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Urge Salazar to Save Florida Panthers from Extinction
  1. Signatures
    1,033 out of 1,500
    Petitioning
    1. Secretary of the Interior (Ken Salazar)
  2. Created By
    Stephanie Feldstein
    Ypsilanti, MI
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There are fewer than 100 panthers left in Florida.

As endangered species, they're supposed to have "designated critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act, but since they were declared endangered before the habitat amendment went into effect, there is no safe place for panthers in Florida. Last year, 24 panthers - about a quarter of the remaining population - were killed, many of them along Florida's highways.

Florida's big cats are in critical danger of extinction. Urge Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, to protect the little remaining habitat today, before it's too late for the panther.

Photo credit: Monica R.

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Protect Critical Habitat for Panthers

Greetings,

While Florida panthers are on the endangered species list, they were added prior to the amendment that requires "desigated critical habitat." As a result, the panthers have no protected land. I urge you to designate critical habitat for the panthers before they go extinct.

The panther has been on the brink of extinction before, and their numbers rebounded from 30 to nearly 100. But last year, 24 panthers were killed - nearly a quarter of the remaining population. Every death is critical to their survival.

The panther is Florida's State Animal and the iconic symbol of the Everglades. They are the only big cat east of the Mississippi. Florida panthers have already lost most of their habitat to development; the little that remains is the minimum of what they need to survive, and without protection, the habitat is vulnerable.

Please protect critical habitat today, and save the Florida panther from extinction.

[Your name]

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