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Save the Lolo 75 Stop aerial gunning of wolves in Northern Idaho.
Tell Congress: Don't Slash Wildlife Conservation Tell Congress to stand up for wildlife and keep America's treasures off the chopping block.
Protect Wolves on National Forests Tell President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to stop the shoot-on-sight wolf plan for wolves on our National Forests.
Stop the Backroom Attack on Wildlife Tell your Senators that any comprehensive spending bill for the federal government should ensure vital funding for conservation programs and be free of anti-wildlife provisions.
Take Action for Wolves, Sea Turtles and Manatees Speak out for imperiled animals. Write your Representative now and urge him or her to oppose the Interior spending bill.
Help Save Sea Turtles from Drowning Urge the National Marine Fisheries Service to enforce lifesaving protections for threatened and endangered sea turtles in the Gulf.
Stop Federal Wolf Killing in Idaho Speak out against Wildlife Services' wolf-killing program in Idaho.
Help Save African Lions Sign our petition urging Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to help save lions by listing these great cats under the Endangered Species Act.
End the Use of Compound 1080 and Other Deadly Poisons Urge the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of Compound 1080 and sodium cyanide to prevent the poisoning of wildlife struggling to survive.
Stop the Next Offshore Oil Disaster Urge your representative and senators to take action now to address industry-wide missteps and safety lapses that could lead to another offshore oil catastrophe.
Help Save Wild Bison Urge Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to stop the annual ritual of hazing and slaughtering of America's wild bison.
Lobos Need Your Help to Survive Urge federal officials to increase law enforcement resources and fast-track an effective, science-based recovery plan for struggling Southwest wolves -- the rarest wolves in the world.
Take Action to Save Rare Southwest Wolves Urge U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to fast-track federal efforts to save the Mexican gray wolf from a second extinction in the wild.