STOP THE BRUTAL TRADE IN IMPERILED ANIMALS
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Booming trade in rare and endangered wildlife is an ongoing tragedy and one of the greatest threats to the planet's biodiversity. Where there's money to be made, cruelty can become commonplace -- even when it means pushing species perilously close to extinction.
Help us stem the trade in wild animals. Weigh in with U.S. representatives to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species who will gather in 2016 with 180 other countries in South Africa to negotiate trade limits.
In particular, we ask you to urge the convention's U.S. representatives to stem trade of the following at-risk species:
-- Polar bears, two-thirds of which may be extinct by 2050 due to climate change. Rising demand for polar bear rugs is a major threat, with hide prices tripling since 2007 and hunting steadily increasing in Canada;
-- Pangolins, odd and beautifully armored mammals that are being hunted for their meat and for their scales used in traditional Chinese medicine;
-- Turtles, from gigantic alligator snapping turtles to delicately patterned map turtles, whose populations are sharply declining across the United States due to overcollection for pets and food; and
-- Nautiluses, walruses, sea cucumbers and sea horses -- all of which are threatened with extinction yet remain heavily traded as decorative objects for people's homes or supplies for traditional medicine.
Please take action below -- urge the U.S. representatives to advocate for these rare animals so others know they're not for sale. ...
Help us stem the trade in wild animals. Weigh in with U.S. representatives to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species who will gather in 2016 with 180 other countries in South Africa to negotiate trade limits.
In particular, we ask you to urge the convention's U.S. representatives to stem trade of the following at-risk species:
-- Polar bears, two-thirds of which may be extinct by 2050 due to climate change. Rising demand for polar bear rugs is a major threat, with hide prices tripling since 2007 and hunting steadily increasing in Canada;
-- Pangolins, odd and beautifully armored mammals that are being hunted for their meat and for their scales used in traditional Chinese medicine;
-- Turtles, from gigantic alligator snapping turtles to delicately patterned map turtles, whose populations are sharply declining across the United States due to overcollection for pets and food; and
-- Nautiluses, walruses, sea cucumbers and sea horses -- all of which are threatened with extinction yet remain heavily traded as decorative objects for people's homes or supplies for traditional medicine.
Please take action below -- urge the U.S. representatives to advocate for these rare animals so others know they're not for sale. ...
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