Fw: Stop the Stealth Attack on the Endangered Species Act

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National Wildlife FederationNational Wildlife Federation

Stop the Stealth Attack on the Endangered Species Act

 

According to leaked documents obtained by the National Wildlife Federation,

the Bush Administration is planning to rollback protections for America's

imperiled wildlife by re-writing the regulations of the Endangered Species

Act.

 

If adopted, these changes would seriously weaken the safety net of habitat

protections that we have relied upon to protect and recover endangered fish,

wildlife and plants for the past 35 years.

 

We need your help to make sure this attack on the Endangered Species Act is

met with a huge public outcry!

 

" Do not be fooled when the Administration claims it is merely tweaking the

law, " said NWF's John Kostyack, Executive Director of Wildlife Conservation

and Global Warming.

 

" The cumulative impact of these changes equals a full blown attack on

America's premier conservation law. We owe it to future generations to stop

this attack and continue our legacy of protecting wildlife on the brink of

extinction. "

 

Please email Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and make sure he

knows that the American people will not stand for any attempts to weaken the

Endangered Species Act.

 

http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=RaieSa8zyx_mKsxTDhu3Jw..

 

AP IMPACT: Bush to relax protected species rules

 

By DINA CAPPIELLO, AP Writer

Mon Aug 11

 

Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush

administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether

highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered

animals and plants.

 

Read the AP exclusive...

 

http://online.nwf.org/site/R?i=3Fte5y2388GBwelbb9zofw..