# 188:

7:23 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 187:

7:23 am PDT, Mar 25, William Sindelar, Ohio
The Wolverine is a fine animal. We should endeavor to protect all our wildlife.

# 186:

7:23 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Michigan
All Animals deserve to survive..We should not allow any to become extinct

# 185:

7:23 am PDT, Mar 25, Rainy Lynn, Georgia

# 184:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Robert Bartho, Washington

# 183:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Lily McCabe, New York
The Wolverine is just one more precious species that is being threatened by a government's lack of foresight, concern, and morality, and this is one more battle that has to be fought in the great war between those who care about the health of their planet and those who do not. The wolverines must be saved....no other choice is acceptable.

# 182:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, JR Gadoua, New York
All our animal species that are endangered require our quick assistance. If we are not responsible for this earth and its species, we will have no home in the future.

# 181:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Karla Greenawalt, New York

# 180:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Christine Wyatt, North Carolina

# 179:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, VANJA LEBOVIC, Serbia And Montenegro
let's help them! we are doing this to nature....

# 178:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Florida
Please do your part in saving wolverines. All creatures are so important to this Earth's existence.

# 177:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Marie Schlegel, Massachusetts

# 176:

7:22 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, New York

# 175:

7:21 am PDT, Mar 25, Nancy Nuccio, California

# 174:

7:21 am PDT, Mar 25, Doris Triebe, Germany

# 173:

7:21 am PDT, Mar 25, Linda Wiencek, Ohio
First make trapping illegal. Second add the wolverine to the endangered species list.

# 172:

7:21 am PDT, Mar 25, Blair Niewoehner, Missouri

# 171:

7:21 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 170:

7:20 am PDT, Mar 25, Alicia Landin, Texas

# 169:

7:20 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Canada
With over 6,000 species extinct already, we should voice our concerns with petitions, etc. It is the very least we can do.

# 168:

7:20 am PDT, Mar 25, Janna Chan, New York

# 167:

7:20 am PDT, Mar 25, Robert D Adkins, Illinois

# 166:

7:19 am PDT, Mar 25, Kathy Royal, Connecticut
The wolverine is an amazing creature created by God and should have the opportunity to be around for a long time. Mankind should be proud of the animals that were inhabiting the earth before man came along.

# 165:

7:19 am PDT, Mar 25, Jennifer Madigan, Texas
I'm from Michigan...and the wolverine is an animal that also represents my school. Go Blue! Save the Wolverines!

# 164:

7:19 am PDT, Mar 25, Joanne Milani, Connecticut
It is our resposibility to help protect the poor animals.

# 163:

7:19 am PDT, Mar 25, Noah Vadnai, New York

# 162:

7:19 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, California
It is high time we take seriously our job as stewards of this planet- protecting species from extinction and help the planet to maintain a welcome climate for all species... should we not, our own species will jepordize itself. We must change our ways to be proactive rather than acting at the last minute to assist species on the brink.

# 161:

7:19 am PDT, Mar 25, Erika Woolman, Illinois

# 160:

7:18 am PDT, Mar 25, Jessica Evans, South Carolina

# 159:

7:18 am PDT, Mar 25, Susan Fanning, New Jersey

# 158:

7:18 am PDT, Mar 25, Terri Griffin, Tennessee

# 157:

7:18 am PDT, Mar 25, Christina Cangialosi, Florida

# 156:

7:18 am PDT, Mar 25, Jodi Korelitz, New York
It would be a great injustice to wipe out the North American Wolverine, they can't help themselves so it is up to us.

# 155:

7:18 am PDT, Mar 25, Jessica Dowd, New York

# 154:

7:17 am PDT, Mar 25, Angela Russell, California
I don't think we'll ever get through to this administration. We have to wait for a change in order to protect the earth.

# 153:

7:17 am PDT, Mar 25, Devorah Firestone, Virginia
Please save these unique and special animal. There is no reason why this animal must become extinct.

# 152:

7:17 am PDT, Mar 25, Annette Zvirman, Pennsylvania
The thought that trapping is still legal in any state is astonishing. The very least the Bush administration could do is protect the animals most vulnerable to extinction such as the wolverine.

# 151:

7:17 am PDT, Mar 25, Angela Purgatori, Michigan

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