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Protect Alaska's Western Arctic Reserve ACTION US
Animals  (tags: conservation, environment, wildlife, Salazar, US, Alaska, BLM )

Nancy
- 6 hours ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Among the areas we are urging Secretary Salazar to safeguard for future generations are the home of our nation's largest caribou herd, the Utukok Uplands; the Colville River, and Kasegaluk Lagoon, breeding and molting waters for beluga whales.
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ACTION ALERT: Stop the Alaskan Fur Trade! PLEASE TAKE ACTION!
Animals  (tags: sea otters, leglisation, threateneing, fur trade, sea otters, conservation, protection )

Simone
- 5 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
H.R. 2714, a bill introduced by Rep. Donald Young (R- Alaska) threatens to restart the fur trade of northern sea otters. All sea otters are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act which makes it illegal to hunt a sea otter or sell any product
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ACTION ALERT: Wildlife Funding to Disappear - Act Fast! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: wildlife, fundng, protection, conservation, survival, laws, wild animals )

Simone
- 6 days ago - secure3.convio.net
If we don't act now, the Senate could approve a budget that offers no protections for tigers, gorillas, elephants, and other threatened wildlife around the world. The impact it would have on these populations would be irreversible.
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URGENT: Deadline May 21 to Help Save Reindeer
Animals  (tags: caribou, wodland caribou, reindeer, animals, conservation, endangered, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Julie
- 6 days ago - dfnd.us
Please sign to support the proposal by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect woodland caribou -- the only reindeer that lives in the lower 48 states. Today, only a handful caribou remains, making them one of the rarest animals in the country.
27 comments
South Africa: Soldiers Tackle Rhino Poaching
Animals  (tags: Rhinos, wildlife, poachers, suffering, endangered, conservation, animalcruelty )

Jill
- 6 days ago - ewn.co.za
CAPE TOWN - Soldiers have killed 11 suspected poachers in the Kruger National Park since they started patrolling the Mozambican border in 2010, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu announced on Thursday.
17 comments
Stop Whaling Now! ACTION!
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, animals, conservation, death, killing, protection, sadness, slaughter, suffering, wildanimals )

Elizabeth
- 8 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
Please watch Pierce Brosnan's powerful video on Iceland's illegal slaughter of whales. Then send a message urging President Obama to impose tough trade sanctions on Icelandic companies tied to whaling if that nation resumes the slaughter next season.
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ACTION ALERT: Save Songbirds in Canada! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: songbirds, threatened, canadian government, endangered proteciton, conservation )

Simone
- 8 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The eastern loggerhead shrike is one of the fastest-declining bird species in North America. These tiny songbirds might look sweet, but they hunt like birds of prey, using their beak to impale their future meals (typically large insects) on thorn
40 comments
Stop Canned Lion Hunting in South Africa - ACTION!
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, animals, conservation, death, killing, protection, sadness, slaughter, suffering, wildanimals )

Elizabeth
- 9 days ago - gopetition.com
Thousands of captive bred lions are more vulnerable than ever following a court ruling that not only demotes them from being considered a "Threatened or Protected Species" but also allows for the immediate resumption of "canned hunting."
64 comments
Move The Bombing Range - Don't Bomb the Southern Resident Orca Whales - ACTION!
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, animals, conservation, death, killing, protection, sadness, slaughter, suffering, wildanimals )

Elizabeth
- 11 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Currently the Navy has permission to conduct active sonar tests, bombing tests and other military drills in a region that has been established as a National Marine Sanctuary (the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary off Washington State's coast).
35 comments
ACTION ALERT: Re-Establish Beaver Populations! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: beavers, hatitats, populations, survival, conservation, widlliffe )

Simone
- 15 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Due to the unique hydrological engineering accomplished by the dam-building beaver, support and reestablishment of beaver constitute an important climate change adaptation tool for the national forests in the United States
38 comments
Florida Panther Kitten Struck By Car In Rehab; Won't Return To Wild (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Animals  (tags: Florida panther, kitten, car, rehab, video, photos, rescued, animals, conservation, endangered, ethics, protection, suffering )

Lindsey
- 15 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
One of Florida's official state animals -- the endangered Florida panther -- was hit by a car last month and left to die on the side on State Road 82 in Collier County, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife.
20 comments
Support USDA's Improved Pet Sale Regulations! TAKE ACTION!
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, pets, puppy mills, animals, conservation, pets, protection, ethics, humans, law )

Lindsey
- 15 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Animal Welfare Act, written in 1966, set standards to protect animals bred for commercial sale and research. Pet stores were exempt from inspections with the assumption that store visitors could see and determine whether the animals were healthy.
43 comments
Save Threatened Animals in Victoria! TAKE ACTION!
Animals  (tags: AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animals, crime, cruelty, law, protection, conservation, suffering, sadness )

Lindsey
- 15 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Victoria, Australia is home to many beautiful and interesting threatened animals such as the Tasmanian devil, orange-bellied parrot, spotted tree frog and brush-tailed rock wallaby. Unfortunately, fewer than half of the 599 threatened species and 75...
45 comments
Help Save The Declining Bee Population
Animals  (tags: conservation, environment, endangered, bees )

Kat
- 16 days ago - petslady.com
Bee populations are rapidly declining throughout the world. What can you do? Adopt a bee to help support these essential pollinators.
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