TAKE ACTION: Endangered Species Act under attack!

September 23, 2005

The war on the Endangered Species Act has begun. California Congressman Richard Pombo introduced an “extinction bill” in the House earlier this week -- and it’s just as bad as we feared. The bill is a nightmare for our threatened and endangered species, and goes directly against the wishes of the nearly 90% of Americans who care about protecting them. One provision would end the protection of critical habitat necessary for the survival and recovery of animals and plants. Another provision states that taxpayers must pay developers to comply with the Endangered Species Act, setting up a dangerous precedent of paying people not to break the law. Click here to send a free message to your Representative to let him or her know that you're opposed to this "extinction bill" that would dismantle the Endangered Species Act.

The Endangered Species Act is a safety net that protects wildlife, fish, and plants on the brink of extinction. When President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, he said "Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed." The Endangered Species Act works. Over the past three decades, the Endangered Species Act has saved species like the bald eagle, Florida manatee, and key deer from extinction. If Representative Pombo's bill had been law 31 years ago, not even the bald eagle would have qualified for listing. Click here to tell your Representative to stand up for our endangered animals by voting against the so-called "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005."

We owe it to future generations to protect threatened and endangered species and the places they call home.

We need your help to stop this bill in its tracks! Please forward this message to at least ten friends, family members and co-workers and urge them to take action. Thanks so much for your help, Katelyn SabochikOnline Campaign Managerinfo