Endangered Species Act Under Attack
In-District Congressional Meetings
Talking Points
 The Endangered Species Act has a proven record of success in protecting wildlife
in danger of extinction. It has helped prevent the extinction of treasured wildlife
such as the American bald eagle, the Florida manatee, and the California condor
as well as thousands of other plants, fish and animals. It has prevented more than
99 percent of listed species from going extinct. Congress should not interfere
with this overwhelmingly successful law.
 We urge your boss* to oppose all congressional efforts to undermine the
Endangered Species Act, including proposals to:
o Block protections for particular species;
o Weaken protections in certain geographic area(s); and/or
o Undercut key provisions of the Act.
 We also urge your boss* to call on President Obama to reject all legislative
“riders” attached to spending and other larger bills that block federal protections
for species including gray wolves, sage grouse, and lesser prairie chicken. Such
anti-wildlife riders further imperil the species at issue, and subject the
Endangered Species Act to a “death by a thousand cuts” weakening.
*If you are meeting directly with the legislator, please say “you” instead of “your
boss.”