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Protect the Grizzly Bear

Target: Dirk Kempthorne, U.S. Secretary of Interior
Sponsored by: Care2

The great grizzly bear has long symbolized the wild spirit of the American West. Grizzlies once ranged far and wide - at the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition, approximately 50,000-100,000 grizzly bears wandered through the rugged, mountainous West.

But as more humans settled the Rockies, the great bear's numbers began to dwindle. By 1975, the Yellowstone grizzly was on the brink of extinction and was listed as endangered.

Under the Endangered Species Act, Yellowstone's bears have made a dramatic recovery - from just 200 bears in 1975 to roughly 600 today. But now the grizzly bear faces its biggest challenge ever: global warming.

One of the bear's primary food sources, the seed of whitebark pine trees, is disappearing. Scientists report that warmer temperatures are causing an explosion in the Yellowstone pine beetle population, leading to decimation of whitebark pine. In addition, more and more of the grizzly's range land is being opened to oil and gas development.

On May 1, the Bush Administration removed the Yellowstone grizzly from the Endangered Species List. Instead of undoing protections for grizzly bears, we should be guarding them more vigilantly than ever before, and taking decisive action to stop global warming.

Tell the Administration that you want to see grizzly bears protected and that they should re-list the bear today.

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deadline: 5-10-2008
goal: 15,000

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Dear Mr. Kempthorne,

The Yellowstone grizzly bear is a symbol of the wild spirit of the American West. Thanks to its protection by the Endangered Species Act, the bear has made a dramatic recovery in recent years. But its battle for survival is far from over. In fact, the grizzly bear now it faces its biggest challenge ever: global warming.

At a time when one of the grizzly's main food sources--the seed of the whitebark pine--is disappearing due to increasing temperatures, we should be taking decisive action to curb global warming and protect the forests where bears live and raise their young.

I urge you to re-list the Yellowstone grizzly bear under the Endangered Species Act and ensure that it has a fighting chance for survival well into the future.

Sincerely,
[your name]
[your address]

We signed the “Protect the Grizzly Bear” petition!

# 19,758:

12:40 am PDT, May 9, Immaculate Ferreria - Allah, Washington

# 19,757:

11:33 pm PDT, May 8, Mark Schneider, California

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9:25 pm PDT, May 8, Fran Cannon, California

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7:47 pm PDT, May 8, Kelly McPhail, Colorado

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3:29 pm PDT, May 8, George Walberg, West Virginia

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11:36 am PDT, May 8, Tim Speedle, California
PLEASE DUE HELP THESE POOR BEARS THANKS ALOT?

# 19,752:

7:13 pm PDT, May 7, Name not displayed, California
Without continual protection, these beautiful and symbolic creatures will once again be in serious danger.

# 19,751:

3:42 pm PDT, May 7, Laurel Burns, Maine

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8:01 am PDT, May 7, Arthur Poletti, Illinois

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12:32 pm PDT, May 6, Kathryn Gallagher, California

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10:53 am PDT, May 6, Stacy Mcgrath, Indiana

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8:15 am PDT, May 6, Lyn Gottschalk, Wisconsin

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5:51 am PDT, May 6, Louise Bristow, New York

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6:15 pm PDT, May 5, Brenda Hylton, Texas

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5:24 pm PDT, May 5, Carol A. Weiner, California

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10:47 am PDT, May 5, Oksana Herrmann, Florida

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9:23 am PDT, May 5, Rebecca Graham, Massachusetts

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4:29 am PDT, May 3, John H. Pieper, Minnesota

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3:38 pm PDT, May 2, Dara Ables, Tennessee

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11:14 am PDT, May 2, Denise Palmer, Arizona

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9:41 am PDT, May 2, Ashley Simpson, New York

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1:18 pm PDT, May 1, Patrick Lewis, California

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10:29 pm PDT, Apr 30, Nicole Strathmann, Missouri

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9:58 pm PDT, Apr 30, Christine Pearson, Arizona

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8:53 pm PDT, Apr 30, Tasha Carrigan, Canada

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12:26 pm PDT, Apr 29, Diane McCarthy, Illinois

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10:06 pm PDT, Apr 28, Leah Lefler, Virginia

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4:31 pm PDT, Apr 27, Erica Heller, Pennsylvania

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10:36 am PDT, Apr 27, Dawn Carroll, Washington

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9:27 am PDT, Apr 27, Daniele Millay, Kentucky

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3:24 am PDT, Apr 26, Lynn Lie, Indonesia

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12:24 am PDT, Apr 26, Anita Kofta, Wisconsin

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8:46 am PDT, Apr 25, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois
Please save this magnificient animal.

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9:45 am PDT, Apr 24, Sharon Wilcox, Texas

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8:27 am PDT, Apr 24, Name not displayed, California

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9:54 pm PDT, Apr 23, Hillary Endorf, Ohio

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9:51 pm PDT, Apr 21, Inci Tolnay, California

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7:12 pm PDT, Apr 21, Kristina McArdle, United Kingdom

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6:04 pm PDT, Apr 21, Heather Gregory, North Carolina

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6:41 pm PDT, Apr 20, Audra Dominguez, Oregon

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10:56 am PDT, Apr 18, Helene Johnson, Florida

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4:17 am PDT, Apr 15, Mark Armstrong, Florida

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1:26 am PDT, Apr 13, Cassandra Jackson, Arkansas

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1:04 pm PDT, Apr 11, Bill McGlone, Connecticut

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11:32 am PDT, Apr 11, Chance Mcmaster, Canada
these bear need Protection

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10:15 am PDT, Apr 11, Charissa Gleason, Maryland

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11:01 am PDT, Apr 10, Richard Michael Brugger Jr, New York

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3:38 pm PDT, Apr 8, Debora Santo, Serbia And Montenegro

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12:51 pm PDT, Apr 8, Mary Olmstead, Illinois

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12:26 pm PDT, Apr 8, Lucy Reeves, United Kingdom

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10:20 am PDT, Apr 8, Martha Parry, United Kingdom

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8:05 am PDT, Apr 8, ROBIN MCKAY, Kentucky

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