---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:07:09 -0500 (EST) From: WWF Conservation Action Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Help Establish Endangered Species Day SEND ACTION~a28626u30516
Action deadline: November 17, 2005 Dear Alan, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., recently introduced a Senate resolution calling for March 8 to be Endangered Species Day. This special day will serve as an annual opportunity for schools, businesses, and citizens to team up and spread awareness about endangered species and the threats they face. This resolution has added importance now because the Endangered Species Act, which for three decades has kept 99 percent of listed species from going extinct, is currently under attack in Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would seriously weaken the law. Soon, debate over this bill will start in the Senate. Supporting Endangered Species Day is a great way for senators to show their commitment to protecting these species, but so far only 12 senators have cosponsored the resolution. It needs 50 cosponsors soon to become law. You can help because one or both of your senators has not yet cosponsored the resolution. TAKE ACTION: Urge your senator(s) to cosponsor the Endangered Species Day resolution. * QUICK OPTION: If you only have a minute send the message below, as is, by simply replying to this email. (This option works only if you received this email directly from the Conservation Action Network.) * POWERFUL OPTION: Personalize your letter. Go to the below address and follow the instructions for adding your own thoughts to your message. Decision makers pay much more attention to personalized messages. http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/ctt.asp?u=30516&l=110648 If you have any questions or problems with taking action, contact us for help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] With your support, we can ensure that the world our children inherit will be home to a diversity of creatures. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Randy Snodgrass Director, Government Relations World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC ****************************LETTER TEXT****************************** U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear (your senators' names will be inserted here): As your constituent and someone concerned about leaving our children a living planet, I urge you to cosponsor Sen. Feinstein's Senate Resolution 219, which would designate March 8 as Endangered Species Day. It would serve as an important opportunity for both children and adults to learn about the importance of biodiversity and protecting wildlife species across the country and world. Schools, libraries, museums, government agencies, businesses, and community organizations could educate the public about the importance of protecting endangered species and highlight the everyday actions that individuals and groups can take to help protect our nation's wildlife, fish, and plants. More than 1,800 species worldwide are now listed as threatened and endangered, and thousands more could face extinction unless they are protected. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to be good stewards of the environment and to leave behind a legacy of protecting endangered species and the special places they call home. Thank you for your support of this important issue. Sincerely, (Your name and address will be inserted here) ***********************END OF LETTER TEXT********************* _____________________________________________________________________ You received this message because [EMAIL PROTECTED] is an activist with the World Wildlife Fund Conservation Action Network. _____________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word REMOVE in the subject line or you can unsubscribe at http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/unsubscribe/index.asp. _____________________________________________________________________ Direct any questions about the WWF Conservation Action Network to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ The Conservation Action Network is sponsored by World Wildlife Fund-US. Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF is dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and the rich biological diversity that we all need to survive. The leading privately supported international conservation organization in the world, WWF has sponsored more than 2,000 projects in 116 countries and has more than 1 million members in the United States. WWF calls on everyone -- government, industry, and individuals -- to take responsibility by taking action to save our living planet. World Wildlife Fund 1250 Twenty-fourth Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 http://www.worldwildlife.org http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org
