Tell the Feds: Save Giraffes from Extinction
Giraffes - the tallest land animals on the planet and beloved icons of Africa's biodiversity - are in trouble. Their populations have plummeted 40 percent in the past 30 years. Without immediate action, we could lose them forever.
Threatened by habitat loss, trophy hunting and demand for their meat, skin and bones, giraffes are silently creeping toward extinction. Sadly, these beautiful creatures have no protection under U.S. law.
It's time to change that. The Center for Biological Diversity and allies recently petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect giraffes under the Endangered Species Act. The United States plays a major role in the giraffe trade, importing tens of thousands of bone carvings, skin pieces and hunting trophies over the past decade. Protection under the Act would curtail this trade in giraffe parts and help spur conservation activities.
Take action - tell the Fish and Wildlife Service to immediately give giraffes the lifesaving protection of the Endangered Species Act before it's too late.
Dear [Representative],
I'm writing today to urge you to immediately extend the lifesaving protections of the Endangered Species Act to giraffes in Africa.
In the past three decades giraffe populations have declined 40 percent and without protection these wild wonders face extinction. As you know, the United States imports a significant amount of giraffe parts and on average a sport-hunted giraffe trophy a day. Protection under the Endangered Species Act would greatly limit this trade and give the tallest land animal on Earth a fighting chance to recover and thrive.
Please don't let giraffes slide silently into extinction. Protect them under the Endangered Species Act so that they are able to recover and remain a part of Africa's wild landscape for future generations.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
