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Protect the Grizzly Bear

Target: Dirk Kempthorne, U.S. Secretary of Interior
Sponsored 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.

deadline: 5-10-2008
goal: 15,000

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Dear Mr. Kempthorne,

The Yellowstone grizzly bear is a symbol of the wild spirit of the American West. Thanks to its protection by the Endangered Species Act, the bear has made a dramatic recovery in recent years. But its battle for survival is far from over. In fact, the grizzly bear now it faces its biggest challenge ever: global warming.

At a time when one of the grizzly's main food sources--the seed of the whitebark pine--is disappearing due to increasing temperatures, we should be taking decisive action to curb global warming and protect the forests where bears live and raise their young.

I urge you to re-list the Yellowstone grizzly bear under the Endangered Species Act and ensure that it has a fighting chance for survival well into the future.

Sincerely,
[your name]
[your address]

We signed the “Protect the Grizzly Bear” petition!

# 150:

11:07 am PDT, May 17, Morgan Dethman, Oregon
Please re-list the Yellowstone Grizzly. These animals symbolize the American west and they really need ESA protections. They are still vulnerable to many threats.

# 149:

11:07 am PDT, May 17, Kate Hartenstine, Pennsylvania

# 148:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Sandy Mcdeane, Ohio
PLEASE

# 147:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Julie Deemer, Kansas

# 146:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 145:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Allison Frymoyer, Pennsylvania

# 144:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Lacey Levitt, Virginia

# 143:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, B Michael, Virginia

# 142:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Derenda Plunkett, Texas

# 141:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Dianne Rapela, Pennsylvania
Please Protect Our Grizzly Bears...........

# 140:

11:06 am PDT, May 17, Leslie Campbell, Georgia

# 139:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Nancy Whitlock, New Mexico

# 138:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Carrieanne Cooklin, New Jersey
Please save these bears. What would this world be witout them?

# 137:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Allyson Carr, Mississippi

# 136:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Lola M. Gertz, Ohio
Extinction is LOST FOREVER, it is our job to keep this from happening.

# 135:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Ken Stec, New York

# 134:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Name not displayed, Indiana

# 133:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Beth Brennan, Pennsylvania

# 132:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Denise Mackey, Michigan

# 131:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Debra Murphy, Connecticut

# 130:

11:05 am PDT, May 17, Candy Wielinski, Minnesota

# 129:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, Patricia Tithof, Tennessee

# 128:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, Shannon Gilliard, Pennsylvania

# 127:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, Denise Corrie, Pennsylvania

# 126:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, J. M Krucek, Washington

# 125:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, Deborah Wessels, Iowa

# 124:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, Libba Miller, Tennessee

# 123:

11:04 am PDT, May 17, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 122:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, Donna Jaruzel, Michigan
Please get this animal back on the protected species list!

# 121:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, Lisa Mishak, Texas

# 120:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, DAWN LENNON, Massachusetts

# 119:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, Lynda Traylor, Mississippi
Please continue to protect the grizzly bears.

# 118:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 117:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, Michael Cline, Ohio

# 116:

11:03 am PDT, May 17, Alicia Buzbee, Texas

# 115:

11:02 am PDT, May 17, Amber Hagan, Wisconsin

# 114:

11:02 am PDT, May 17, Stephen Gauci, New York

# 113:

11:02 am PDT, May 17, Cynthia Fisher, Virginia

# 112:

11:02 am PDT, May 17, JAN TIBBS, Louisiana

# 111:

11:02 am PDT, May 17, Rhonda Kirschmann, North Carolina

# 110:

11:02 am PDT, May 17, Katrin Rosinski, Michigan
Please keep Grizzly Bears on the Endangered Spiecies Lists!

# 109:

11:01 am PDT, May 17, Carol Aversa, Pennsylvania

# 108:

11:01 am PDT, May 17, Stephanie McFarland, Utah

# 107:

11:01 am PDT, May 17, Ginger Bridger, Missouri

# 106:

11:01 am PDT, May 17, Lori Krempa, New Jersey

# 105:

11:01 am PDT, May 17, Gennifer Furst, New Jersey

# 104:

11:00 am PDT, May 17, Judy Sircher, Illinois

# 103:

11:00 am PDT, May 17, Jaime Dashkevicz, Michigan
can we add honest descent people to the endangered species list too, Mr. Bush?

# 102:

11:00 am PDT, May 17, Carla Williams, Ohio

# 101:

11:00 am PDT, May 17, Name not displayed, Ohio

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