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List the Red Knot Under the Endangered Species Act
Target: U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
The red knot sandpiper is in danger of extinction. A new report by the world's leading shorebird biologists confirms a 90 percent decline in the bird's population over the past ten years, leading scientists to predict that the red knot may become extinct as soon as 2010.
The red knot can fly extraordinary distances. On a wingspan of 20 inches, red knots can fly over 9,300 miles from the Arctic Circle to as far as Tierra del Fuego, South America, making this bird one of the longest-distance migrants in the animal kingdom.
Historically, more than 100,000 red knots stopped at Delaware Bay -- one of the most important migratory bird stopovers in the world -- to feast on horseshoe crab eggs each spring, to help power the final leg of their long flight. But because of a overharvest of horseshoe crabs over the past 15 years, supplies of horseshoe crab eggs have greatly diminished as have knot and other shorebird populations that also feed on horseshoe crab eggs.
Because of the red knot's highly precarious situation, it needs immediate protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Please send your message today calling for an emergency listing of the Red Knot sandpiper under the Endangered Species Act!
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please protect these birds! Melissa Washer
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Please take actions to save this bird species! Disallow horseshoe crab fishing. Thank you!
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These birds are a barometer of the health of the horseshoe crab populations. There decreasing numbers indicate that even under current practices watermen are overfishing the horseshoe crabs at the behest of the pharmaceuticals industry need to use their blood for testing. Congress needs to reign in large pharmaceutical corporations practices or we will bring these species and numerous others we depend on to the brink of collapse from which we cannot retreat. Please think long term, and not just for the next few financial quarters. The beauty of life in the U.S. is a stake. In a two and half centuries of unmitigated growth U.S. industry has brought a life of sustainable abundance to near extinction. Give the environment a break, we all live here.
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2:37 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Name not displayed, New York
like you and me they have the right to live.they're harmless,beauitful birds.they have a reason for being here just as you and i |
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We should protect the Red Knot, just as we should protect all endangered and close-to endangered species.
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For each animal, bird and species that goes extinct, we risk damaging more and more of our world. It's important to take a stand and save what we can now to protect our future.
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Only 10% left; it's a no brainer. Please protect this creature now.
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Any animal that is in danger of being extinct, should have all the protection that we can give.
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Every species is important, whether we know why or not!
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Protect earth by protecting all animals, birds and plants.
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After watching the PBS Nature documentary entitled "Crash: a tale of two species" it became clear that this is a cause worth fighting for. Please do what you can to save the Red Knot.
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2:21 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Kim Allen, Texas
Keep the red knot sandpiper with us. |
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All species of any kind of animal should be protected. They all have the right to be on this Earth and all play a part in the ecosystem. Save all those who need saving!! God Bless.
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I personally feel, that we should do whatever needs to be done, within reason and our power to help save any species of wild life. It is afterall their world as well, and it would be a shame to allow any species to become extinct if we are able help. We give enough dollars to other countrys of which we will never see a penny back, we should be able to at least set up or come up with a solution that will will be able to live with.
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All birds are important to our ecosystems. Lets not forget that.
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I think protection of all life and environment is important. There is no person on earth worthy of saying one cause is greater than another, or one life is worth more than another. I feel that should include all land, habitats, cultures, animals and even people.
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