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Defenders' community of activists is a powerful advocate for the protection of wildlife and wild places. Take an action below and join the fight!
Most actions are open to all U.S. residents. We will indicate if an action is open to international activists or is restricted to residents of a particular state or region.
Protect Wildlife Threatened by Climate Change! Write a Letter to the Editor...Write a letter to the editor of your local paper and help build support for efforts to protect wildlife threatened by climate change. |
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Help Stop the Utah Anti-Wolf BillWrite to Utah Governor Gary Herbert and the state tourism board urging them to oppose SB36 -- legislation that would require state wildlife officials to kill or remove all wolves in the state. |
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Save Grizzlies in America's First National ForestDeadline: 02/09/2010The U.S. Forest Service is trying to fast-track destructive oil-drilling in prime habitat for grizzly bears, wolves and lynx in America’s first national forest, Shoshone. Take action to oppose this ill-conceived plan and defend this special place. |
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Stop Corporate-Sponsored Wolf KillingAdd your name to our petition urging Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse to withdraw their support for "predator derbies" that target wolves. |
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Stop International Trade in Polar Bear PartsUrge Canadian officials to support an end to the international trade of polar bear parts. |
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Protect Cook Inlet Beluga WhalesDeadline: 03/03/2010Urge federal officials to adopt a plan to help safeguard Alaska's iconic Cook Inlet beluga whales. |
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Help Save Kenya's Lions from a Deadly U.S. NeurotoxinSign our petition urging Kenya's Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, to enact a ban on the sale and use of carbofuran in Kenya and support new protections for the country's remaining wild lions. |
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Urge the Senate to Protect Wildlife Worldwide!The U.S. is one of just two countries in the world that have yet to ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity -- -- a vital international agreement to protect and preserve the world's rich diversity of life. |
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Bring Back the "Twilight" WolvesSign the petition to Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and let her know that America wants wolves in Washington state! |
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Urge Your Senators to Stand on the Side of WildlifeUrge your Senators to stand up for polar bears and other imperiled wildlife by co-sponsoring the Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act, new legislation to protect our natural treasures in a warming world. |
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Urge Your Senators to Pass the PAW ActUrge your Senators to support the Protect America's Wildlife (PAW) Act -- vital legislation to end aerial gunning of wolves. |
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Stop the Invasion of the Exotic Wildlife!Each year, pythons and hundreds of millions of other non-native wild animals are imported into the U.S. with no good way of screening out species that can harm native ecosystems or threaten human health. Urge Congress to help stop this exotic wildlife invasion! |
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Help Protect Public LandsHelp safeguard our public lands... and the wildlife that lives there. Urge your U.S. representative to cosponsor the America's Wildlife Heritage Act, federal legislation that provides for a balanced, common-sense approach to wildlife management on our U.S. national forests and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands. |
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Tell Your Senators to Act Against Global WarmingTell your senators to help struggling wildlife by passing comprehensive global warming legislation. |
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Tell Your Representative to Watch Out for WildlifeUrge your representative to make our roadways safer for wildlife and motorists. |
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Urge Congress to Fight Aerial Wolf KillingWarning: Video contains graphic images. Help stop barbaric aerial wolf killing in Alaska. Urge your representative to sign on as an original cosponsor of the PAW Act. |
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Join Jeff Corwin to Help Save Wildlife from Global WarmingJoin Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin in the fight to protect wildlife threatened by global warming. |
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Speak Out for Our BatsUrge your Representative and Senators to help fight a disease that has killed nearly one million bats and is still spreading. |
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Save U.S. Jaguars and Other Borderlands WildlifeWrite your Representative today and ask him or her to support legislation that secures our border and protects our wildlife. |
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Speak Out for Yellowstone Bison!Write to the Montana Promotion Division -- the state's tourism officials -- and speak out for sensible wildlife management of these American icons!Latest Update |
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Speak Out Against The Slaughter of Yellowstone BisonMT residents only - Write to Montana's Governor and speak out for sensible wildlife management of these American icons!Latest Update |
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