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48 Hours to Stop 6 Years of Polar Bear Poisoning

Caroline Kennedy, Defenders of Wildlife

So why allow endosulfan to remain on the market for another six years?

Urge EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to fast-track the ban on the deadly poison endosulfan.

Public comments are due to the EPA on Friday (September 17th), so we only have two more days to send EPA this simple message: Ban endosulfan now!

Endosulfan is highly toxic to birds and mammals and very highly toxic to aquatic animals -- both vertebrate (fish, amphibians) and invertebrates (mollusks, insects, gastropods).

EPA has documented that endosulfan can travel thousands of miles from the areas where it is used and that it is one of the most abundant organochlorine pesticides found in the Arctic.

Polar bears, for example, are particularly at risk. Endosulfan is a highly persistent pollutant that accumulates in polar regions and collects in the fats of seals and other polar bear prey. It was in part due to the high levels found in these animals that led EPA to take action this past June.

Help save polar bears. Take action now.

The sooner we get rid of U.S. uses the better.

Polar bears will benefit, but so will farm workers who apply the chemical. All of us will benefit -- endosulfan is one of the most commonly detected pesticides in U.S. water. Kids in particular will be better off given their vulnerability to the effects of pesticides.

In fact, endosulfan is an endocrine disruptor, and low dose exposure while in the womb is linked to autism and birth defects.

Let’s get rid of this awful chemical. Please take action now.

Say “No!” to

Polar Bear Poisoning

Threatened polar bears, frogs and other wildlife are highly susceptible to the poison endosulfan. Yet, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to allow this poison to remain on the shelves for another six years.