From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
As many as one-third of America’s fish and wildlife species are at increased risk of extinction.1
From high-flying birds to deep-sea fish, species of all sizes and shapes have been touched by climate change and habitat loss. Preventing their extinction and stopping their slide toward it requires urgent and direct action.
Legislation currently moving in Congress would help protect America’s biodiversity. If passed, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will provide funding to every state, territory and the District of Columbia to conserve more than 12,000 species.
Send a message at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=48826 urging our U.S. senators to support the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.
We know that success in saving species is possible. States have been able to bring species, including bald eagles and white-tailed deer, back from the brink.2
And it’s time for more success stories to emerge. Many leading experts warn that we are in the midst of a sixth mass extinction.3 Dangerously increased rates of extinction are leading to biodiversity loss, which is devastating for both those species and the environments in which they live.
States need the funding to effectively implement conservation work, and the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act can make this happen. By speaking up in support of this bill, you can help build the necessary support to see it enacted.
- Collin O’Mara, “An unearthly call is now silent, but we can still save our wildlife from extinction,” USA Today, September 30, 2021.
- “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act moves country one step closer to protecting fish and wildlife,” Environment America, January 19, 2022.
- “Sixth Mass Extinction of Global Biodiversity Is Already in Progress,” SciTechDaily, January 15, 2022.
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