CALL TO ACTION: Save the Endangered Species Act

Friday, May 19, is Endangered Species Day. Please celebrate biodiversity by asking your members of Congress to keep the Endangered Species Act strong and intact. There have been 24 pieces of legislation introduced in Congress this session that could weaken or undermine this critically important law.

EMAIL: Contact forms for Senators HERE, for your representatives HERE. Write, in your own words, why you want the Endangered Species Act to remain intact or copy and paste the following:

I am concerned by the 24 bills introduced in Congress this session which would weaken or repeal the Endangered Species Act. This law has saved countless species from extinction, including our national bird, the bald eagle. Further, it has a proven track record and process that should not be circumvented or short-circuited. We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction and need to preserve the best tool available to us to slow down the loss of species. Please fight to keep this bedrock of our environmental protection strong. 

TWEET: Tweet sheet is HERE.

CALL: Find your Senators' phone numbers HERE and your Representative's phone numbers HERE. It is best to call one of the local offices, rather than the DC office. Tell the staff member who answers  that you want your legislator to oppose all efforts to weaken or repeal the Endangered Species Act. (** BONUS: save these numbers in your phone contacts to make it easier to call in the future)

FACEBOOK MESSAGES: Find your Senator's Facebook page HERE. Google your Representative's Facebook page. Leave a comment to an existing article saying the following:

I support the Endangered Species Act. Please oppose all efforts to weaken or repeal it. 

SIGN & SHARE THESE PETITIONS:

Endangered Species Coalition/Credo
EarthJustice
Change
Sierra Club
Wolf Conservation Center
Care2

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