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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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# 200:
11:12 am PDT, May 17,
Sherri Garuccio, Ohio
I don't understand. No protection for nature of any sort...what is this world coming to?
I don't understand. No protection for nature of any sort...what is this world coming to?
# 199:
11:12 am PDT, May 17,
Kimberly McBroom, Texas
# 198:
11:12 am PDT, May 17,
Melissa Barbella, New York
The grizzly bears still need to be protected please don't let them down.
The grizzly bears still need to be protected please don't let them down.
# 197:
11:12 am PDT, May 17,
Terri Brink, Illinois
# 196:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
L D Alexander, Delaware
# 195:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Jennifer Howell, Maine
# 194:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Ronald Dykes, Tennessee
# 193:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Patricia Giurleo, New York
# 192:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Michele Vanover, Virginia
# 191:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Donna Larue, Alabama
# 190:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Sam Zeiger, New York
# 189:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Justin Zagar, Nevada
# 188:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Cheryl Herrmann, New York
# 187:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Susan Dunn, Minnesota
Re-list the grizzly bear as an Endangered Species and leave them alone.
Re-list the grizzly bear as an Endangered Species and leave them alone.
# 186:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Tina Armstrong, Texas
# 185:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
N Malehorn, Pennsylvania
# 184:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 183:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Lisa Shirley, Georgia
Now that they have made a recovery, don't let them go down the same road again.
Now that they have made a recovery, don't let them go down the same road again.
# 182:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Alan May, Illinois
# 181:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
John Gray, New York
# 180:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
Joann Koch, Connecticut
As the grizzly bear is being threatened by a human-caused problem -- global warming -- it behhoves those humans able to do so to do something about it
As the grizzly bear is being threatened by a human-caused problem -- global warming -- it behhoves those humans able to do so to do something about it
# 179:
11:11 am PDT, May 17,
David Satz, Connecticut
# 178:
11:10 am PDT, May 17,
Charly Shumate, Arkansas
Why is it that we are continually fighting this administration to protect endangered species, save our forests, save our oceans......I could never name them all. You are already known as the worst environmentalist administration in the history of the United States so why would you want to keep that reputation. That will be your legacy and you should be ashamed. Have a litle common sense and compassion and protect the Grizzly Bear for future generations. Once extinct..always extinct!
Why is it that we are continually fighting this administration to protect endangered species, save our forests, save our oceans......I could never name them all. You are already known as the worst environmentalist administration in the history of the United States so why would you want to keep that reputation. That will be your legacy and you should be ashamed. Have a litle common sense and compassion and protect the Grizzly Bear for future generations. Once extinct..always extinct!
# 177:
11:10 am PDT, May 17,
Michelle LaMarche, Massachusetts
# 176:
11:10 am PDT, May 17,
Bruce And Patricia Heim, New York
# 175:
11:10 am PDT, May 17,
Gloria Martinez, Texas
# 174:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
David R. Baier, Florida
# 173:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
James Stuhlman, Texas
600 is not near enough for a sustainable population.
600 is not near enough for a sustainable population.
# 172:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
Kristine Alexander, Virginia
# 171:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
Barbara Feild, Virginia
# 170:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
Barb Louis, North Carolina
# 169:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
Maureen Wasley, Florida
# 168:
11:09 am PDT, May 17,
Kristin Fischer, Maryland
# 167:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Lianne Biegay, Texas
# 166:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Teresa Nunnaley, Arizona
# 165:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Thomas Quigley, Connecticut
please save the bears; they deserve better
please save the bears; they deserve better
# 164:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Karen Nyquist, Texas
Please, please add them back to the list. When will our govt recognize the words extinction, endangered, never to be seen or heard from again!
Please, please add them back to the list. When will our govt recognize the words extinction, endangered, never to be seen or heard from again!
# 163:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Stephanie Froh, Wisconsin
# 162:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Jennifer Arriaga, Texas
Protect the Grizzly Bear!
Protect the Grizzly Bear!
# 161:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Lisa Dodds, Virginia
# 160:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Tina Yaskell, New Hampshire
# 159:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Susan McVey, Texas
How can a mere 600 bears be considered enough to remove from the endangered species list? This is crazy.
How can a mere 600 bears be considered enough to remove from the endangered species list? This is crazy.
# 158:
11:08 am PDT, May 17,
Susan Esser, New York
# 157:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Kelli Derrick, Mississippi
# 156:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Patty Sannes, Minnesota
Please protect the grizzly bears and re-list them as endangered. Do the right thing!
Please protect the grizzly bears and re-list them as endangered. Do the right thing!
# 155:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Becky Lindsey, Indiana
From 200 to 600 in 30 years? That's not nearly enough to take them off the list!
From 200 to 600 in 30 years? That's not nearly enough to take them off the list!
# 154:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Sarah Watson, Louisiana
# 153:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 152:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 151:
11:07 am PDT, May 17,
Mickie Chavez, Ohio
The Grizzly Bear continues to need our help. We need a good breeding base to make sure the species survives with a healthy gene pool.
The Grizzly Bear continues to need our help. We need a good breeding base to make sure the species survives with a healthy gene pool.