Urge your members of Congress to oppose H.R. 7408.
Urge your members of Congress to oppose H.R. 7408 and save imperiled wildlife from extinction
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Once again, extremist Republicans in Congress are trying to make it harder to protect endangered species. The latest effort is a bill called H.R. 7408 that would gut Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for hundreds of threatened and endangered species.
As the world faces twin climate and biodiversity crises, these protections have never been more essential. They help to preserve functioning, intact ecosystems on which all life — including healthy people — depends.
And with 1 million species worldwide at risk of extinction, we need to block H.R. 7408 and any future bills that would gut ESA protections and drive imperiled wildlife ever further to the brink.