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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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8:19 pm PST, Jan 24, Renee Mobley, Texas

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7:35 pm PST, Jan 24, Jennifer Losh, West Virginia

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6:22 pm PST, Jan 24, Cory Galen, Illinois
I think that Grizzly bears should be able to live in peace and harmony and not be killed by hunters who just want to win a stupid trophy. One of the reasons they always attack us is because we are attacking them. All they want to do is protect their young and live happy lives. We should protect the Grizzly Bears, not kill them!!!!!

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2:42 pm PST, Jan 24, Dusti Hutchings, California

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7:34 am PST, Jan 24, Katie Smith, United Kingdom
These are magnificent creatures and need to be protected.

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6:47 am PST, Jan 24, Catherine O'Neill, New York
We are all spiritual beings.

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6:22 pm PST, Jan 23, George Wissnez, Pennsylvania
Bush, put the Yellowstone Grizzly back on the Endangered Species List. Do something right for the animals.

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5:30 pm PST, Jan 23, KATHLEEN WISSENZ, Pennsylvania

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2:47 pm PST, Jan 23, Barbara Schiano, New York

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6:50 am PST, Jan 23, Marjory Cahill-Shelton, Florida

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8:54 pm PST, Jan 21, Lorin King, Texas

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12:18 pm PST, Jan 21, Jessica Law, South Carolina

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11:23 am PST, Jan 21, Lisa White, Massachusetts
please save the bears!!!

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11:10 am PST, Jan 21, Monika V, France

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10:51 am PST, Jan 21, DENISE BLAIR, United Kingdom
SAVE THE BEARS

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9:59 am PST, Jan 21, Lauren Gebbia, North Carolina

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4:33 am PST, Jan 21, Jackie Hixson, Pennsylvania

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2:44 pm PST, Jan 20, Jan And Ben Heller, Wisconsin
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant

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5:53 am PST, Jan 20, Charlie Hogue, Iowa

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10:09 pm PST, Jan 18, Angela VanCleve, Florida

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3:49 am PST, Jan 18, Philip E.L. Greene, Ohio

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3:27 am PST, Jan 18, Robyn Price, Australia

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7:37 pm PST, Jan 17, Shannon Wallis, Alabama
I love animals...save the bears!

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6:34 pm PST, Jan 17, Pedro Blanco, Oregon

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5:25 pm PST, Jan 17, Chip Waldron, Texas

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9:21 am PST, Jan 17, Jena Ruzich, Illinois

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5:51 am PST, Jan 17, KIM STRATFORD, United Kingdom
save the bears. save the bears save the bears save the bsave the bears ears save the bears save the bearssave the bears

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6:15 pm PST, Jan 15, Sandra Kalisz, New York

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4:52 pm PST, Jan 15, Ted Lakeman, Maine

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8:51 am PST, Jan 15, Jill Garofalo, Texas

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3:32 pm PST, Jan 14, Sandy Lazarevic, New Jersey

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1:15 pm PST, Jan 14, Joana Garcia, Portugal

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8:13 am PST, Jan 14, Lena Brown, Oregon

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