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Florida Panthers Could Disappear Forever Without Your Help

Target: U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
Sponsored by: Center for Biological Diversity

Today, approximately 120 Florida panthers are left in the world. These majestic animals are threatened on all sides by rapid habitat destruction from human encroachment and development.

Some panthers still roam throughout Florida, but breeding panthers are only found in southwestern Florida on 5 percent of their original range, which used to extend throughout the whole Southeast. They face imminent extinction without our help.

Our government is required by the Endangered Species Act to protect imperiled species on the brink of extinction. But the Florida panther was listed in 1967, and this vanishing animal’s home still hasn’t been protected -- more than 32 years later!

Please take action today to urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat so that the endangered Florida panther has a fighting chance.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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Dear Secretary Salazar,

Florida panthers are rapidly disappearing. Please immediately order the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther.

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There are only 100 to 120 Florida panthers left in the world. While individual panthers roam throughout Florida, and one was even killed up in Georgia last year, breeding panthers are only found in southwestern Florida on 5 percent of their original range — which used to extend throughout the Southeast. Much of their remaining habitat is urgently threatened by development.

Research has shown that animals and plants with critical habitat designated for them are far more likely to be moving toward recovery than those without. The Florida panther was listed as endangered in 1967, and yet its habitat is still not protected 32 years later.

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We took action on “Florida Panthers Could Disappear Forever Without Your Help”!

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12:44 pm PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, Texas

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12:40 pm PST, Nov 21, Pat Losos, Illinois

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12:34 pm PST, Nov 21, Lisa Dupuree, Florida

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12:18 pm PST, Nov 21, Jim Ridlon Jr, New York
Not until humanity stops stripping the environment for greed can will true equality exist. Keep development from spreading any further,

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11:56 am PST, Nov 21, Kristin McCallister, California

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11:51 am PST, Nov 21, Anne Marie Sens, Brazil

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11:50 am PST, Nov 21, Mark Erickson, Colorado

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11:44 am PST, Nov 21, Gordon Engel, Wisconsin
This is a magnificent species of panther, unlike any in America, and its numbers are reaching a dangerous low.

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11:42 am PST, Nov 21, Ana Corrales, Virginia

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11:40 am PST, Nov 21, Samantha Mercer, Michigan

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11:12 am PST, Nov 21, Tammy Caleno, Ireland

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11:11 am PST, Nov 21, Liz Hallett, Ohio

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11:09 am PST, Nov 21, Tiffany P, California

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11:02 am PST, Nov 21, Ralph Iovino, Vermont

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11:01 am PST, Nov 21, Adam Clarke, New Jersey
Dear Secretary Salazar, Florida panthers are rapidly disappearing. Please immediately order the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther. [Your comment will be inserted here] There are only 100 to 120 Florida panthers left in the world. While individual panthers roam throughout Florida, and one was even killed up in Georgia last year, breeding panthers are only found in southwestern Florida on 5 percent of their original range — which used to extend throughout the Southeast. Much of their remaining habitat is urgently threatened by development. Research has shown that animals and plants with critical habitat designated for them are far more likely to be moving toward recovery than those without. The Florida panther was listed as endangered in 1967, and yet its habitat is still not protected 32 years later. The Florida Panther Recovery Plan makes clear that without protection of habitat, the panther will never recover and will eventually dwindle toward extinction. Attempts at habitat protection that do not designate critical habitat will not save this iconic animal. The Florida panther is counting on you – and so am I. Please ensure that critical habitat is designated so that Florida panthers will survive and recover. Thank you for your swift action. view less Sincerely, Adam Clarke

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10:54 am PST, Nov 21, Jesse Hlubik, California

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10:48 am PST, Nov 21, Tiffany Yang, New Jersey
It is such a crucial thing to keep diversity in a quickly dying global ecosystem. The animals are what keeps nature from collapsing. Any effort done to keep them alive deserves high praise.

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10:47 am PST, Nov 21, Louis Hexter, California

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10:28 am PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, Florida

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10:25 am PST, Nov 21, Gary Grice, Illinois

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10:17 am PST, Nov 21, Brad Walrod, New York

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10:02 am PST, Nov 21, Keeley Player, Spain

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9:56 am PST, Nov 21, Beth Crader, Virginia

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9:54 am PST, Nov 21, Marianne Betterly, California
I am very concerned about the diminishing habits for wildlife in Florida. My parents moved there in the early '80s and I sadly watched it shrink. Please do something to preserve the habitat of the few panthers that have survived the ever-encroaching condos and housing developments. Marianne

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9:41 am PST, Nov 21, Gretchen Ramsey, Oregon

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9:36 am PST, Nov 21, Snezana Miletic, Serbia And Montenegro

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9:36 am PST, Nov 21, Paul Kolodziej, Illinois

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9:22 am PST, Nov 21, Susan Mccandless, North Carolina

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9:15 am PST, Nov 21, Kevin Reynolds, California

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9:11 am PST, Nov 21, Eva Born, Ohio
Man is not the only creature on earth. Panthers have just as much right to live as man does. lets show our intellectual superiority and protect them.

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9:06 am PST, Nov 21, Leslie Yost, California

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9:04 am PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, California

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8:33 am PST, Nov 21, Michelle Rybka, Illinois
We should protect it because we have decimated the population.

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8:26 am PST, Nov 21, Yvonne Aleman, Florida

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8:05 am PST, Nov 21, Dean Ruscoe, Florida

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7:56 am PST, Nov 21, Joyce Kingham, Florida

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7:52 am PST, Nov 21, Jenell Ramos, California
Please do what you can to protect these beautiful and treasured creatures. They deserve to have area designated just for their preservation. We as humans can not just move in wherever we want and extinguish any living thing that is in our way of doing what we want.

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7:50 am PST, Nov 21, Dena Fernandez, Florida

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7:15 am PST, Nov 21, Dave Rothwell, United Kingdom

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7:10 am PST, Nov 21, Louis Palmer, New York

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