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Why You Matter
Jamie Rappoport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife
You matter.
You matter to the wolves, the panthers, the elephants, the manatees and other imperiled wildlife.
And you matter to us.
Please renew your commitment to wildlife with a generous year-end donation to Defenders of Wildlife.
And if you donate today, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by our Board of Directors and National Council, up to a total of $150,000, until 11:59PM EST on December 31st.
Here are five reasons you matter to the wild things we all love:
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National Wolf Delisting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service still wants to delist nearly all gray wolves in the Lower 48. We need to keep up the pressure to turn this around in 2016.
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Rogue Congress. This year, more than 80 bills and amendments were introduced to cripple the Endangered Species Act or selectively delist gray wolves and block protections for other imperiled species. Next year could be even worse.
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Wildlife Trafficking. Poaching claims the life of an elephant every 15 minutes. We must crack down on the illegal ivory trade and shut down our commercial market for ivory once and for all.
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Wolves Hanging by a Thread. Red wolves and lobos (also known as Mexican gray wolves) are making their last stands in the wild. The next 12 months could be ‘make or break’ for these critically endangered wolves.
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Panthers, Manatees, and More. Your support for Defenders puts you on the front lines of critical work to protect the imperiled wildlife we all love.
For nearly 70 years, Defenders has been at the forefront of protecting and restoring wolves and other imperiled wildlife. Thanks to supporters like you, Defenders was the first organization to call for wolf reintroduction. Thanks to you, we’ve fought for wolves and other imperiled wildlife in court – and won.
We’ve seen vicious attacks on wildlife and the laws protecting them before. Each time, we’ve prevailed.
With you at our side, we’ll prevail again.
Our Board of Directors and National Council will match your gift dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $150,000, until 11:59PM EST on December 31st.
For the wild,
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Jamie Rappaport Clark |