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Rodger Schlickeisen - Defenders of Wildlife
For me, Thanksgiving has always been a time of reflection. Thinking about this past year, I’m struck by the tremendous difference we’ve made together on behalf of our wolves, polar bears and endangered wildlife.
With your help, Defenders of Wildlife…
Stopped planned wolf hunts in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies.
Thanks to you, our lawyers successfully argued in court to restore vital federal protections to wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. And while in its waning days the Bush/Cheney Administration continues the push to eliminate these protections, your support helped us save hundreds of wolves that otherwise could have died in planned wolf hunts.
Secured important protections for polar bears threatened with extinction.
This year, the polar bear finally won protection under the Endangered Species Act after tens of thousands of Defenders activists like you called on federal officials to list this arctic ice king.
Thousands more Defenders supporters successfully urged their Senators to include and fund the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act through comprehensive climate change legislation considered by the Senate. And many more have contributed to our important legal efforts to protect vital polar bear habitat, prevent polar bear trophy hunting and stop Governor Sarah Palin, Safari Club International and others from allowing these majestic animals to be killed.
Won vital new protections for some of the world’s most endangered whales.
Fighting opposition from Vice President Cheney’s office, we helped win new protections for endangered right whales threatened by ship strikes. And despite Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s strong opposition, Defenders successfully argued for much-needed protections for the Cook Inlet beluga.
Protected sea otters and other marine wildlife off the coasts of California.
Defenders of Wildlife’s California staff led a successful fight to pass new legislation that will improve oil spill clean-up and save wildlife. Defenders also led efforts to secure more than $250,000 each year in vital state funding for sea otter research and protection
And that’s not all! Defenders supporters like you also lent your voices to the fight to protect Yellowstone’s bison from senseless slaughter, secure safeguards against the use and misuse of deadly poisons that have inadvertently killed millions of birds, restore funding for our National Wildlife Refuges, and much, much more.
For people like you and I who care about protecting our wildlife, the year ahead will bring new challenges and opportunities. But for the moment, please accept my sincere gratitude for all that you’ve helped Defenders of Wildlife accomplish.
Happy Holidays,
Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife
P.S. We still have many challenges ahead. We’ll need your support to finally put an end to Sarah Palin’s aerial killing of wolves in Alaska, continue the fight to save polar bears and work to save other wildlife threatened by extinction.
Please consider making a wildlife gift adoption this Holiday Season. Your tax-deductible adoption will provide a meaningful gift to your favorite wildlife lovers and help support Defenders of Wildlife’s effective programs to save animals from the threat of extinction.
Make a wildlife adoption online or by calling (800) 385-9712 before December 2nd and enter promotion code THANKS15, and you’ll get 15% off any wildlife adoption as a sign of our gratitude for supporting our work to protect our wildlife.