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Stop Congress from gutting the Endangered Species Act!
Target: U.S. RepresentativesSponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker was one of the first species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Long feared extinct, the bird clung to life in habitat protected in hopes of its recovery, and just last month the conservation community was rewarded with confirmed evidence of the bird's survival in the forested swamps of Arkansas.
But a new bill introduced by Representative Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) - the misnamed Critical Habitat Enhancement Act of 2005 - would eliminate crucial protections for habitat that endangered species like the ivory-billed woodpecker need to both survive and recover.
The Cardoza bill abandons a fundamental goal of the Endangered Species Act - recovery of endangered species. Under this bill, we would lose the very protections that brought both the bald eagle and the Peregrine falcon back from the brink of extinction, and that allowed us to never lose hope for the Ivory-billed woodpecker.
Critical habitat is just that - it is habitat that is essential to both the survival and recovery of an endangered species. But the Cardoza bill aims to gut the meaning and definition of critical habitat. If we can no longer protect critical habitat, then we can no longer protect species themselves. By stripping wildlife habitat of critical protection, the Cardoza bill is essentially leaving our wildlife homeless, and dooming our most imperiled species to extinction.
Take action today - tell Congress to protect the Endangered Species Act! Sign this petition to send a letter to your Representative, and urge her/him to vote NO on H.R. 1299.
But a new bill introduced by Representative Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) - the misnamed Critical Habitat Enhancement Act of 2005 - would eliminate crucial protections for habitat that endangered species like the ivory-billed woodpecker need to both survive and recover.
The Cardoza bill abandons a fundamental goal of the Endangered Species Act - recovery of endangered species. Under this bill, we would lose the very protections that brought both the bald eagle and the Peregrine falcon back from the brink of extinction, and that allowed us to never lose hope for the Ivory-billed woodpecker.
Critical habitat is just that - it is habitat that is essential to both the survival and recovery of an endangered species. But the Cardoza bill aims to gut the meaning and definition of critical habitat. If we can no longer protect critical habitat, then we can no longer protect species themselves. By stripping wildlife habitat of critical protection, the Cardoza bill is essentially leaving our wildlife homeless, and dooming our most imperiled species to extinction.
Take action today - tell Congress to protect the Endangered Species Act! Sign this petition to send a letter to your Representative, and urge her/him to vote NO on H.R. 1299.
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We signed the “Stop Congress from gutting the Endangered Species Act!” petition!
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protect our wildlife...there's not a lot left of it.
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one day you might realize why she is called "Mother Earth" and I hope it is before it's too late!! Apparently, greedy business interests DO matter and your kids/grandkids' screwed-up living conditions DON'T matter that much to you!!
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ESA has worked hard in protecting what little wildlife we have left in the US. Please do not kill off what remaining animals we have!
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Why do you want to undo all the good that the ESA has done? The laws need to be strengthened, not weakened. Every species is intertwined in a delicate balance that keeps our planet alive. When one becomes extinct, others quickly follow. Ultimately, mankind will suffer most. The time is right to take a stand and think about how your actions will affect everyone. Stop giving in to those who are willing to profit no matter the cost to us all.
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You politicians... What are you THINKING?!? You cut spending in areas that you shouldn't. In the end, you have to breathe the same air, drive over the same bridges, and live around the same levees. Why can't you neocons be truly responsible?????
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I think all animals and wildlife should be protected
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We need stronger protection, not weaker! We need more animals listed not less! More habitat should be set aside, more funds should be allocated! More more more, these species deserve this action from us now because WE are the ones who have driven them to this point!
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Because endangered species need protection! Once they are gone, it's permanent!
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Wake up and listen to Mother Earth
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What happened to the liberal democratic party? no more middle of the road. we must get behind the enviorment.
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First of all, I am absolutely shocked and disgusted that this debate is even arising. I can't believe that we are having to fight for "TESA" when we have abundant amounts of data telling us that these beautiful animals are going/will go extinct if there is no interference on their behalf. Sadly, I thought that the human species was more enlightened than this. Sorry. My mistake.
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