[Peace] Fwd: How to help endangered animals today

[Karen Aram]

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> Biodiversity is invaluable, but an Endangered Species Act proposal attempts to weigh the value of vulnerable animal species against potential economic gain.
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> To recover from falling population numbers, endangered species need access to appropriate habitats. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just proposed an update to the ESA that will make it more difficult to designate land as critical to a species' recovery.1
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> This update could lead to the destruction of endangered animal's habitats for financial incentives.
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> Act today: Submit a public comment to defend animal habitats before the Oct. 8 deadline. <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=viA96JZ7y942347Y6ypcYNlNnXSgEZL3>
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> Federal land, such as national parks, wildlife refuges and forests, are crucial to recovery for species like the bald eagle, an iconic American animal that nearly went extinct before it was protected by the ESA.2
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> The proposed update to the ESA makes it more difficult for endangered species to access critical habitats on federal land. The update states that the USFWS can exclude federal lands from habitat designation if it costs the federal government too much money or contends with community projects.3
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> This proposal forces the USFWS to assess wildlife against monetary incentives, but the loss of biodiversity will cost all of us.
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> You have until Oct. 8 to save endangered animals from this exploitative proposal to update the ESA. <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MY8gkHnfOKFtMO7to%2B8vt9lNnXSgEZL3>
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> The ESA was a bipartisan success when it first passed in 1973, and surveys suggest the act still has widespread support.4 However, recent proposals to update the ESA weaken the act's ability to protect and preserve wildlife.
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> This ESA proposal would be a big loss for our wildlife -- but it's not too late to voice your concerns. The USFWS is legally obligated to read and review public comments, weighing your voice in their decision.
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> Submit a public comment before it's too late. <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=da270YgaeOXnFIxiJdwqDtlNnXSgEZL3>
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> The Environmental Action team
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> 1. Andrea Wortzel, Angela Levin, Viktoriia De Las Casas and Morgan Gerard, "FWS Issues Additional Habitat Proposal <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BLGLMMoAMVDkVBbCp2EUbdlNnXSgEZL3>," EnvironmentalLawandPolicy.com, September 8, 2020.
> 2. Jasmine Aguilera, "The Trump Administration's Changes to the Endangered Species Act Risks Pushing More Species to Extinction <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ORACAnMd0PTiPFrjIU%2FjL9lNnXSgEZL3>," TIME, August 14, 2019.
> 3. "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qCW72yJtj1XbnRvdQMzDetlNnXSgEZL3>," Federal Register, September 9, 2020.
> 4. Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Ramiro Berardo, "Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump Administration and Congress try to gut it <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WcD3iIPwp6ErtnXZGhuYOm88nJJGUKXb>," PBS, July 21, 2018.
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>  <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jnuhy68T%2FNXN5jV4tl78BtlNnXSgEZL3> <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TsTdNAkuKLZeLlfufaxXftlNnXSgEZL3>
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> You can support our work today by making a secure online contribution <http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wmoHTbsQDN60kyiSBDQkqtlNnXSgEZL3>.
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