Grizzly Bears at Risk - please email or call secretary Zinke
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Every year, millions of people come to Yellowstone National Park to see grizzlies. These are some of the most famed and photographed bears in the world – and they’re here because they were protected under the Endangered Species Act. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Trump administration have stripped federal protections from these bears, paving the way for Wyoming and Idaho to allow more than 20 grizzlies to be shot and killed this fall if they leave Yellowstone National Park.
We can’t let that happen. We need your help to stop this slaughter. Please take a minute to write a short email urging Secretary Zinke to immediately restore Endangered Species Act protections to Yellowstone grizzlies and stop the bear hunt in Wyoming and Idaho.
The last thing these bears need is to be hunted. Grizzlies in the lower 48 states occupy just a fraction of their historic habitat, surviving in isolated populations in places like the northern Rocky Mountains. Trophy hunting Yellowstone grizzlies is cruel, senseless and unnecessary. Please take a moment to urge Secretary Zinke to restore their protections.
The following is a sample email you can use or modify as you wish.
mailto: exsec@ios.doi.gov
Dear Secretary Zinke,
Yellowstone's grizzly bears are national treasures. We believe the Trump administration wrongly took away grizzly bear protections and now they'll be hunted in Wyoming and Idaho this fall. These hunts will be cruel and unnecessary. We demand that you restore protections for the Yellowstone grizzly bear.
You may also contact the Department of the Interior by phone at (202) 208-7351
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