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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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# 300:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
The Bush Administration's actions are unconscionable! Enough is enough!
The Bush Administration's actions are unconscionable! Enough is enough!
# 299:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Daniel Partlow, Texas
If we keep killing off all the predators we'll just be run over by the creatures they help to control. That is why it is called the balance of nature. We are already unbalancing it far too much. We may not even live to regret it!
If we keep killing off all the predators we'll just be run over by the creatures they help to control. That is why it is called the balance of nature. We are already unbalancing it far too much. We may not even live to regret it!
# 298:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Emily Fano, New York
# 297:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Trakeya Moore, Florida
# 296:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Cheryl Piehler, New York
# 295:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 294:
11:18 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 293:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Iris Brown, New Jersey
# 292:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Virginia
Please re-list the grizzly on the endangered species list...they desperatly need to be protected.
Please re-list the grizzly on the endangered species list...they desperatly need to be protected.
# 291:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Quilla Miralia, Florida
# 290:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Barbara G. Weber, Pennsylvania
# 289:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Adrienne Lynch, Texas
Please help our Grizzly Bears!
Please help our Grizzly Bears!
# 288:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Paul Jeden, Michigan
Please re-enlist the grizzly bear to the engangered species list. A population of 600 is dangerously low. The extinction of this great creature would be a tragedy.
Please re-enlist the grizzly bear to the engangered species list. A population of 600 is dangerously low. The extinction of this great creature would be a tragedy.
# 287:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Evalinda Walrack, New Mexico
These amazing, majestic creatures and running out of space and will only continue to be threatened.
These amazing, majestic creatures and running out of space and will only continue to be threatened.
# 286:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Benita Crow, Virginia
# 285:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Manuela Hoch, Massachusetts
# 284:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Wendi Swaffield, New Jersey
# 283:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
H Mendoza, New York
Why were grizzlies de-listed in the first place? Perhaps, just perhaps, so they could be hunted legally. Why not pit that brave canned hunt enthusiast, Dick Cheney, against a bunch of grizzlies at close range? Since everything is about profit, let's set it up with Pay Per View and give the money to sincere wildlife protectors! Modest Proposal. GRRRRRR!
Why were grizzlies de-listed in the first place? Perhaps, just perhaps, so they could be hunted legally. Why not pit that brave canned hunt enthusiast, Dick Cheney, against a bunch of grizzlies at close range? Since everything is about profit, let's set it up with Pay Per View and give the money to sincere wildlife protectors! Modest Proposal. GRRRRRR!
# 282:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Marian Stringer, Virginia
# 281:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Monica Silis, Texas
# 280:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Donna McCartney, Missouri
# 279:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Mary Ann Carr, Maryland
# 278:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Nancy Pemberton, North Carolina
# 277:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 276:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Patrick Morgan, New York
It's time that we start preserving all threatened and endangered wildlife
It's time that we start preserving all threatened and endangered wildlife
# 275:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Kelly Dial, Florida
# 274:
11:17 am PDT, May 17,
Terri Sparenborg, Indiana
# 273:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Bridget Schuller, Illinois
The Grizzly bear still needs to be protected. Why is that people lose sight to the fact that urban development and industry keep encroaching on natural habitats. It is very important to protect the first inhabitants of this great country be it Grizzly bears, wolves, bald eagles etc... they were here first.
The Grizzly bear still needs to be protected. Why is that people lose sight to the fact that urban development and industry keep encroaching on natural habitats. It is very important to protect the first inhabitants of this great country be it Grizzly bears, wolves, bald eagles etc... they were here first.
# 272:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Susie Mouri, Virginia
# 271:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Tanya Perez, Ohio
# 270:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Phyllis Cohen, New York
Politicans should not be making decisions about endangered species. Listen to the specialists and those who care.
Politicans should not be making decisions about endangered species. Listen to the specialists and those who care.
# 269:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Inna Zaretsky, New Jersey
# 268:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Susan Paddock, Washington
# 267:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Sher Summers, Florida
Another assault against our environment by this administration!
Another assault against our environment by this administration!
# 266:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Andria Painter, Georgia
# 265:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 264:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Elizabeth Tracy, Florida
# 263:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Scott Byrne, New Jersey
# 262:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Lisa Chansky, North Carolina
# 261:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Sam Reidy, Nevada
# 260:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Paulette Frasca, Tennessee
# 259:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
C. Berry, Maryland
# 258:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, New York
# 257:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Brenda Conry, Iowa
From 200 to 600 bears in only 30 years? Sounds like they're still endangered. When they number 6000 we can re-list them as merely threatened.
From 200 to 600 bears in only 30 years? Sounds like they're still endangered. When they number 6000 we can re-list them as merely threatened.
# 256:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 255:
11:16 am PDT, May 17,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
# 254:
11:15 am PDT, May 17,
William Readel, New Jersey
# 253:
11:15 am PDT, May 17,
Daniel Reid, Texas
# 252:
11:15 am PDT, May 17,
Michael Orris, Nevada
Are we next?
Are we next?
# 251:
11:15 am PDT, May 17,
Carol Rydell, New York