Fwd: ALERT: Help Stop Killing of Bears for Their Organs

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Big Wildlife E-News: Issue 11, July 29, 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE:

*REPS. GRIJALVA, CAMPBELL INTRODUCE BEAR PROTECTION ACT

*MASSIVE BC SKI RESORT THRE

ATENS GRIZZLY AND BLACK BEARS, WOLVES, COUGARS, WOLVERINE

*BIG WILDLIFE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE

 

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REPS. GRIJALVA, CAMPBELL INTRODUCE BEAR PROTECTION ACT

There

is a bounty on the head of every American black bear. Across America,

bear carcasses have been found with their gallbladders removed and

their carcass callously left to rot. Poachers and unscrupulous

profiteers are commercializing bears to make a buck, selling bear

org

ans illicility throughout the world and putting bear species at

risk. But there is hope. This week, US Representatives Raúl Grijalva

(D-AZ) and John Campbell (R-CA) introduced the Bear Protection Act of

2009 to deter bear poaching and facilitate prosecution of wildlife

criminals. Click here to learn what you can do to help stop the ghoulish trade in bear organs.

 

 

MASSIVE BC SKI RESORT THREATENS GRIZZLY AND BLACK BEARS, WOLVES, COUGARS, WOLVERINE

A

massive

ski resort proposal near Squamish, British Columbia would

threaten wildlife, the quality of life for area residents, and the

environment. The planned development, Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS),

would fragment and destroy habitat for an array of wildlife including

grizzly and black bears,

wolves, wolverine, mountain goats, peregrine falcons, salmon, and

steelhead. Click here to learn what you can do. Be sure to scroll down the page to action alert about resort.

 

 

BIG WILDLIFE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE

 

Big

Wildlife

has created a variety of educational materials including factsheets

about specific wildlife (including bears, cougars, wolves, bobcats),

threats facing big wildlife, and the ecological importance of top and

mid-level carnivores. In addition, we have produced a series of

provocative and inspiring powerpoint

presentations that offer campaign strategies for saving wildlife and

highlight the plight of wild animals. Big Wildlife staff is also available to give presentations to your community. To request a copy of our

materials and powerpoint presentations or inquire about Big Wildlife coming to your town, email brian.

 

Our presentations include:

"Effective Strategies for Saving Wildlife"

"Bad News for Bears: Life Becoming UnBearable for Bears Around the World"

"Wildlife Services' War On Wildlife"

"Government's Poisonous Policies Toward Wildlife"

--

Brian Vincent, Communications Director, Big Wildlife

Phone: 604-618-1030

Email: brian

Web: www.bigwildlife.org

 

"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men."

-- Leonardo Da Vinci

 

"One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds."

-- Aldo Leopold