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Keep Protections in Place for Cape Hatteras Wildlife

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Care2.com

Currently, habitat for loggerhead turtles, piping plovers and other imperiled wildlife of Cape Hatteras National Seashore is being protected from beach driving under a management plan that came out of collaboration and consensus among local residents, county governments, the National Park Service, environmental groups, scientists, and local sporting groups who all share the goal of protecting Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

And it's working. Since some of the most sensitive areas were closed to vehicles, birds like the piping plover and the American oystercatcher have been bouncing back.

But recently, federal legislation was introduced in Congress that would override this plan and turn back the clock on Hatteras -- and the turtles, shorebirds and other wildlife that depend on these beaches to survive.

Please take a moment to let your lawmakers know that you oppose this legislation that would put Cape Hatteras wildlife and this beloved seashore at long-term risk.

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Subject: Keep Protections in Place for Cape Hatteras Wildlife

I oppose companion bills H.R. 6233 and S. 3113, legislation that calls for a return to the failed management strategy that has degraded Cape Hatteras National Seashore and forced the piping plovers, loggerhead turtles and other imperiled wildlife that depend on these special beaches to pay the price. In the last decade alone, birds that were once common on these shores have declined by an average of 86%.

During peak season, as many as 2,200 vehicles line Cape Hatteras's long string of shoreline each day. During nesting season, these vehicles may damage or destroy the nests of already-imperiled shorebirds and turtles, pushing them closer to extinction.

The U.S. District Court of Eastern North Carolina issued a consent decree on April 30, 2008 to protect the fragile ecosystems of Cape Hatteras while the National Park Service develops long-overdue driving rules for these special beaches. Hatteras is the only national seashore without such a plan.

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We signed the “Keep Protections in Place for Cape Hatteras Wildlife” letter!

# 150:

7:32 am PDT, Jul 20, Rajashekhar Chava, Pennsylvania

# 149:

7:32 am PDT, Jul 20, June Freeman, Mississippi

# 148:

7:31 am PDT, Jul 20, Judith Lockwood, New York

# 147:

7:30 am PDT, Jul 20, Cathy Penta, Pennsylvania

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7:28 am PDT, Jul 20, Kelly Hirshman, Maryland

# 145:

7:28 am PDT, Jul 20, Michel Perritaz, France

# 144:

7:28 am PDT, Jul 20, Ann Rust, Massachusetts

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7:25 am PDT, Jul 20, Chris Workman, Florida

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7:24 am PDT, Jul 20, Joseph Minitelli, New Jersey

# 141:

7:23 am PDT, Jul 20, Wendi Kauffman, Florida

# 140:

7:23 am PDT, Jul 20, Frank McGee, Pennsylvania

# 139:

7:23 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, New Jersey

# 138:

7:23 am PDT, Jul 20, Ann Vassey, Maine
With the ever decreasing ocean front land available for nesting turtles and birds due to human encroachment plus the added stress of global warming, our country cannot add additional stress to these species just for entertainment. We must coexist on this earth in a way to promote healthy populations of ALL species.

# 137:

7:22 am PDT, Jul 20, Tina Jacobik, Florida

# 136:

7:22 am PDT, Jul 20, Jeff Thompson, Florida

# 135:

7:21 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Virginia

# 134:

7:19 am PDT, Jul 20, Conaire Sheehan, Connecticut

# 133:

7:19 am PDT, Jul 20, Sandra Olsen, Georgia
Many people go to Cape Hatteras just to enjoy the wildlife, it needs to be protected. Have we not lost enough species in the past few years. We need a plan for Hatteras.

# 132:

7:19 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Colorado

# 131:

7:18 am PDT, Jul 20, Jeanine Dovell, North Carolina

# 130:

7:17 am PDT, Jul 20, Scott Pearson, Minnesota

# 129:

7:16 am PDT, Jul 20, Crystal Jack, Florida

# 128:

7:15 am PDT, Jul 20, Karen Mazza, North Carolina

# 127:

7:15 am PDT, Jul 20, JAmes Quinn, Texas

# 126:

7:15 am PDT, Jul 20, Wesley Erck, California

# 125:

7:14 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Washington

# 124:

7:14 am PDT, Jul 20, Hoyle Purvis, North Carolina

# 123:

7:13 am PDT, Jul 20, Shirley Smith, New Mexico
I am oppose this legislation and encourage continued protection of Cape Hatteras and all wildlife along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I do this in the name of the Mighty Midgettes of Hatteras Island and the Baums of Baum Town located near Wanchese. Generations of my family have donated land to preserve wildlife and did with pride to preserve the natural habitate of the Outer Banks. Do not let what they donated in land be abused and the wildlife destroyed. My family could have sold pieces of now preserved land and made millions by selling to developers, they choose to preserve the beautiful island that their families before them fished, saved lives, tended light houses, served the USGC and played on the natural shores. And yes I may now be in NM, but the Outer Banks of NC is where I still plant my roots and I take pride in knowing my family did the right thing by donating land and the history of the islands, I share with my children and my grandchildren. I pray and ask the beauty and nature will not be destroyed so generatiosn after me, can plant their feet upon the sand and know the pride of the Mighty Midgetts and that island known as Hatteras Island.

# 122:

7:11 am PDT, Jul 20, James Osborne, Oklahoma
I grew up in the Hatteras area and I want to see it protected.

# 121:

7:10 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Minnesota

# 120:

7:10 am PDT, Jul 20, Cindy Cantrell, Tennessee
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated"-Gandhi

# 119:

7:07 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, California

# 118:

7:07 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Florida

# 117:

7:07 am PDT, Jul 20, Marcus Walther, Virginia

# 116:

7:07 am PDT, Jul 20, Dawn Driscoll, Kentucky

# 115:

7:05 am PDT, Jul 20, Martin Norvaisa, Illinois
Stop taking away all our natural habitats for wildlife and killing them off!

# 114:

7:02 am PDT, Jul 20, Sandi Chapman, Georgia
These animals need our help to maintain these beaches for them, it is our Duty as citizens whether we live there or are visiting the area. Thats the problem with tourists that dont see a need to help preserve what is not theirs to begin with. Make these area sanctuaries and protect them.

# 113:

7:02 am PDT, Jul 20, Samantha Butler, Ohio

# 112:

7:02 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
Please protect one of the most beautiful places in our country! Thank you for your support, KJ

# 111:

7:02 am PDT, Jul 20, Pam Scoville, New Jersey

# 110:

7:01 am PDT, Jul 20, William Brown, New York

# 109:

7:00 am PDT, Jul 20, Walt Selfridge, Pennsylvania

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6:59 am PDT, Jul 20, M Baker, Texas

# 107:

6:58 am PDT, Jul 20, Paul Almendinger, New Jersey

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6:58 am PDT, Jul 20, Ramonita Ortiz, New York

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6:57 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Arizona

# 104:

6:57 am PDT, Jul 20, Barb Schade, Connecticut
We can choose to destroy and destroy, but there is one fact. The earth will remain - but we may not.

# 103:

6:55 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, New York

# 102:

6:55 am PDT, Jul 20, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 101:

6:54 am PDT, Jul 20, Jenny O'Neil, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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