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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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Protect Polar Bears and the Places They LiveDeadline: 12/28/2009Urge federal officials to adopt a plan to help safeguard polar bears and the habitat they depend on. |
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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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Ask the EPA Protect Prairie Dogs from Poisons!Deadline: 12/07/2009The EPA approved a deadly poison called Rozol to kill prairie dogs in ten states across the Great Plains. Take action now to ask the EPA to reverse its deadly decision before the deadline on Monday, December 7th. |
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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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Crucial Crossroads for Greater Yellowstone WolvesSign the petition to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, urging him to withdraw his flawed delisting rule that removed vital protections for wolves in the northern Rockies region -- before a lasting wolf recovery slips through our grasp. |
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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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Support a National Wolf Recovery PlanHelp ensure a lasting future for wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies and provide a needed boost for wolf recovery and management efforts in the Southwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest. |
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AZ & NM Residents: Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!AZ & NM Residents Only - Southwest wolves are struggling to survive: the latest population count confirms only 4 breeding pairs, and 52 wolves total, in the wild! Urge your members of Congress to support sensible, science-based management of struggling Southwest wolves |
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Speak Up for Southwest Wolves!Southwest wolves are struggling to survive: the latest population count confirms only 4 breeding pairs, and 52 wolves total, in the wild! Sign the petition to support sensible, science-based management of struggling Southwest wolves |
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