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Over 1 mil. species could soon be lost to the #ExtinctionCrisis. We use law & science to secure a future for all creatures hovering on the brink of extinction.

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Have you seen our interactive extinction map? Each time a species goes extinct, the world around us unravels a bit.

Check it out and learn a bit more about some of the species we've lost to extinction➡️ extinctionmap.org/index.html

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WIN 🎉: After years of filing petitions and lawsuits, the Center for Biological Diversity just won court-ordered deadlines that will help 15 of the most imperiled species in the United States. Learn more ➡️ biodiv.us/44sJRJu

WIN 🎉: After years of filing petitions and lawsuits, the Center for Biological Diversity just won court-ordered deadlines that will help 15 of the most imperiled species in the United States. Learn more ➡️ biodiv.us/44sJRJu
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U.S. trophy hunters bring home more than half of all leopard trophies worldwide — an average of nearly 300 leopards shot in cold blood every year.

Today is . Celebrate by helping to protect them.

Take action➡️ biodiv.us/3QrGNr0

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Hot on the heels of the U.S. House moving to delist wolves across the country, @‌WDFW is accepting public comment regarding a proposed change reclassifying WA wolves from “endangered” to “sensitive.'

Tell WA state NOT to reclassify their wolves! app.speechifai.tech/s/vXTAi9oOY0oV…

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JUST IN: Center for Biological Diversity and 22 energy justice, consumer, and environmental groups from across the country petition FEMA Department of Housing and Urban Development to redirect every dollar from rebuilding the fossil fuel status quo to renewable, distributed, resilient energy.
Read more: biologicaldiversity.org/programs/energ…

JUST IN: @CenterForBioDiv and 22 energy justice, consumer, and environmental groups from across the country petition @fema @HUDgov to redirect every dollar from rebuilding the fossil fuel status quo to renewable, distributed, resilient energy. Read more: biologicaldiversity.org/programs/energ…
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Just saw this stunning video of a juvenile jaguar on a road in NE Sonora...

Jaguars still thrive in Mexico's Sierra Madre. They're now returning to Arizona and New Mexico, where we're working to restore a breeding population in the U.S.

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The Endangered Species Act is our most effective tool for preventing extinctions — that is, when species can actually get listed. In many cases the USFWS has failed to protect species for decades. This broken system must be fixed.

Take action ➡️ biodiv.us/3PTrO94

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NEW: FEMA invests millions building communities back to status quo fossil fuels, when they could instead redirect that $$ to community solar.

Center for Biological Diversity Vessel Project Healthy Gulf New York Communities for Change filed lawsuits & petitions urging FEMA to change.

biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-r…

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BREAKING: This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will take away federal protection for gray wolves across most of the lower 48.

We'll do all we can to protect them and to stop this anti-wolf attack. Help support our work ➡️ biodiv.us/4dnyG8L

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Ken Salazar, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, recently stated that avocados produced on plantations created by illegal deforestation shouldn't have a place in the U.S. market. It's time to turn those words into action.
act.biologicaldiversity.org/-WJ1xlm62E6kYN…

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: Meet the kowari.

Kowaris are small, carnivorous marsupials eking out a living in the remote, stony deserts of northeast Australia.

Sign up for our weekly e-newsletter so you never miss our That's Wild featured stories➡️ biodiv.us/3WfCcMs

📹 by Arid Recovery

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Interesting news: Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.

Read about it at The Revelator ➡️ biodiv.us/44oJFup

Interesting news: Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse. Read about it at @Revelator_News ➡️ biodiv.us/44oJFup
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This week wrapped up in Ottawa without much-needed progress toward an international agreement to end plastic pollution and protect human health, the climate and biodiversity.

Here are some of our takeaways ➡️ biodiv.us/3QpvYpu

This week wrapped up #INC4 in Ottawa without much-needed progress toward an international agreement to end plastic pollution and protect human health, the climate and biodiversity. Here are some of our takeaways ➡️ biodiv.us/3QpvYpu
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Did you know? In their overwintering groves there were once so many monarchs that the sound of their wings was described as a rippling stream or a summer rain.

Learn more about these important pollinators and our work to save 'em 🦋➡️ biodiv.us/3UGGT0H

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The majestic monarch butterfly is but one of over 44,000 species at risk of extinction due to the .

Phasing out fossil fuels is vital to beating the dual climate & extinction crises.

Oped by Tanya Sanerib & me via Common Dreams

commondreams.org/opinion/44000-…

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Today's Make Polluters Pay Senate Budget Committee Big Oil Disinformation Hearing is a critical step in exposing the root cause of the climate emergency: fossil fuels.

From California to the U.S. capital, momentum is building to .

TUNE IN LIVE: budget.senate.gov/hearings/denia…

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In South Africa, Tigers and Other Captive Predators Are Still Exploited for Profit. Legislation Offers Pitiful Protection therevelator.org/south-africa-t…

In South Africa, Tigers and Other Captive Predators Are Still Exploited for Profit. Legislation Offers Pitiful Protection #animalrights therevelator.org/south-africa-t…
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For the past decade, an estimated 10+ football fields per day of Mexican forests have been cleared to expand avocado production. Tell U.S. officials to protect Mexico's forests by halting avocado imports from recently deforested land.

Take action 🦋➡️ biodiv.us/49TXbHD

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