Trophy hunters are senselessly murdering bears in their dens

Dear Friend, Fight back against trophy hunting and Big Industry attacks on bears, their cubs, and our planet. Donate $27 today. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Mama bears -- exhausted from giving birth and preparing for hibernation -- are finally hunkering down for the winter, cuddling with their new cubs and anticipating the warmer spring months when their babies can explore the lands they will roam. But trophy hunters could decimate entire bear families with just one shot before these babies get to see their first spring. [Protect mama bears, their cubs, and our planet before it’s too late: Make your contribution of $27 or more and help us reach our $5,100 goal before midnight tonight!]( Threatened grizzly bears could soon be added to trophy hunters’ crosshairs as well. Northern Rockies states like Montana and Wyoming are already anticipating the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for these American icons -- so much so that they are already making recommendations for nonresident grizzly hunting tag costs! Endangered species laws provide critical protection for America’s iconic animal species. They are also some of our most effective safeguards in the fight to protect our public lands and curb catastrophic climate change. Grizzly bear populations in the lower 48 states are recovering because of these protections, but their numbers could easily plummet if open season is declared on them and their babies. We must work to ensure that they remain protected from greedy trophy hunters and the Big Polluters looking to exploit the lands they roam. Join the fight to protect bears, endangered species, and our planet before it’s too late. Donate $27 or more today and help us reach our $5,100 goal. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Grizzlies are iconic animals in North America, but outside of Alaska, their numbers have dropped to only 2% of their historic population. Fewer than 2,000 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states. Yet hunters are slaughtering bear cubs in their dens and were encouraged to do so by the Trump administration when they allowed this horrendous practice. In the coming months, hunters could kill a mother bear who emerges from hibernation. She may be looking to replenish her lethargic and underfed body to give her the strength to care for her cubs. But once the mother is killed, the cubs will be left orphaned. Bear cubs rely on their mothers until they are 17 months old. They don’t stand a chance of survival as they are left to suffer from starvation, predation, and exposure. This is a horrible death for bear cubs and their mothers. Help protect bear cubs and our planet. Make your $27 donation before midnight TONIGHT. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Bears are intelligent creatures who enhance biodiversity, enrich soils, regulate prey populations, and transport nutrients through different ecosystems as they make their way through vast swaths of wilderness. The removal of protections could wreak havoc not only on the species, but their surrounding environment as well. With Big Industry’s profits under threat, they are pushing back against efforts to protect America’s most iconic bears, but we are not giving up. Vulnerable species, bear cubs, and our planet are relying on our work and on your membership support to keep up the fight. The inhumane treatment of bears and their cubs cannot continue. One bullet will not only kill mother bears, but the slaughter means that her cubs will be left to die as well. Help us put a stop to the deaths of America’s most iconic species. Help protect vulnerable animals like bear cubs and the planet we all depend on. Donate $27 or more to Friends of the Earth before the clock strikes midnight. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [Donate $5/month immediately]( [Donate $27 immediately]( Standing with you, Raena Garcia Fossil fuels and lands campaigner, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us]( Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2022, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]