BETRAYAL: America's lands and wildlife are being sold out J

Dear folks, He rode into D.C. on a horse as a self-proclaimed "Teddy Roosevelt" politician. But in less than one year as Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke has made a mockery of Roosevelt's conservation legacy. In line with the Trump administration's insatiable pursuit of profits, Zinke has sold out the very resources – our nation's lands, waters and wildlife – his agency is obligated to safeguard. Help Defenders fight back against Zinke's reckless disregard for wildlife with our Triple Match Challenge and your gift will be matched 2-for-1, up to a total of $150,000. This month, President Trump approved Zinke's plan to shrink Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by as much as half – all to make way for oil and gas drilling and mining. Secretary Zinke's efforts to reduce protections for the public lands and waters that provide critically-important habitat for imperiled wildlife are designed to make it easier for destructive extractive industries to pillage their resources – and that amounts to an all-out war on wildlife. He is pursuing every opportunity to expand coal and uranium mining, shrink our national monuments, and litter our public lands and oceans with oil and gas rigs. Wildlife deserves better! Join our Defend America's Wildlife campaign now and your donation will go 3x as far. Most contemptible of all, Zinke has directly targeted wildlife with his intent to "review" Endangered Species Act protections that he has described as “burdensome” and "unfair" to the oil and gas industry. Wildlife should never be considered a burden to the interests of industry – especially by the people charged with their protection. Ryan Zinke is no Teddy Roosevelt. He and the Trump administration have made it frighteningly clear that wildlife stands in the way of their greedy ambitions. Without your support, the Trump administration's drive to steamroll over wildlife and their habitat for short-sighted gains could end in disaster. Thank you in advance for your generous gift. Sincerely, Jamie Rappaport Clark President, Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife leads the pack when it comes to protecting wild animals and plants in their natural communities >> Defenders of Wildlife | 1130 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 | defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Photo credit: Cedar Mesa Valley of the Gods/Bears Ears National Monument (c) Bob Wick, BLM © Copyright 2017 Defenders of Wildlife