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Save the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard from Urban Development

Target: Ken Salazar, Interior Secretary
Sponsored by: Care2
The flat-tailed horned lizard is disappearing fast.

Biologists have expressed growing concerns about the decline of the lizard in its Southwestern habitats, but after three proposals in the past 15 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service still refuses to list the lizard as an endangered species. Thankfully, a federal court recently demanded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reassess its refusal. We need to convince them to make the right decision for the lizard this time!

The Bush Administration promoted urban development and corporate interests at the expense of the natural environment and many plants and animals, including the flat-tailed horned lizard. In California, the lizards have lost almost their entire habitat to a growing metropolis.

But now we have entered a new political age and we must make it a priority to encourage our leaders to protect our valuable wildlife. Tell Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to ensure that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protects the flat-tailed horned lizard and adds it to the list of endangered species.
deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000
 

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Dear Secretary Salazar,

The flat-tailed horned lizard is disappearing fast, and we are running out of time. Biologists have expressed growing concerns about the decline of the lizard in its Southwestern habitats, but after three proposals in the past 15 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service still refuses to list the lizard as an endangered species.

Now that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reassess its refusal, we need to you to make sure that this lizard is protected. In Coachella Valley, California, the lizards have lost almost their entire habitat to the growing metropolis.

We cannot afford to let urban encroachment destroy our natural habitats and eliminate endangered species. Please ensure that the flat-tailed horned lizard will be protected and its environment preserved.

[Your comments here]

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We took action on “Save the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard from Urban Development”!
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3:10 pm PST, Nov 22, Michelle Harris-Shields, Kentucky
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10:41 am PST, Nov 22, Sarah Bennett, Texas
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10:28 am PST, Nov 22, Erin Ross, California
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8:02 am PST, Nov 22, Elizabeth Collins, California
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3:16 am PST, Nov 22, Michael Foley, California
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10:27 am PST, Nov 21, Loris Caldero, Massachusetts
The flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) is named for Col. George A. M'Call. M'Call collected the first specimen in California in the 1800s. They occupy a small range in the Sonoran Desert of southwestern California, southwestern Arizona, and extreme northern Mexico. They are threatened by development, agriculture, and other man-made intrusions into their small range. The majority of their remaining habitat in the U.S.A. is administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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9:31 am PST, Nov 21, Doug Goosey, Arizona
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9:54 pm PST, Nov 20, Soo Thacker, Alaska
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12:12 pm PST, Nov 20, Susana Lax, Florida
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9:36 am PST, Nov 20, Karen J. Herson, Florida
They may not be the most attractive creatures on the planet, but they certainly deserve a place to live and grow.
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7:00 pm PST, Nov 19, Brande Pickerel, Washington
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8:13 am PST, Nov 19, Lu Metal, Italy
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3:14 pm PST, Nov 18, Karisa Cotter, Arkansas
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5:03 pm PST, Nov 17, Andrew Kurzweil, New York
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3:42 pm PST, Nov 17, Valerie Williams, California
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11:07 am PST, Nov 17, Jennifer Boggs, California
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7:47 am PST, Nov 17, Ellie Shain, California
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4:34 am PST, Nov 17, Gary Kuehnapfel, New Jersey
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1:15 am PST, Nov 17, Jen Grahm, California
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5:27 pm PST, Nov 16, Gretchen Lutz, California
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4:35 pm PST, Nov 16, Walter Kleine, California
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4:10 pm PST, Nov 16, Kevin Hopper, Nebraska
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3:43 pm PST, Nov 16, Christine Casner, Massachusetts
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12:45 pm PST, Nov 16, Peggy Davoudi, Florida
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5:54 am PST, Nov 16, Patricia Ragazzon, United Kingdom
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