Tell Our Senators to Support the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act

From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):

Last week, the administration gutted our nation’s most powerful tool for wildlife conservation: the Endangered Species Act (ESA).¹

The ESA brought the bald eagle, grizzly bear, Florida manatee and more back from the brink of extinction.² Now, because of the administration’s rollbacks, endangered animals could be refused protection for the sake of oil and gas profits. And animals considered “threatened” with extinction will no longer receive the same level of protection.³

The good news is that it’s not too late to take action to protect endangered species.

We’re ramping up efforts to protect and defend wildlife. Right now, our national network is urging Congress to adopt the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (S 1499/HR 2795) — a bipartisan bill to connect protected habitats.

Will you join us in defending endangered species? Tell our U.S. senators to support the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=33951.

We are already facing a terrifying mass extinction event, with species vanishing at unprecedented rates — and habitat degradation, deforestation and fragmentation are a leading cause.⁴ The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act addresses the threat of habitat loss by connecting protected areas, allowing species to move safely and freely between them.

Wildlife corridors link fragmented wildlife areas and connect populations throughout a landscape, allowing for migration and supporting biodiversity.

We know this strategy is effective. In western Wyoming, wildlife corridors across the Red Desert support the longest mule deer migration in the United States — allowing the species to survive long winters.⁵

And a system of wildlife crossings in Canada’s Banff National Park connect habitats separated by a major highway. Red foxes, grizzly bears, boreal toads and more have used the wildlife corridors to migrate with changing seasons and to occupy new areas when food sources become scarce.⁶

Join our movement to prevent species loss. Add your name today.

The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act already has bipartisan support in Congress.⁷ But introducing a bill is far from passing it. We’ll need your support to build the case for corridors.

Urge the Senate to adopt the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act today to protect endangered species. Take action.

1. Darryl Fears, “New Trump Rules Weaken Wildlife Protections,” The Washington Post, August 12, 2019.
2. Jasmine Aguilera, “The Trump Administration’s Changes to the Endangered Species Act Risks Pushing More Species to Extinction,” TIME, August 14, 2019.
3. Darryl Fears, “New Trump Rules Weaken Wildlife Protections,” The Washington Post, August 12, 2019.
4. “1 Million Species of Plants and Animals at Risk of Extinction, U.N. Report Warns,” CBS/AP, May 6, 2019.
5. “Red Desert to Hoback Migration Assessment,” University of Wyoming, Last accessed August 15, 2019.
6. Gloria Dickie, “As Banff’s Famed Wildlife Overpasses Turn 20, the World Looks to Canada for Conservation Inspiration,” Canadian Geographic, December 4, 2017.
7. “Buchanan, Other Lawmakers Tout Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act,” Herald-Tribune, August 1, 2019.