CALL TO ACTION: Stop Senate Joint Res 18!

URGENT! Vote is imminent to allow killing of black bear cubs and their mothers, killing of entire wolf families in their dens, using aircraft to chase grizzlies for land and shoot, baiting grizzlies and much much more! STAND UP FOR OUR WILDLIFE! Make sure your Senator knows you demand a NO vote on Senate Joint Resolution 18.

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TARGETED LIST OF SENATORS FOR TWEETS, EMAILS AND FACEBOOK POSTS: Please do these Senators AND YOUR OWN TWO SENATORS. We are targeting Senators who may be on the fence for this resolution and/or are sponsoring the resolution. If you live in one of the targeted states, please make sure that you and your household members all contact the Senator through phone and email and fax (ResistBot). If you know people who live in the targeted states, please urge them to take action and please share with any animal or wildlife advocacy groups in the targeted states. All hands on deck!

CALLS: Find your Senators' phone numbers HERE. Tell the staff member who answers that you want your Senator to Vote NO on Senate Joint Resolution 18, which allows inhumane predator control methods in Alaska. (*BONUS: save these numbers in your phone contacts to make it easier to call in the future).

EMAIL (US Address Only): Write your own email or copy and paste the following text into the contact forms for these Senators (regardless of whether you live in their state. If you are a constituent, please so state.)

1) Targeted Senators
NO ON SJR18! Voters share a bipartisan disgust for the inhuman predator control methods included in Senate Joint Resolution 18. Indeed, Alaskans themselves oppose these practices by a 2 to 1 margin. Voters will remember a vote to kill baby animals or bait grizzlies to shoot at point blank range. Please be on the right side of history and vote NO on this resolution. 

Rob Portman (OH)
Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
Lindsey Graham (SC)
Tim Scott (SC)
John McCain (AZ)
Angus King (ME)
Susan Collins (ME)
Cory Gardner (CO)

2) Your Senators: Find your Senators' contact form HERE. Write your own comment or copy and paste the copy above for Targeted Senators. ADD THAT YOU ARE A CONSTITUENT.

3) Sponsors of Resolution (copy and paste the following or write your own)
I am vehemently opposed to the inhumane, outdated and non-scientific predator control practices set forth in Senate Joint Resolution 18. These are opposed by a majority of Alaskan citizens (by a 2 to 1 margin) and are universally abhorred by all voters, regardless of political party affiliation. Voters will remember sponsorship of a resolution permitting killing of cubs and wolf pups, baiting and shooting grizzlies at point blank range. There will be a political cost to sponsoring this bill. 

Jeff Flake (AZ)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Dan Sullivan (AK)

FACEBOOK COMMENTS: Write your own comment or leave the following comment on these Senators' Facebook pages (Regardless of whether you are a constituent. If you are a constituent, please so state.)

1) Targeted Senators
NO ON SJR18! Voters share a bipartisan disgust for the inhuman predator control methods included in Senate Joint Resolution 18. Indeed, Alaskans themselves oppose these practices by a 2 to 1 margin. Voters will remember a vote to kill baby animals or bait grizzlies to shoot at point blank range. Please be on the right side of history and vote NO on this resolution. 

Rob Portman (OH)
Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
Lindsey Graham (SC)
Tim Scott (SC)
John McCain (AZ)
Angus King (ME)
Susan Collins (ME)
Joe Donnelly (IN)
Cory Gardner (CO)

2) Your Senators: Find your Senator's Facebook page HERE and leave same comment as for Targeted Senators. ADD THAT YOU ARE A CONSTITUENT.

3) Sponsors of Resolution (copy and paste the following or write your own)
I am vehemently opposed to the inhumane, outdated and non-scientific predator control practices set forth in Senate Joint Resolution 18. These are opposed by a majority of Alaskan citizens (by a 2 to 1 margin) and are universally abhorred by all voters, regardless of political party affiliation. Voters will remember sponsorship of a resolution permitting killing of cubs and wolf pups, baiting and shooting grizzlies at point blank range. There will be a political cost to sponsoring this bill. 

Jeff Flake (AZ)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Dan Sullivan (AK)

TWEET SHEET:

Tweet Sheet for Targeted Senators (please do at least once daily until the vote)
Tweet Sheet for ALL Senators

TEXT-TO-FAX THROUGH RESISTBOT: Text 504-09 and type RESIST. The ResistBot will convert your texts to faxes to your Senators and representative. Please send a text to your Senator asking him or her to oppose Senate Joint Resolution 18 because it allows cruel and inhumane killing methods on our national wildlife refuges in Alaska.

INSTAGRAM: Follow us on Instagram and re-gram our posts. (@ecouprising2016)

SIGN AND SHARE PETITIONS:
BornFree
NPCA
NRDC
Endangered Species Coalition
Care 2
Change
International Fund for Wildlife Action
Humane Society of the United States
PETA
Animal Welfare Institute
Defenders of Wildlife
Wilderness Watch
Alaska Wilderness League

TWEET SHEET: Targeted List of Senators on Senate Joint Res 18

.@SenAngusKing Please vote NO on #SJRes18! Practices it allows are unacceptably brutal and cruel! #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/KNenqiVlYR

Common decency demands a NO vote on #SJRes18. Voters will remember anything else. @SenAngusKing #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/kgmpaDkNk2

.@SenAngusKing You are better than this! #SJRes18 is disgusting to voters of all parties. Vote NO! #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/UclYffraML

.@SenCoryGardner Voters have bipartisan disgust for #SJRes18 practices, WILL remember vote to kill baby animals pic.twitter.com/Cm50nikQPV

.@SenCoryGardner Practices allowed by #SJRes18 are sick! Coloradans won't tolerate their senator supporting them pic.twitter.com/gRxLEuUvwx

COLORADO ur senator may vote yes to aerial chase of bears to land & shoot for fun! .@SenCoryGardner #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/Ao1aMMitWc

.@SenDanSullivan Alaska wants u to focus on fixing healthcare & education, not killing baby animals. #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/0TpNh24F8e

ALASKA ur senators wasting time/$ for bill to kill baby animals -not fixing healthcare #NoOnSJR18 @SenDanSullivan pic.twitter.com/oMqVARXZd8

By 2 to 1 margin, Alaskans OPPOSE practices allowed in #SJRes18. Withdraw ur sponsorship now! @SenDanSullivan pic.twitter.com/sklKOl8RGK

Instead of fixing immigration, .@JeffFlake pushing law to allow killing baby animals in wildlife refuges #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/WbblpVVVxh

.@JeffFlake behind reprehensible law to allow chasing grizzlies from air, to land & kill. NOT sporting #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/bsxwGVDLgI

.@JeffFlake behind reprehensible law to allow chasing grizzlies from air, to land & kill. NOT sporting #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/bsxwGVDLgI

.@SenDonnelly Voters will remember who votes to allow killing baby animals. Be on the right side! NO on #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/vIXCtOi9hR

.@SenDonnelly #SJRes18 not about hunting; about sanctioned animal cruelty. Bipartisan disgust for what it allows pic.twitter.com/znrq8SJFdO

INDIANA make sure ur Senator knows u want NO vote to unethical killing practices #SJRes18 #NoOnSJR18 @SenDonnelly pic.twitter.com/NuDp6yM8SK

Ethical leaders do not vote for unethical killing practices. NO to killing baby animals @SenJohnMcCain #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/zAXXhfIzkE

.@SenJohnMcCain Congress should be focused on national security, not unethical killing practices. NO on #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/Li2VrnA1xw

This is not hunting. This is not fair chase. This. Is. Wrong. And you know it. Vote NO #SJRes18 .@SenJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/34fW0dvGuH

Common decency demands NO vote to killing baby animals in dens or with their mothers. #SJRes18 .@LindseyGrahamSC pic.twitter.com/aCdRSnIQHZ

This is not hunting. This is not fair chase. This is wrong. U know it & voters know it! #SJRes18 @LindseyGrahamSC pic.twitter.com/PmRcGjrxGp

SOUTH CAROLINA, make sure ur Senators don't vote to kill baby animals on refuges. NO on #SJRes18 @LindseyGrahamSC pic.twitter.com/n8zfWx9wmA

Is this what Alaskans want you spending time on? 2 in 1 oppose these killing methods. .@lisamurkowski #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/LQ9EZA381S

.@lisamurkowski Voters share bipartisan disgust for methods of #SJRes18. Withdraw sponsorship! #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/5QwSwuzw23

ALASKA Not fair chase. Not hunting. Not for subsistence. Just plain wrong. #SJRes18 is just wrong! @lisamurkowski pic.twitter.com/DB92hJfmqz

How does killing baby animals on wildlife refuges help Ohio voters? NO on #SJRes18 .@senrobportman @robportman pic.twitter.com/8oOWSlFTNa

OHIO do you want ur Senator voting to allow killing of baby animals on refuges? NO on #SJRes18 .@senrobportman pic.twitter.com/ymrrzzKHiw

This is not hunting. This is not fair chase. This is just plain wrong. NO on #SJRes18 .@senrobportman @robportman pic.twitter.com/ouAZVCPblu

.@SenCapito A vote to kill baby animals does NOT help West Virginia! Bipartisan disgust for methods in #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/cpBhoJou9E

Killing methods in #SJRes18 universally abhorred. Voters want a NO vote on killing babies and mothers! @SenCapito pic.twitter.com/DZfxchZiQ1

WEST VIRGINIA .@SenCapito may approve killing baby bears & wolves with parents?! Tell her to vote NO on #SJRe18 pic.twitter.com/0WRZk4udng

SOUTH CAROLINA, tell ur Senator u expect a NO vote on killing baby animals! #NoOnSJR18 .@SenatorTimScott #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/63FpQfTA8E

.@SenatorTimScott Voters will remember a vote for cruel killing methods - baiting, killing moms. NO on #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/74y65nBveZ

.@SenatorTimScott This is not fair chase. This is not hunting. This is cruel! Vote NO on #SJRes18. #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/ZlYsay7p9e

MAINE, make sure .@SenatorCollins votes NO on killing baby bears and wolves & their parents. #SJRes18 is SO wrong pic.twitter.com/co7cOIvS6l

We will ensure voters remember a vote to kill baby wolves & bears. .@SenatorCollins be on right side of #SJRes18. pic.twitter.com/tiaXLffuWd

This is not fair chase. This is not hunting. This is wrong - and .@SenatorCollins knows it. VOTE NO #NoOnSJR18 pic.twitter.com/GVQFaeLQAn

CALL TO ACTION: Montana Senate Fish & Game Committee MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY

THIS ACTION IS FOR MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY. HJ15, a resolution by which Montana will ask its Congressional delegation to try to delist ALL Montana grizzlies in the US Congress, has moved to the state senate. HJ15 is currently in the Committee for Fish & Wildlife. Please let the Committee know how much public opposition there is to this idea.

EMAILS: Click on the name and it should open up an email. Tell them you oppose HJ15 or copy and paste the following (personalizing the CAPS section):

I write in opposition to HJ15. As a FREQUENT TOURIST TO YOUR STATE TO VIEW WILDLIFE or RESIDENT OF MONTANA or LOVER OF WILDLIFE, I am concerned that HJ15 would undermine the Endangered Species Act by attempting to bypass its processes. This resolution would seek to remove all Montana grizzly populations from the protections of the federal Endangered Species Act without requiring any scientific inquiry into the health of said populations and without input from the public. As I am sure you are aware, the USFWS is currently considering delisting the GYE grizzly population. They have received over 600,000 public comments on this topic, evidencing that the public is enormously interested and concerned about the future of these iconic bears. These bears are the crux of the billion dollar a year tourist industry. Montana should follow the repeatedly successful processes set forth in the Endangered Species Act for delisting animals. Please oppose HJ15.


Jill Cohenour
Tom Facey
Jennifer Fielder
Steve Hinebach
Jedediah Hinkle
David Howard
Edie McClafferty
Mike Phillips
Cary Smith
Chas Vincent
Jeffrey Wellborn

FORM:

Email the committee. Click on THIS FORM and then select COMMITTEE from the drop down menu, and then SENATE FISH & GAME from the next drop down committee. Make sure you choose the SENATE and NOT the House committee.

Write about your opposition to HJ15 in your own words or copy and paste the script above, under emails.

PHONE CALLS (MT RESIDENTS ONLY):

If your state senator is one of the senators listed above, please call him or her (phone numbers HERE) and tell them that you oppose HJ15.


LETTERS AND POSTCARDS:

Send a postcard or letter to the State Senators listed above.  Addresses can be found HERE. Write the following message. "I oppose HJ15 as it undermines the Endangered Species Act and ignores science and public opinion." 


TWEETS:

.@SenatorFielder I oppose HJ15 to delist all Montana grizzlies. Don't bypass Endangered Species Act and science! pic.twitter.com/AOXc06gf6k

.@JillCohenour I oppose HJ15 to delist all Montana grizzlies. Don't bypass Endangered Species Act and science! pic.twitter.com/AOXc06gf6k

.@72ndMT I oppose HJ15 to delist all Montana grizzlies. Don't bypass Endangered Species Act and science! pic.twitter.com/BGpIuCKPmG

CALL TO ACTION: Save the Endangered Species Act

POSTCARDS (OR LETTERS):

Send a postcard to the following individuals:
- Your Two Senators (Find their contact info HERE; send to a DISTRICT office)
- Your Congressman or Congresswoman (Find contact info HERE, send to a DISTRICT office))
- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (Department of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240)
- Donald Trump (The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20500)

In your postcards, identify yourself as a constituent (include your city so they can verify). Write one to three sentences asking your member of Congress to oppose all bills that weaken or repeal the Endangered Species Act. Maybe draw a picture of an animal or plant.

International advocates can send a postcard to Trump and Secretary Zinke.

Recruit household members and friends to write postcards too. Members of Congress LOVE postcards from kids! Post photos of your postcards on Wildlife Needs More Than Luck Facebook event and we will end you a free Save the Endangered Species bumper sticker.

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

I write because I am concerned by the 11 or so bills pending in Congress right now 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)

If the staff member asks you which bills you are opposing, here is a list:

• S375 Amend ESA to establish procedure of approval of certain settlements
• S378 Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan Act
• S355 Achieve domestic independence by empowering states to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available federal land
• S164 A bill to delist wolves in Western Great Lakes, Wyoming
• S376 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
• S273 Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act
• S335 Bill to achieve domestic energy independency by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land

• HR1273 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
• HR717 Listing Reform Act
• HR226 African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Conservation Act
• HR1274 State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
• HR224 Polar Bean Conservation and Fairness Act
• HR424 Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017
• HR 527 Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act
• HR1269 Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act
• HR1106 Small Tracts Conveyance Act

FACEBOOK MESSAGES: Find your Senator's Facebook page HERE and Department of Interior's 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

INSTAGRAM: Follow us on Instagram and re-gram our posts. (@ecouprising2016)

TWEET SHEET: Save the Endangered Species Act

If you have time, please tweet all. If you prefer to just tweet your members of Congress, Senators are grouped by state. A few states have more than one tweet (e.g., Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota). The only reps included are GOP representatives in swing districts. Please consider tweeting YOUR representative on this topic as well. 

1) Species need laws, not luck to recover! 🍀 OPPOSE bills to weaken/repeal the ESA! @SenBlumenthal @ChrisMurphyCT pic.twitter.com/dnWuVAI6nD

2) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken the ESA! @jiminhofe @SenatorLankford pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

3) The Endangered Species Act has proven track record. Pls keep it strong. @SenAlexander @SenBobCorker pic.twitter.com/yvon6WgxQY #SaveTheESA

4) In midst of extinction crisis, we must keep Endangered Species Act strong. @SenBobCasey @SenToomey pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT #SaveTheESA

5) .@SenatorBurr @SenThomTillis Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose any efforts to weaken it. pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

6) Species need laws, not luck to recover! Fight bills to weaken/repeal ESA @SenJackReed @SenWhitehouse #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/dnWuVAI6nD

7) The Endangered Species Act WORKS! Fight efforts to weaken or repeal it! @SenGillibrand @SenSchumer #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/m8d0vmuEKz

8) .@SenatorFischer @SenSasse Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose any efforts to weaken it. pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

9) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken the ESA! @MikeCrapo @SenatorRisch pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

10) .@SenatorCarper @ChrisCoons Luck won't save species but ESA can! 🍀 Fight bills to weaken/repeal ESA #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/dnWuVAI6nD

11) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken/repeal it @SenateMajLdr @RandPaul pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

12) Oppose all bills to weaken or repeal Endangered Species Act! This law WORKS! .@SenGaryPeters @SenStabenow pic.twitter.com/6W7UbVELDb

13) .@SenBillNelson @marcorubio Endangered Species Act has a proven record of recovering species. Fight to save it! pic.twitter.com/yvon6WgxQY

14) The Endangered Species Act has saved countless species. Keep it strong @RepCompstock @RepRyanCostello @RepCurbelo pic.twitter.com/hiCxVUJpUO

15) Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose bills that weaken or repeal it. @JerryMoran @SenPatRoberts pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

16) In midst of 6th mass extinction, we must keep Endangered Species Act STRONG! @RepBost @RepTedBudd @RepMikeCoffman pic.twitter.com/IeyuyjuOEm

17) Oppose all bills to weaken or repeal Endangered Species Act! This law WORKS! .@martinheinrich @SenatorTomUdall pic.twitter.com/6W7UbVELDb

18) Endangered Species Act saved national bird. Fight bills that weaken or repeal it @SenRonJohnson @SenatorBaldwin pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

19) .@amyklobuchar Endangered Species Act bedrock of enviro protection. Ur bill, S164, weakens it! Pls withdraw it. pic.twitter.com/IeyuyjuOEm

20) .@maziehirono @SenBrianSchatz Endangered Species Act has proven track record. Fight to keep it strong #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/m8d0vmuEKz

21) .@LindseyGrahamSC @SenatorTimScott Endangered Species Act has proven record of recovering species. Pls save it! pic.twitter.com/yvon6WgxQY

22) Oppose bills to weaken Endangered Species Act in midst of 6th mass extinction @PattyMurray @SenatorCantwell pic.twitter.com/ly6kKV9F3j

23) 2015 poll says Coloradans luv Endangered Species Act regardless of party affiliation @SenBennetCO @SenCoryGardner pic.twitter.com/hiCxVUJpUO

24) In midst of extinction crisis, we must keep Endangered Species Act strong. @RepTrey @HurdOnTheHill @DarrellIssa pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT

25) .@SenatorRounds @SenJohnThune Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose any efforts to weaken it pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

26) .@SenKamalaHarris @SenFeinstein The Endangered Species Act has saved many species. Fight to keep it strong. pic.twitter.com/m8d0vmuEKz

27) Endangered Species Act has proven record of recovering species. Please save it! @SenatorIsakson @sendavidperdue pic.twitter.com/yvon6WgxQY

28) .@alfranken Endangered Species Act WORKS! Pls oppose any bill that weakens it, including ones delisting wolves. pic.twitter.com/IeyuyjuOEm

29) The Endangered Species Act saved countless species. Keep it strong @CongCulberson @RepJeffDenham @RepJohnFaso pic.twitter.com/hiCxVUJpUO

30) .@BillCassidy @JohnKennedyLA Endangered Species Act has a proven record of recovering species. Fight to save it! pic.twitter.com/yvon6WgxQY

31) Oppose all bills to weaken or repeal the Endangered Species Act! This law WORKS! @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen pic.twitter.com/6W7UbVELDb

32) The Endangered Species Act WORKS! Fight efforts to weaken or repeal it! @SenatorDurbin @SenDuckworth #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/m8d0vmuEKz

33) .@JohnBoozman @SenTomCotton Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose any efforts to weaken it. pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

34) 75% of Montanans want to keep Endangered Species Act strong. It has proven record. @SteveDaines @SenatorTester pic.twitter.com/6W7UbVELDb

35) .@SenOrrinHatch @SenMikeLee Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose any efforts to weaken it. pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

36) The Endangered Species Act saves species in midst of 6th mass extinction. Keep it strong! @timkaine @MarkWarner pic.twitter.com/6W7UbVELDb

37) Endangered Species Act has proven record of recovering species! Keep it strong! @lisamurkowski @SenDanSullivan pic.twitter.com/ly6kKV9F3j

38) The Endangered Species Act saves species in midst of 6th mass extinction. Keep it strong! @RoyBlunt  @clairecmc pic.twitter.com/6W7UbVELDb

39) Endangered Species Act saves species in midst of 6th mass extinction. Save it! @SenSherrodBrown @senrobportman pic.twitter.com/IeyuyjuOEm

40) Endangered Species Act saved national bird! Fight efforts to weaken it @RepPoliquin @RepMarthaRoby @RepDennisRoss pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

41) Oppose bills to weaken Endangered Species Act in midst of 6th mass extinction. @SenJeffMerkley @RonWyden pic.twitter.com/ly6kKV9F3j

42) We must keep Endangered Species Act strong in midst of 6th mass extinction crisis. @jontester @McCaskillOffice pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT

42) Fight bills to weaken Endangered Species Act in midst of 6th mass extinction @kamalaharris @corybooker SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/ly6kKV9F3j

43) The Endangered Species Act has saved countless species. Keep it strong @RepJasonLewis @RepMiaLove @RepBrianMast pic.twitter.com/hiCxVUJpUO

44) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Save the ESA! @SenCortezMasto @SenDeanHeller pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

45) Species need laws, not luck to recover! 🍀 Fight bills to weaken/repeal ESA @sensanders @SenatorLeahy #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/dnWuVAI6nD

46) Endangered Species Act saved countless species. Keep it strong @RepSmucker @ClaudiaTenney @RepTipton @RepWalberg pic.twitter.com/hiCxVUJpUO

47) Endangered Species Act WORKS! Oppose efforts to repeal or weaken it! @RepDonBacon @RepJackBergman @RepRodBlum pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT

48) .@SenatorBaldwin S164 weakens Endangered Species Act in midst of extinction crisis. Pls withdraw it. #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT

49) .@SenJohnBarrasso @SenatorEnzi Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose any efforts to weaken it. pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

50) In midst of mass extinction crisis, we must keep Endangered Species Act strong. @SenatorMenendez @SenatorBooker pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT

51) Endangered Species Act WORKS! Keep it strong @RepDavidYoung @RepLeeZeldin @RepJohnKatko @SteveKnight25 @RepLance  pic.twitter.com/OlvMZ9XKWT

53) The Endangered Species Act WORKS! Fight efforts to weaken or repeal it! @SenAngusKing @SenatorCollins #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/m8d0vmuEKz

54) The Endangered Species Act has proven record of recovering species. @SenShelby @SenatorStrange #SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/yvon6WgxQY

55) Bills that delist wolves, preclude judicial review weaken Endangered Species Act. @Peters4Michigan @Stabenow pic.twitter.com/IeyuyjuOEm

56) Endangered Species Act saved our national bird. Oppose bills that weaken or repeal it. @SenDonnelly @SenToddYoung pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

57) Species need laws, not luck to recover! Fight bills to weaken/repeal Endangered Species Act @SenMarkey @SenWarren pic.twitter.com/dnWuVAI6nD

58) In midst of 6th mass extinction, we must keep the Endangered Species Act STRONG! @SenatorCardin @ChrisVanHollen pic.twitter.com/IeyuyjuOEm

59) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Save the ESA! @SenatorHeitkamp @SenJohnHoeven pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

60) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken the ESA! @SenCapito @Sen_JoeManchin pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

61) Fight bills to weaken Endangered Species Act in midst of 6th mass extinction @RepBrianFitz @RepHolding SaveTheESA pic.twitter.com/ly6kKV9F3j

62) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken ESA! @SenThadCochran @SenatorWicker pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

63) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken/repeal it @JeffFlake @SenJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/GgOfno8SsL

64) Endangered Species Act has proven record of recovering species! Don't weaken or repeal it @JohnCornyn @SenTedCruz pic.twitter.com/ly6kKV9F3j

65) Endangered Species Act saved symbol of freedom from extinction. Don't weaken ESA! @ChuckGrassley @SenJoniErnst pic.twitter.com/wNiABvxnH8

Senator Jeff Flake is Co-Sponsoring Return of Unethical Hunting Practices

House Joint Resolution 69 has advanced to the Senate and its sister resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 18, has picked up a new co-sponsor! Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona. Senator Flake is considered the GOP Senator most vulnerable to a primary. He is up for reelection in 2018 and is under attack from the left and right - meaning he may be in for a rough 2 years.

People on all sides of the political spectrum oppose the unethical hunting practices set forth in Senate Joint Resolution 18. These include shooting wildlife from aircraft, baiting grizzly bears, killing wolves and coyotes during denning season and killing bear cubs and/or their mothers.

Let's make sure that wherever Senator Flake goes, voters know that this is a man who supports killing mothers and baby animals.

TWEETS:

.@jeffflake co-sponsoring #SJRes18 to allow killing bear cubs & moms, wolf pups in dens, aerial shooting of bears pic.twitter.com/ker0pQOhJq

.@JeffFlake Why are u sponsoring bill to kill bear cubs & wolf pups? Shoot wildlife from air? ≠ Ethical! #SJRes18 pic.twitter.com/EaAvNgtBJ9

ARIZONA VOTERS! Ur Senator sponsoring bill to kill baby animals, bait bears, shoot animals from air! .@JeffFlake pic.twitter.com/iI4GJywN2L

EMAIL: Send Senator Flake a comment through his online comment form. You do NOT need to be an Arizona voter. (UPDATE: There are some problems with his website, which hopefully means we are overwhelming it. There have been reports of non-state residents not being able to get through. Please keep trying because people who couldn't get through this morning, were able to subsequently get a note in). Write your thoughts in your own words or copy/paste the script below.

FACEBOOK: Leave Senator Flake a comment on an existing post of his Facebook page, letting him know what you think. Write in your own words (please keep it civil) or copy and paste the following.

IF YOU ARE AN ARIZONA VOTER, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW:

I am astounded that you would co-sponsor a bill rolling back prohibitions on hunting practices that are widely considered unethical. There is no fair chase in killing wildlife from aircraft or bear cubs and their mothers at den sites! The vast majority of Americans - regardless of political affiliation - think these practices are heinous and cross the line. Please withdraw your co-sponsorship on Senate Joint Resolution 18.

PHONE CALLS (ARIZONA VOTERS ONLY): Call Jeff Flake and tell him to withdraw his co-sponsorship of Senate Joint Resolution 18.

DC phone: (202) 224-4521  

Phoenix
Phone: 602-840-1891

Tucson
Phone: 520-575-8633

POSTCARDS: In the event that Senator Flake's website is down - or has been turned off for out of state addresses, please write him a letter or postcard asking him to withdraw sponsorship of Senate Joint Resolution 18. His addresses are below.

Phoenix
2200 East Camelback Road
Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Tucson
6840 North Oracle Road
Suite 150
Tucson, AZ 85704

FAX: We are pulling out all the stops on this one! If you do NOT have access to a fax, you can send 5 free pages using Hello Fax, an online tool.

Phoenix
Fax: 602-840-4092

Tucson
Fax: 520-797-3232

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR OWN SENATORS ON THIS TERRIBLE BILL HERE (EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, TWEETS, ETC). 

Save America's National Mammal from Slaughter

PHONE CALLS: Call and ask to stop the killing of Yellowstone buffalo.

1) Governor Bullock at 406-444-3111  

2) Superintendent Dan Wenk at 307-344-2002 

TWEETS: Click to Tweet

Stop killing bison .@GovernorBullock! Ones that come out of park shld be kept in pens until greenup. NOT KILLED! pic.twitter.com/3gTDrOagXC

.@NatlParkService Stop killing national mammal - bison - when leave Yellowstone park! No scientific reason.  pic.twitter.com/575Knf8gME

.@GovernorBullock Yellowstone bison kill endangers food supply for wildlife of the park, esp grizzly bears. pic.twitter.com/XUZ54Lroe7

.@YellowstoneNPS #StopTheSlaughter of our national mammals at behest of ranching industry! Stop killing bison. pic.twitter.com/BhJpPRtAzd

EMAILS:

Please email Governor Bullock HERE and ask him to stop the Yellowstone bison slaughter. If you have a connection to Montana, please mention it. Write in your own words or copy and paste the statement below.

Please stop the killing of America's national mammal in Yellowstone. There are have not been any cases of brucellosis transmitted to cattle and the annual slaughter of these animals takes one million pounds of food out of the ecosystem. Grizzly bears increasingly rely on bison as climate change has decimated other key food sources. When bison are removed from the food chain, these bears turn to livestock. Instead of sending Yellowstone's buffalo to slaughter, please hold animals that leave the park be kept in holding until green-up in 6-8 weeks. This is the right thing to do.

Please email Superintendent Dan Wenk HERE and ask him to release bison captured and stop future plans to slaughter our national mammal.

FACEBOOK COMMENTS: Write your own comment on Governor Bullock's Facebook page asking him to stop the bison kill in Yellowstone or copy and paste the one under EMAILS. Then comment on Yellowstone National Park's page and ask them to release all bison and stop plans for future capture. Please include one of our graphics on Yellowstone's page.

SIGN PETITION: HERE.

MAKE A DONATION: Buffalo Field Campaign is in the middle of all of this carnage. They are a shoestring operation and would greatly appreciate - and utilize - any donations given.

MORE STEPS TO TAKE: Buffalo Field Campaign has other actions that you can take HERE.