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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!

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1:56 pm PST, Dec 15, Julie M Glenn, Missouri

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9:41 am PST, Dec 15, Jamie Richards, Massachusetts

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11:42 pm PST, Dec 14, Terrie Collins, North Dakota

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8:11 pm PST, Dec 14, Victoria Mary Stong / Animal Activist, New York
Please, kindly protect all our beautiful and funny bears? Bears are wonderful creatures made by God that deserve to be safe and sound from cruel and heartless humans!

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5:35 am PST, Dec 14, Richard D. Waer, Arizona

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5:31 pm PST, Dec 13, Lynn Quilicot, New York

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10:34 am PST, Dec 12, Christy Miller, Ohio

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9:38 am PST, Dec 12, Terri Williams, Arkansas

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3:55 am PST, Dec 12, Joseph R.Quinn, Maine

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4:34 pm PST, Dec 11, Fay Kelley, Arizona

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9:22 am PST, Dec 11, Cathy Hayward, Michigan

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7:21 am PST, Dec 11, Sandra Stubbs, Delaware

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5:35 am PST, Dec 11, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama

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7:07 pm PST, Dec 10, Joshua Rout, Florida

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5:15 pm PST, Dec 10, Chris Taylor, New York

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4:22 pm PST, Dec 10, Brittiny Lefevre, Florida

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2:47 pm PST, Dec 10, Tracey Adcock, United Kingdom

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12:23 am PST, Dec 10, Linda Hall, California

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10:42 pm PST, Dec 9, Jerilyn Merideth, Mississippi

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5:30 pm PST, Dec 9, Bradley A. Harris, Arkansas

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12:31 pm PST, Dec 9, Eva Eberhardt-Cohen, California

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11:22 pm PST, Dec 8, Joel Uher, California
It is outrageous that anyone would kill a grizzly bear- God made a beautiful creature to live not to be destroyed by a selfish man.

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10:56 pm PST, Dec 8, Jim Phillips, California

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6:32 pm PST, Dec 8, Jordan Kinson, Canada

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2:50 pm PST, Dec 8, Danny DeTora, California

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3:38 am PST, Dec 8, Kyle Glanville, United Kingdom

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10:34 pm PST, Dec 7, Heather Barss, New Hampshire

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8:54 pm PST, Dec 7, Yvonne CLAUDIUS, California

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2:05 pm PST, Dec 7, Emily Altshuler, California

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2:51 am PST, Dec 7, Cathy Clements, United Kingdom

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3:31 pm PST, Dec 6, Louann Fakoory, Trinidad And Tobago

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1:41 pm PST, Dec 6, Kaila Parmalee, South Carolina

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8:40 am PST, Dec 6, Pam Boland, Georgia

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10:28 pm PST, Dec 5, Kim Larsen, Florida

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3:32 pm PST, Dec 5, Jill Russak, New Jersey

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3:15 pm PST, Dec 5, Evan Martinez, Massachusetts

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7:20 am PST, Dec 5, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
These Grizzly Bears need to be protected!

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4:40 pm PST, Dec 4, Kimberly Perez, Texas

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8:13 am PST, Dec 4, Jami Whiting, New York

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8:01 pm PST, Dec 2, Lucy Pruem, Germany

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7:48 pm PST, Dec 2, Susan Henderson, Michigan

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7:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, New Hampshire
PLEASE PROTECT THE GRIZZLY BEARS PLEASE

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4:26 pm PST, Dec 2, Dan Glassman, Canada

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2:51 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, New York

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2:32 pm PST, Dec 2, Myava Escamilla, California

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1:01 pm PST, Dec 2, Denise McCabe, Missouri

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9:40 am PST, Dec 2, Jillian Price, Alabama

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8:35 am PST, Dec 2, Aaron Howard, Massachusetts
It is time to make a commitment to the enviroment, the earth and all of its creatures. Humans are the cause of all unbalancing in nature, please acknowledge this doing as much as we are able.

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