Call Your Reps to Oppose the Attacks on the Environment and Endangered Species in the FY’17 Spending Bill (Wolves Especially are Under Threat)
The House Appropriations Committee has passed a funding bill that undermines the Endangered Species Act: It includes 21 poison pill riders that would remove protection for vulnerable species. It includes provisions that delist wolves nationwide, delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, and block protections for wolverines. Section 125 of the bill not only delists gray wolves, but also prevents judicial review; which is especially sinister.
The bill also slashes the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget by 5%, and slashes the ESA listing budget by $7million. In addition to this, the bill cuts EPA funding by 20%, and enforcement by $169million.
A descriptions of all poison pill riders are listed here in a letter sent to the Appropriations Committee by a group of over 80 conservation groups.
Here’s a statement by the Center for Biological Diversity on the bill.
Urge your congressional reps to remove the riders in the spending bill that undermine wildlife and the environment.
You can use form submissions as well. Here’s one from the NY Wolf Conservation Center. However, calling is much more effective.