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Tell your representative: Save the Florida panther

Experts say our government can save our last 100 Florida panthers by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders.

But only five Members of Congress from Florida have spoken out. We need you to urge Florida's representatives to act now.

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Learn More: Save the Everglades

Fifty years of encroaching development have destroyed 50 percent of the Everglades' unique, species-rich wetlands. Environment Florida is urging the governor to block proposals from big developers and land speculators to move Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary further west into the Everglades. Read more.

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Subject Save our last 100 Florida panthers
Letter * Dear Representative, I'm urging you to save our last 100 Florida panthers by asking President Obama and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to protect critically important South Florida wetlands from development. Rampant overdevelopment is the leading cause of panther endangerment. Developers are forcing changes that carve panther habitat up into degraded, uninhabitable parcels. Road builders are turning panthers' native wetlands into killing fields. As a result, there are between 80 to 100 Florida panthers left alive today. Experts say we can save the panther by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders. These wetlands represent the minimum amount of land needed for the panther to make a full recovery, according to the best available science. But in order for this to happen, you must speak out and make sure President Obama and the Interior Department know you're serious about ensuring a future for our endangered panthers.
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Tell your senators: Save the Florida panther

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Subject Save our last 100 Florida panthers
Letter * Dear Senator, I'm urging you to save our last 100 Florida panthers by asking President Obama and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to protect critically important South Florida wetlands from development. Rampant overdevelopment is the leading cause of panther endangerment. Developers are forcing changes that carve panther habitat up into degraded, uninhabitable parcels. Road builders are turning panthers' native wetlands into killing fields. As a result, there are between 80 to 100 Florida panthers left alive today. Experts say we can save the panther by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders. These wetlands represent the minimum amount of land needed for the panther to make a full recovery, according to the best available science. But in order for this to happen, you must speak out and make sure President Obama and the Interior Department know you're serious about ensuring a future for our endangered panthers.
First Name *
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Become a Grassroots Member? * yes no
Environment Florida's Grassroots Member Program is a free, easy, powerful way to impact the issues you care about and stay in contact with us. More? (Opens in a new window.)

Tell your senators: Save our last 100 panthers

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Subject Save our last 100 panthers
Letter * Dear Senator, I'm urging you to save our last 100 Florida panthers by asking President Obama and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to protect critically important South Florida wetlands from development. Rampant overdevelopment is the leading cause of panther endangerment. Developers are forcing changes that carve panther habitat up into degraded, uninhabitable parcels. Road builders are turning panthers' native wetlands into killing fields. As a result, there are between 80 to 100 Florida panthers left alive today. Experts say we can save the panther by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders. These wetlands represent the minimum amount of land needed for the panther to make a full recovery, according to the best available science. But in order for this to happen, you must speak out and make sure President Obama and the Interior Department know you're serious about ensuring a future for our endangered panthers.
First Name *
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Become a Grassroots Member? * yes no
Environment Florida's Grassroots Member Program is a free, easy, powerful way to impact the issues you care about and stay in contact with us. More? (Opens in a new window.)

E-mail your representative: Save our last 100 panthers

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Subject Save our last 100 Florida panthers
Letter * Dear Representative, I'm urging you to save our last 100 Florida panthers by asking President Obama and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to protect critically important South Florida wetlands from development. Rampant overdevelopment is the leading cause of panther endangerment. Developers are forcing changes that carve panther habitat up into degraded, uninhabitable parcels. Road builders are turning panthers' native wetlands into killing fields. As a result, there are between 80 to 100 Florida panthers left alive today. Experts say we can save the panther by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders. These wetlands represent the minimum amount of land needed for the panther to make a full recovery, according to the best available science. But in order for this to happen, you must speak out and make sure President Obama and the Interior Department know you're serious about ensuring a future for our endangered panthers.
First Name *
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The first Florida panther death of 2010

Rampant overdevelopment claimed another panther this week. Experts say only 80 to 100 Florida panthers remain alive today.

It's still possible for the Florida panther to make a recovery. But we must act quickly to protect remaining panther habitat, rather than walling in our last panthers with more development.

Sign our petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers in order to protect the Florida panther from destructive development on the Big Cypress Reservation.

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Sign the petition: I oppose development that unnecessarily encroaches on critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther. Experts say only 80 to 100 Florida panthers remain alive in the wild, and rampant over development is the number one cause of panther endangerment. In particular, the proposed mining development on Big Cypress Reservation would block an important migratory corridor, thereby dividing and degrading our last panthers' habitat. Please keep the Florida panther on the path to recovery by rejecting harmful development on Big Cypress Reservation.
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Less than 100 Florida panthers left

Experts say only 80 to 100 Florida panthers remain alive today.

It's still possible for the Florida panther to make a recovery. But we must act quickly to protect remaining panther habitat, rather than walling in our last panthers with more development.

Sign our petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers in order to protect the Florida panther from destructive development on the Big Cypress Reservation.

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Sign the petition: I oppose development that unnecessarily encroaches on critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther. Experts say only 80 to 100 Florida panthers remain alive in the wild, and rampant over development is the #1 cause of panther endangerment. In particular, the proposed mining development on Big Cypress Reservation would block an important migratory corridor, thereby dividing and degrading our last panthers' habitat. Please keep the Florida panther on the path to recovery by rejecting harmful development on Big Cypress Reservation.
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Become a Grassroots Member? * yes no
Environment Florida's Grassroots Member Program is a free, easy, powerful way to impact the issues you care about and stay in contact with us. More? (Opens in a new window.)

I'd rather keep the Everglades than live in "Oz"

If we let developers create more traffic, affect our drinking water and hurt Everglades Restoration efforts, we'll be wishing we could click our heels and bring back what we've dredged and paved over.

Send a quick email to Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter, letting her know that you oppose building "Oz" near the Everglades!

Clean Water

Strengthening Clean Water Laws

We are working with Congress to reverse a decision by the Bush Administration that exempts thousands of miles of streams and thousands of acres of wetlands form Clean Water Act protections. Read more.

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Letter * Dear Mayor Ritter, I'm writing to ask you to oppose "Oz," a development proposed by Sunrise Sports and Entertainment Corporation that would undermine efforts to protect and restore the Florida Everglades. Half of the historic Everglades has already fallen victim to rampant overdevelopment and pollution. More encroaching development disrupts water flows that are central to Restoration efforts, harms wildlife with pollution run-off and destroys unique, species-rich wetlands that are an irreplaceable part of Florida's environmental legacy. Rather than pushing the Everglades closer to the brink of no return, we should consider 'smart growth" policies that allow us to grow sustainably and create green jobs. Thank you,
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Less than 100 Florida panthers left
Less than 100 Florida panthers left
The first Florida panther death of 2010

Tell your Senators: Our last panthers need a home

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Subject Save our last 100 Florida panthers
Letter * Dear Senator, I'm urging you to save our last 100 Florida panthers by asking President Obama and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to protect critically important South Florida wetlands from development. Rampant overdevelopment is the leading cause of panther endangerment. Developers are forcing changes that carve panther habitat up into degraded, uninhabitable parcels. Road builders are turning panthers' native wetlands into killing fields. As a result, there are between 80 to 100 Florida panthers left alive today. Experts say we can save the panther by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders. These wetlands represent the minimum amount of land needed for the panther to make a full recovery, according to the best available science. But in order for this to happen, you must speak out and make sure President Obama and the Interior Department know you're serious about ensuring a future for our endangered panthers.
First Name *
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Your Email *
Address
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State
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Phone Number
Become a Grassroots Member? * yes no
Environment Florida's Grassroots Member Program is a free, easy, powerful way to impact the issues you care about and stay in contact with us. More? (Opens in a new window.)

Tell your representative: Our last panthers need a home

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Send your e-mail: Follow these three easy steps to help out. 1. Look over the message below, and feel free to add your own comments. Using your own words makes the message more meaningful. 2. Sign the letter by filling in the form below. We will not share your information with anyone else. 3. Click the button to send your message.
Subject Save our last 100 Florida panthers
Letter * Dear Representative, I'm urging you to save our last 100 Florida panthers by asking President Obama and the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to protect critically important South Florida wetlands from development. Rampant overdevelopment is the leading cause of panther endangerment. Developers are forcing changes that carve panther habitat up into degraded, uninhabitable parcels. Road builders are turning panthers' native wetlands into killing fields. As a result, there are between 80 to 100 Florida panthers left alive today. Experts say we can save the panther by putting 3,548 square miles of South Florida wetlands out of the reach of big developers, miners and road-builders. These wetlands represent the minimum amount of land needed for the panther to make a full recovery, according to the best available science. But in order for this to happen, you must speak out and make sure President Obama and the Interior Department know you're serious about ensuring a future for our endangered panthers.
First Name *
Last Name *
Your Email *
Address *
City *
State
Zip *
Phone Number
Become a Grassroots Member? * yes no
Environment Florida's Grassroots Member Program is a free, easy, powerful way to impact the issues you care about and stay in contact with us. More? (Opens in a new window.)

Preservation

Tell your representative: Save the Florida panther

Learn More: Save the Everglades

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Tell your senators: Save the Florida panther

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Tell your senators: Save our last 100 panthers

Learn More: Save the Everglades

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E-mail your representative: Save our last 100 panthers

Learn More: Save the Everglades

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The first Florida panther death of 2010

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Sign the petition:

Less than 100 Florida panthers left

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Sign the petition:

I'd rather keep the Everglades than live in "Oz"

Clean Water

Strengthening Clean Water Laws

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Other Actions

Tell your Senators: Our last panthers need a home

Learn More: Save the Everglades

Send your e-mail:

Tell your representative: Our last panthers need a home

Learn More: Save the Everglades

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