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Protect the Grizzly Bear
Target: Dirk Kempthorne, U.S. Secretary of InteriorSponsored by: Care2
The great grizzly bear has long symbolized the wild spirit of the
American West. Grizzlies once ranged far and wide - at the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition, approximately
50,000-100,000 grizzly bears wandered through the rugged, mountainous West.
But as more humans settled the Rockies, the great bear's numbers began to dwindle. By 1975, the Yellowstone grizzly was on the brink of extinction and was listed as endangered.
Under the Endangered Species Act, Yellowstone's bears have made a dramatic recovery - from just 200 bears in 1975 to roughly 600 today. But now the grizzly bear faces its biggest challenge ever: global warming.
One of the bear's primary food sources, the seed of whitebark pine trees, is disappearing. Scientists report that warmer temperatures are causing an explosion in the Yellowstone pine beetle population, leading to decimation of whitebark pine. In addition, more and more of the grizzly's range land is being opened to oil and gas development.
On May 1, the Bush Administration removed the Yellowstone grizzly from the Endangered Species List. Instead of undoing protections for grizzly bears, we should be guarding them more vigilantly than ever before, and taking decisive action to stop global warming.
Tell the Administration that you want to see grizzly bears protected and that they should re-list the bear today.
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We signed the “Protect the Grizzly Bear” petition!
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Please , don't let this animal become extinct as so many others have. Thank you.
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Kill, kill, kill!! This country has no respect for wildlife.
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Please keep these amazing and rapidly vanishing creatures on the enangered species list. They will quickly disappear if not.
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They should not be delisted at this point!
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The Grizzly is by no means out of danger. They deserve additional protections.
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Why does this country always wanna kill?? Try golf.
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Protect the bears. Stop the slaughter of our wildlife.
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There are so few grizzly bears left that to me it seems that everyone would think it imperative to keep these creatures on the endangered species list. Only a scoundrel would consider removing their protections.
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We kill them, now we must save them.
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All animals need to be protected from the selfish, inhumane acts of humans. It's unjust and senseless!
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This bear is a symbol of your land,as well as one of the world's beautiful creatures.It seems a huge mistake to not have the grizzly on the at risk list.How many are there?600,thats tiny.
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GOD AND ALL ANIMALS THANK YOU A ZILLION INFINITLY SUPER MARVELOUSLY MAGNIFICENTLY AND YOU WILL FEEL FANTASTICLY HAPPY SUPER YOU SAVED EM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE = HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Why do you feel the need to take this Beautiful Creature of the Endangered List. Do the right thing and Protect these Bears. What does it hurt to leave them on the Endangered List, I know sorry more money to waste on Weapons to continue to kill our Earth!!!
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Only in America. When the government does something that will adversely affect the ecosystem ... the reason is always to make money for someone or some corporatiom.
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Is it really right that animals have to suffer at the hands of humans
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