From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Grizzly Bears: Singing and Dancing Their Way to Protection -- You Can Help! Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:02:07 -0500 please pass this along to your friends and family, spread the word far and wide....... SINGING AND DANCING GRIZZLY BEARS?? OH MY!! With just two weeks left for Americans to voice their concern about the Bush administration’s proposal to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for the Yellowstone grizzly bear, the Sierra Club has commissioned a group of singing and dancing bears to help spread the urgent word about their plight. In addition, we’ve launched an online petition drive to collect 120,000 signatures by the close of the public comment period (scheduled for Feb. 15) to help save these magnificent creatures. It only takes a minute to of your time to make a difference. Click http://www.sierraclub.org/grizzlysong/ to get serenaded by the Singing Grizzlies -- two tiny, entertaining bears literally singing to save their hides. After you listen, click on "Sign the petition" and fill in the blanks. The Yellowstone grizzly is depending on you to protect it. The bears have no voice of their own so you must give them yours. Act today and encourage your friends and family to as well. The Yellowstone grizzly bear was first listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975. Since first being listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act 30 years ago, restoring grizzly bear numbers to their current levels has taken tremendous public investment. Lifting federal protections for the bear right now is far too risky. We are just starting to realize a return on our investment. The threats to grizzly bears and their habitat have only been amplified since then. Now, sprawling development, oil and gas drilling, logging, road building, and off-road vehicles are crowding grizzly bears out of the last pockets of wilderness they need to survive. The Yellowstone grizzly bear is an irreplaceable part of America’s natural heritage. Given the hard work the American people have invested in restoring the grizzly, there must be an insurance plan to make sure the success we've begun to see endures. For more information, please call Heidi Godwin at (406) 582-8365 x3001 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]