Urgent: Bobcats’ Lives Are on the Line in Ohio!

Exposing the Big Game

Although bobcats are native to Ohio, hunting and habitat destruction in the late 1800s and early 1900s nearly caused these majestic animals to disappear from the state. In 1974, their numbers were still so low that the species was added to Ohio’s first endangered species list. Bobcats are a keystone species, meaning that their absence significantly affects the stability of the ecosystem in which they live. Despite this, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering a rule change that would allow bobcats to be trapped and hunted. These animals desperately need your help! The DNR is accepting public comments on this proposed rule change until Monday, March 5. Please visit the comment submission page, scroll down to reach the form, and follow these instructions: ·         Next to “Do you have a comment on a specific rule?” click “Yes.” ·         Next to “Select the proposed rule change you are commenting…

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Largest Chinook salmon disappearing from West Coast (Northeast Pacific Ocean)

The ocean update

February 27^th, 2018. The largest and oldest Chinook salmon—fish also known as “kings” and prized for their exceptional size—have mostly disappeared along the West Coast.

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Ban Barbaric Bullfighting and End Torturous Execution for Entertainment

We have all seen the bright costumes, the waving capes, and the camera-ready smiles. We have all heard the boisterous shouts of “Ole!” However, behind the public face of bullfighting stands a tradition steeped in stabbing, slashing, torture, and ultimately murder. Encourage one government to reverse its long-held stance on this controversial practice.

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Stop Slaughtering 3,000 Birds Every Day in Iran Wetland

Every day 300,000 birds, including endangered and threatened species, are slaughtered illegally for food and trophies. If nothing is done, these birds will go extinct and the whole ecosystem will suffer. Sign the petition to urge Iran’s Department of the Environment to help stop these killings.

Source: Stop Slaughtering 3,000 Birds Every Day in Iran Wetland

Tell SeaWorld to Stop Imprisoning Whales

Too many whales and dolphins have died trapped in concrete tanks at SeaWorld. Tell the company’s new CEO to stop imprisoning these majestic, intelligent creatures.

Source: Tell SeaWorld to Stop Imprisoning Whales

Petition: Save Pets’ Lives! Pass the Mouth-to-Snout Resuscitation Law in California

Imagine a firefighter rescuing your dog or cat from your burning home, but not being legally able to perform mouth-to- snout resuscitation or any other life-saving treatment on your injured pet.

In California only licensed veterinarians are allowed to perform emergency first-aid on dogs and cats. If firefighters or paramedics do so, they face up to a $2,000 fine and the possibility of a year in jail. They can also potentially be sued for taking life-saving actions.

Emergency responders should not be punished for their efforts to save the lives of pets. That’s why California Senator Steve Glazer as introduced the “Mouth-to-Snout Resuscitation Law” (State Bill 1305) that would allow an emergency medical services to legally perform first aid treatment on dogs and cats. Along with resuscitation, responders would be able to use pet oxygen mask, stop hemorrhaging, and mobilize fractures and more.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/970/304/539/save-pets-lives-pass-the-mouth-to-snout-resuscitation-law-in-california/

Analysis: 60 Million Acres of Monarch Habitat to Be Doused With Toxic Weed Killer | Global Justice Ecology Project

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Posted on March 2, 2018 by GJEP staff

PORTLAND, Ore.— Within the next two years, more than 60 million acres of monarch habitat will be sprayed with a pesticide that’s extremely harmful to milkweed, the only food for monarch caterpillars, according to a new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Monarch populations have already fallen by 80 percent in the past two decades due to escalating pesticide use and other human activities. Now the Center’s report A Menace to Monarchs shows that the butterfly faces a dangerous new threat from accelerating use of the notoriously drift-prone and highly toxic weed killer dicamba across an area larger than the state of Minnesota.

“America’s monarchs are already in serious trouble, and this will push them into absolute crisis,” said Nathan Donley, a senior scientist at the Center. “It’s appalling that the EPA approved this spraying without bothering to consider the permanent damage it will do to these butterflies and their migration routes.”

Today’s report found that by 2019, use of dicamba will increase by nearly 100-fold on cotton and soybean fields within the monarch’s migratory habitat across the heart of the United States.

Other key findings include:

Accelerating harm: In addition to 61 million acres of monarch habitat being directly sprayed with dicamba, an additional 9 million acres could be harmed by drift of the pesticide.
Deadly timing: The timing and geographical distribution of dicamba use coincides precisely with the presence of monarch eggs and larva on milkweed.
Double trouble: Dicamba degrades monarch habitat both by harming flowering of plants that provide nectar for adults as they travel south for the winter and by harming milkweed that provides an essential resource for reproduction.
Greater menace to milkweed: Research has shown that just 1 percent of the minimum dicamba application rate is sufficient to reduce the size of milkweed by 50 percent, indicating it may have a greater impact on milkweed growth than the already widely used pesticide glyphosate.

The Environmental Protection Agency in 2016 approved new dicamba products for use on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans. In 2017 there were reports of at least 3.6 million acres of off-target, dicamba-induced damage to agricultural crops and an unknown amount of damage to native plants and habitats, including forests. The EPA has refused to take necessary action to address the harms caused by the chemical.

“There’s no question that use of dicamba across tens of millions of acres will deepen risks to our dangerously imperiled monarch populations,” said Donley. “When dicamba’s use on GE cotton and soybeans comes up for reapproval later this year, the only responsible thing for the EPA to do is allow that approval to expire.”

Background
For this analysis the Center examined monarch habitat and projected usage rates for dicamba, with a particular emphasis on examining the effects of increased use of dicamba in the coming years, which is expected to reach about 57 million pounds annually.

The decline in monarchs in recent decades has coincided with the surge in use of glyphosate, which is sprayed on crops genetically altered to survive being sprayed by the pesticide. Around 300 million pounds of glyphosate are sprayed in fields each year in the United States. The massive overuse of glyphosate triggered the large-scale decline of milkweed and the proliferation of glyphosate-resistant weeds across millions of acres. In response to the proliferation of resistant weeds, farmers have turned to dicamba — compounding the danger to monarchs and their habitat.

Via Center for Biological Diversity
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