Can you hear the call of the wild?

America's Wildlife Needs YOU! (c) ODFW Do these creatures have a future in the wild? It's up to us! Please donate today to support our efforts to protect America's iconic wild creatures. Dear Activelids, Now is the time to give voice to those creatures who have no voice of their own. Your compassionate year-end donation to Defenders of Wildlife is the best investment you can make in America’s wild creatures -- from wolves to whales, from panthers to polar bears. Thanks to you, we have many reasons to celebrate our successes from 2012 –  including the historic return of bison to a tribal reservation in the Great Plains, California’s first wild wolf in almost a century, and new rules to protect Florida’s manatees. Wildlife Under Siege A war is raging in the Northern Rockies over the future of America’s wolves. In Idaho, Montana and now Wyoming, the Federal Government has turned its back on wolves, leaving them at the mercy of hostile anti-wolf state legislatures.  The killing of wolves in 2012 has been relentless. In those three states alone, more than 296 wolves have been fatally shot or trapped in 2012. We’ve filed suit to reverse the Interior Department’s decision to withdraw Endangered Species Act protections for Wyoming wolves. This lawsuit is one of our most urgent priorities in 2013. Defenders of Wildlife in Action   Your compassionate gift will help us win the war on wolves and overcome the misinformation and superstition that threaten them. We will work tirelessly to create no-kill buffer zones around Yellowstone National Park, to protect the wolves that briefly wander outside the parks boundaries from hunters. We will continue our work to end the highway deaths of the critically endangered Florida panther. We will ensure that key wildlife conservation laws like the Endangered Species Act remain strong and effective despite endless attacks from special interest groups, intent on plundering the wild. And as always, we will mobilize concerned wildlife-lovers like you, to speak with one voice for wildlife wherever they are endangered. On behalf of the wolves and all other imperiled creatures, thank you for all you have done. We are counting on your help. Wishing you a joyful and healthy New Year. Sincerely, Jamie Rappaport Clark President Defenders of Wildlife P.S. Your donation is urgently needed to support our efforts to protect America’s imperiled wildlife. Please give today!       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 12/26/2012 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