Dear President Obama:
Please veto any legislation that would harm wildlife or weaken our Endangered Species Act.
There are numerous proposals before Congress to undermine key components of the law or block protections of individual species.
Of immediate concern are anti-wildlife “riders” hidden in the FY 2016 spending bills. One in S.1645, for example, would strip federal protection for threatened gray wolves in the Great Lakes states and Wyoming, and make it impossible for citizens to legally challenge this underhanded bypass of the Endangered Species Act.
Please resolutely reject all anti-wildlife legislation, and defend one of the most popular and effective environmental laws ever enacted.
Please defend America's proud legacy of wildlife protection!
Thank you.