Breaking News... Center of Biological Diversity.. for all who do not receive their newsletter.. here are some very interesting facts on what is to happen to the Endangered Species Act.. as well as all Wildlife, Habitats and their struggle to survive. What lies ahead and the barbaric actions that will be intended for all Species of animals.. I hope you take the time to read and share.. Mahalo

Hi Tia, 

Help Us Fight Back for Wildlife

It's been a week since Donald Trump was elected, and as impossible as it seemed seven days ago, the news has gotten worse. The first post-election steps taken by Trump and his team are heart-stopping for wildlife and wild places.

Now that the shock has worn off, I'm angry -- angry at the wildlife that will die, at the wild places that will be forever destroyed, at the possibility of Interior Secretary Sarah Palin. I'm angry to see the work of a quarter-century threatened by the election of a man who claims that climate change is a Chinese hoax.

Now it's time to turn that anger into action. The Center is going to be spending the next four years doing everything we can to stand between the Trump administration and the safety of our wildlife, the viability of our climate, the health of our people and the preservation of the wild places we all love.We'll do whatever it takes -- in the courts, on the streets and in the halls of power -- to win for the wild. You can help by making a donation today to the Wildlife and Wild Places Defense Fund.

One of Trump's first actions was naming industry hatchet man Myron Ebell to head up environmental issues for his transition team. Ebell may be best known for his coal industry-funded attacks on climate science, but at the Center we've known Myron a long time, from back when he was working in Congress to gut the Endangered Species Act. He may finally get his wish, and endangered species, from wolves to monarch butterflies, will pay the deadly price.

Many of our crucial victories are now in jeopardy, including the protection of more than 600 endangered species and half a billion acres of habitat and the defeat of the Keystone XL pipeline. Three of Trump's 7 stated priorities for his first day in office are aimed at the environment, including opening our public lands to oil, gas and coal production. Not only will Donald Trump not stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, he's personally invested in the project.

We will have to fight each of these proposals one by one, from the border wall to drilling in the Arctic -- and everywhere in between. Fighting the Trump administration on all these different fronts at once won't be cheap, which is why we need you to step up today with a contribution to the Wildlife and Wild Places Defense Fund.

We won't despair. Yes, Trump's vision is dark. His election shocks us deeply. But American democracy is strong, and our commitment to wildlife, wild places, clean air, clean water and social justice is unwavering. We will regroup, reenergize and hit harder every day.

We hope you're with us, because we're in the fight of our lives.

For the wild,

Kierán Suckling Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity @KieranSuckling