Help Protect Endangered Great Cats and Rare Canines

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Around the world, great cats and wild canines such as jaguars, clouded leopards and African wild dogs are declining drastically due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and human-wildlife conflict.

In response, several concerned Members of Congress have introduced the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act (HR 1707) to provide crucial funding to international conservation efforts for seven feline and six canine species recognized as endangered or threatened under international law.

While the threats to these species vary - including poaching for their pelts or believed medicinal value and exposure to diseases introduced by domesticated species - the result is always the same. In all cases, habitat degradation and increasing interaction with human populations have resulted in these species' rapid decline. If we act now, we can help ensure the long-term survival of these extraordinary creatures in the wild.

Please sign this petition today to urge your Representative to cosponsor the Great Cats and Rare Canids Act! We owe it to future generations to protect these biologically important and magnificent animals.


http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takea...ltl=1130943268