eNews: The battle to protect wildlife continues

February 2018 Trouble reading this email? View it in your browser | Subscribe

STOP THE WALL, SAVE WILDLIFE! President Trump's crusade to build an impenetrable wall along our southern border could condemn wildlife already on the brink of extinction. But Congress can put a stop to it right now by denying funding for this disastrous barrier to the survival of species like the endangered ocelot, jaguar and Mexican gray wolf. Ricardo, tell your members of Congress to stop the border wall and save wildlife before it’s too late >> LYNX PROTECTIONS THREATENED The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its recommendation to end Endangered Species Act protections for the Canada lynx in the Lower 48, a move that contradicts the agency's own scientific assessments and would undo decades of lynx recovery. Learn more >> INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN: A THREAT TO WILDLIFE President Trump’s infrastructure plan would exempt developers from environmental laws and protections – including the Endangered Species Act. But we don’t have to choose between improving our nation’s infrastructure or protecting our air, land, water and wildlife.  Learn more >> SUING TO SAVE RIGHT WHALES Defenders is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to fulfill its responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protect Act to protect North Atlantic right whales from deadly entanglements in fishing gear. Learn more >> TRUMP’S PLAN TO OPEN OUR OCEANS TO OIL President Trump's 5-year plan to open roughly 90 percent of our oceans to offshore oil and gas drilling would be disastrous for wildlife. Nearly all aspects of drilling are harmful to marine wildlife and an oil spill could be catastrophic. Learn more >> Join Defenders of Wildlife Online: SUPPORT OUR WORK MONTHLY GIFT GIVING Becoming a monthly donor places you among our most committed and valued supporters. Your gift will help us fight around the clock to counter the growing threats to wildlife. Become a Wildlife Guardian >> ADOPT AN ANIMAL Wildlife adoptions support Defenders' work to protect and restore the wildlife and wild places you care about. Bring home something wild – for yourself, or as a gift!  Adopt an Animal >>

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 credits: Ocelot (c) Tom Smylie USFWS | Lynx (c) Sandra Burford | Bison (c) Bryant Aardema Right Whale (c) NOAA Florida Fish & Wildlife | Southern Resident Orca (c) Katie Jones | Arctic Fox (c) DmitryND istock © Copyright 2018 Defenders of Wildlife