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This Week, Vote for Rare Panthers!

Rodger Schlickeisen - President Defenders of Wildlife

Tragically, too many of these rare and beautiful cats are dying as victims of road kill (16 killed in 2010!) and suffering due to the loss of habitat.

Help us secure the funds we need to protect Florida panthers and other wildlife. Vote now for Defenders of Wildlife in the American Express Members Project.

Defenders of Wildlife has been selected as a possible recipient of $200,000 from the American Express Members project, but we need your vote to win!

Two hundred thousand dollars can do a lot of good for Florida panthers and other wildlife.

It can help us plan and advocate for panther crossings to reduce the number of cats killed on Florida’s roads. It can help us protect panther habitat, such as Big Cypress National Preserve, expanding the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, and working with landowners for preservation of habitat on private lands. And it can help us reduce conflicts between panthers and humans through education and on-the-ground efforts.

Florida panthers are a national treasure in danger of disappearing forever. Your vote today can help us save the lives of these fantastic felines!

With only around a month remaining in the competition, Defenders of Wildlife is still ranked first in the environment and wildlife charities… and we have an excellent chance of winning $200,000 to help support our programs to save Florida panthers and other wildlife.

But we can’t let up now. Just a few seconds of your time can help us win. Here’s how to vote….

1. Go to the Defenders Members Project page at www.defenders.org/membersproject.

2. Scroll down to the Vote section in the lower left corner of the page. The Members Project is a partnership between American Express and TakePart, so you need to be a member of TakePart to vote. First, click the Sign Up And Vote button. NOTE: If you’re already registered and logged in with TakePart, the button will say Vote For This Charity and clicking it will take you to the final step below.

3. Click the Register to Vote button.

4. A form will pop up. Fill out all the required fields and make sure you check the boxes to accept the terms for both TakePart and Members Project. NOTE: You can use your full name as your username, including a space, if you want.