Tell BLM: Protect caribou calving grounds in the Arctic Refuge

Oil and gas drilling doesn't belong here.

Protect the Arctic Refuge   ACT NOW A Dear Momoko, The administration is moving swiftly to advance oil and gas leasing in the sensitive coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, where polar bears den and caribou give birth to their young. Act by March 5! Tell BLM to protect caribou calving grounds in the Arctic Refuge  Leasing these unspoiled lands would bring heavy machinery, roads, infrastructure and pollution to areas that are highly sensitive to disturbance—prioritizing corporate interests over the Alaska Native Peoples who depend on the caribou, their freedom to live from the land, and the health of the Arctic Refuge for present and future generations. The Bureau of Land Management is currently accepting comments on which tracts should be leased, including areas of special concern, as a key step toward the first of four planned lease sales. We have until March 5 to weigh in. We must convince the BLM not to lease caribou calving grounds, polar bear critical habitat, or any lands on the coastal plain with low oil and gas potential. Tell BLM to protect calving grounds and sensitive areas in the Arctic Refuge. Thank you for your advocacy and support. Sincerely, The Wilderness Society   Send message now Florian Schulz

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⌛ There are just hours left to defend the Western Arctic

We need your help before midnight.

FINAL HOURS: We're closing in on our $15,000 goal, but we still need a few more supporters to step up and help us defend America's Western Arctic from reckless drilling and development. Vital wildlife habitat is on the line. Please, make your tax-deductible gift before MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to help protect caribou, birds and one of the last intact wild landscapes we have left >>

Momoko—today is the FINAL DAY of our push to raise $15,000 to support our fight against reckless development in the Western Arctic. Every dollar will strengthen our work in the courts, on Capitol Hill and in communities nationwide to protect our shared wild places from industrial destruction. Can we count on you to make a gift before tonight's midnight deadline?   Your Gift Status: Defend the Western Arctic Supporter Email: mrmomoko.biketour@blogger.com Goal: $15,000 Deadline: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT Donation Status: PENDING—update with a gift now >>   GIVE $35 GIVE $70 ⬆️ This amount would really help! ⬆️ GIVE $140 MAKE A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT This land is worth defending, Momoko. The areas that the administration plans to sell off—including those around Teshekpuk Lake—are vital not only to wildlife, but also to the region's Inupiaq communities whose culture and way of life are tied to these lands. Oil and gas development, as well as the planned seismic and exploratory drilling program, will be disruptive and harmful to all who live in America's Western Arctic, and the wildlife that migrate here every summer from across the continent, and we need to work together to stop it. Please, Momoko, donate before midnight tonight to power our fight in court, push back against reckless industrial development and defend wild places from irreversible harm >> —The Wilderness Society

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200 Washington, DC 20006

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[FINAL DAY] Will you help protect the Arctic, Momoko?

Make your gift before midnight tonight.

Momoko—today is the FINAL DAY of our push to raise $15,000 to support our fight against reckless development in the Western Arctic. Every dollar will strengthen our work in the courts, on Capitol Hill and in communities nationwide to protect our shared wild places from industrial destruction. Can we count on you to make a gift before tonight's midnight deadline?   Your Gift Status: Defend the Western Arctic Supporter Email: mrmomoko.biketour@blogger.com Goal: $15,000 Deadline: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT Donation Status: PENDING—update with a gift now >>   GIVE $35 GIVE $70 ⬆️ This amount would really help! ⬆️ GIVE $140 MAKE A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT This land is worth defending, Momoko. The areas that the administration plans to sell off—including those around Teshekpuk Lake—are vital not only to wildlife, but also to the region's Inupiaq communities whose culture and way of life are tied to these lands. Oil and gas development, as well as the planned seismic and exploratory drilling program, will be disruptive and harmful to all who live in America's Western Arctic, and the wildlife that migrate here every summer from across the continent, and we need to work together to stop it. Please, Momoko, donate before midnight tonight to power our fight in court, push back against reckless industrial development and defend wild places from irreversible harm >> —The Wilderness Society

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200 Washington, DC 20006

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🐺🐻🦅 Protect their habitat—before it’s too late

We need to fight back now.

Dear Momoko, America's Western Arctic is one of the largest intact wild places left in the country: about 23 million acres where tens of thousands of caribou roam and millions of migratory birds take wing each season. And right now, it's under threat like never before. We need to raise $15,000 to help power our legal battle to block leasing as part of the upcoming oil and gas lease sale of more than 5.5 million acres of vital habitat, and ramp up our efforts to stop industrialization from devastating this fragile ecosystem. Can we count on you to pitch in before our February 28 deadline, and strengthen our defense of this critical habitat and all of our shared public lands? What leasing and seismic testing mean for the Western Arctic's wildlife: Seismic exploration sends massive industrial vehicles into vital caribou habitat. Decades of scientific study have shown that caribou are sensitive to roads and other forms of development, which alter their movement and their use of the habitat they have relied on for generations. These vulnerable animals need freedom to roam to access enough food, escape threats and have healthy populations. Give now to help protect critical caribou habitat before it's permanently disrupted. The Western Arctic contains some of the best bird habitat in the country, with vast wetlands that support millions of migratory birds from all over the world. These habitats are globally significant breeding ground for shorebirds, including the yellow-billed loon—whose entire U.S. breeding population is concentrated here. Seismic exploration and industrial development would damage the landscape these birds depend on to survive. Help us reach our $15,000 goal to defend critical migratory bird habitat before irreversible damage occurs. The Western Arctic supports populations of wolves, musk oxen, grizzly bears and other large mammals that depend on robust prey populations of caribou and other tundra species. Disrupting the landscapes that sustain prey—through habitat fragmentation or increased human activity—can cascade through the ecosystem, affecting predator behavior and survival. We can defend this landscape, protect wildlife and give the Western Arctic a future shaped by stewardship instead of exploitation—if we act now. Please, make a gift before our February 28 deadline >> Thank you for standing with us as we work to safeguard one of the last intact wild places in the world. —The Wilderness Society Lisa Hupp; Florian Schulz; Florian Schulz and Florian Schulz

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200 Washington, DC 20006

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