From the Natural Resources Defense Committee. I've sent my comment; it only takes a moment to do the same.
The message below, a letter urging concerned Americans to come to the rescue of the polar bear -- which faces extinction as a result of global warming -- was sent to you from
http://www.polarbearsos.orgDear Friend,
By speaking out today, you could help save polar bears from extinction.
The Bush Administration recently proposed listing the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because its Arctic sea ice habitat is rapidly melting from global warming. This proposed protection comes after successful legal action by NRDC and its partners to protect the imperiled bear.
However, this proposal won't become reality without a huge outpouring of public support. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting public comments before making a final decision about whether to protect polar bears or leave them at the mercy of global warming.
Please submit your official public comment to the Fish and Wildlife Service today by going to:
http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/polarbearsos_0207Polar bears live only in the Arctic and are completely dependent on sea ice for survival. But 80 percent of their summer ice could be gone in 20 years and all of it by 2040. They are already suffering the effects: birth rates are falling, fewer cubs are surviving, and more bears are drowning.
Time is running out. Without protection, polar bears could become the first mammal to lose 100 percent of its habitat to global warming.
Please speak out now. Go to
http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/polarbearsos_0207Thank you for speaking out at this critical time.
Sincerely,
Frances Beinecke
President
Natural Resources Defense Council