Hello Everyone,

Summer is here! Warm weather is upon us, vacations are being planned and wolf pups are venturing out of their dens. For many of us, summer is the season to recharge and 'hit the re-start button,' as a friend of mine calls it.To kick off the season, here's a message from our friends at the Endangered Species Coalition: 

ACTION IS NEEDED

Some in Congress have made it a top priority to weaken the Endangered Species Act this legislative session. The latest cynical attempt to strip endangered and threatened species of protections is the Energy Bill. Both the House and the Senate have passed differing versions of this legislation. The House version contains a mountain of proposals that would put wildlife in peril, in particular.

Tell your senators to oppose efforts to "conference" the Senate's bill with the House's version of the Energy Bill.

Included in the House of Representatives passed bill are measures that would make efforts to crack down on the illegal ivory trade more difficult and push elephants closer to extinction, language that opens up millions of acres of protected habitat to wolf and bear hunting and trapping, and an attempt to kick wolves in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming off of the endangered species list. Congress is once again attempting to usurp the expressed will of scientists and the courts by turning wolves over to states intent on hunting and trapping them. If senators agree to "conference" the bills (meet to combine the two, different bills together), it is highly likely that some of the House's outrageous proposals would be in the final legislation. 

The Senate must hold strong and refuse to conference the Senate and the House Energy Bills.

The stakes could hardly be higher. Wolves, elephants, and millions of other species on federal lands could suffer and the Endangered Species Act will be further weakened by allowing legislators to play scientist and determine which species deserve protection. Please tell your senators you expect them to refuse to conference the Senate and House Energy Bills and TAKE ACTION!

Thank you for your commitment to wildlife and wild places!