Stop the Polar Bear Eviction

Help save the lives of polar bears threatened by habitat destruction. Please take action... Save Polar Bears  Polar bears are just one of the many species that make their homes in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sign our petition to President Obama encouraging him to continue to oppose Arctic Refuge drilling legislation and to support stronger protection for the most important onshore denning habitat for America’s threatened polar bears.  Share on Facebook Dear Activelids, Polar bears den, as they have for centuries, on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, mercifully free from oil spills and the disruption that comes with oil and gas drilling activities. But that could all change soon, as U.S. House Speaker John Boehner continues to push for dangerous drilling in the most important onshore denning habitat for America’s threatened polar bears. Urge President Obama to stand up for polar bears and other wildlife. Sign our petition encouraging the president to continue to oppose Arctic Refuge drilling legislation and to support wilderness designation for this important and pristine place. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the crown jewel of America’s National Wildlife Refuge System – and the most important onshore denning habitat for U.S. polar bears. But Speaker Boehner is now advancing legislation to open up the most sensitive pristine parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to destructive drilling. An oil spill could be cataclysmic for the polar bears and other wildlife that lives here, but there are other risks too. The noise and disruption that comes from drilling and road construction can disturb denning polar bear mothers, causing them to abandon their cubs to die. Help save polar bears. Urge President Obama to support stronger protections for polar bear homes. America’s polar bears are already threatened by climate change that is robbing them of vital habitat, and the last thing they need is an eviction notice from Big Oil. In fact, many scientists say that U.S. polar bears could disappear in the wild in the next few decades without our help. Defenders of Wildlife is fighting hard for legislation to help animals like the polar bear survive the threat of climate change, but we can’t save these animals without your help…and we can’t ensure that they will be around for future generations if Big Oil is allowed to drill in the habitat they need to survive. Be a part of the solution. Sign our petition and tell President Obama that you want him to continue to oppose drilling legislation and to support stronger protections for vital polar bear homes. Respectfully, Jamie Rappaport Clark President Defenders of Wildlife         Defenders of Wildlife leads the pack when it comes to protecting wild animals and plants in their natural communities »        1130 17th Street NW  |  Washington, DC 20036  |  1-800-385-9712               HOME DONATE NOW     CONTACT US RSS FEEDS     PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE           © Copyright 10/24/2012 Defenders of Wildlife. This message was sent to activelid.animals@blogger.com Please do not respond to this message. Click here to unsubscribe Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Defenders of Wildlife can be contacted at: 1130 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036