Wildlife at risk as ESA is threatened (Triple Match)!

Dear folks, Blocked at our southern border... Entangled along our coastlines... Driven off of their native and historic lands... Already facing a mass extinction crisis, wildlife is losing ground. Help us protect wildlife. Give to our Defend America’s Wildlife campaign and your gift will be matched 2-for-1, up to a total of $150,000. To make matters worse, this year has been one of the worst on record for the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and imperiled species. Congress has pummeled the wildly successful law – which has kept species like the bald eagle, the Florida manatee and the black-footed ferret from extinction – with 66 legislative attempts to weaken, undermine or completely destroy it! Stand up for the ESA by taking our Triple Match Challenge today. Congress’ efforts to tear down and erode the ESA have included a wide range of piercing attacks, including attempts to: Undermine science by allowing corporate interests and economic factors to affect listing decisions, or even worse, by putting Congress itself in charge of making those scientific determinations; Hamstring federal agencies’ ability to implement crucial wildlife protections, including restricting the use of federal funds for gray wolf conservation in the Lower 48; Eliminate protections for foreign species like elephants, tigers and chimpanzees and block efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking; and Prohibit species found entirely within the borders of a single state from receiving federal ESA protections. Enacting any one of these egregious attacks on the ESA could devastate conservation and lead to the demise of countless species. Be a champion for at-risk wildlife. Donate today to our Defend America’s Wildlifecampaign and your gift will be matched 2-for-1, up to $150,000. 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: Black-footed Ferret (c) J. Michael Lockhart/USFWS © Copyright 2017 Defenders of Wildlife