Tell Congress to Defend Endangered Species

The Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Endangered Species Act (ESA) – including redefining what is considered “harm” to endangered species and weakening protections for habitats these animals need to survive.

Since 1973, the ESA has prevented over 1,600 species of animals and plants from going extinct. This important law is a fundamental protection for our natural world. Earlier this year, the administration issued new regulations that weakened protections for endangered and threatened species under this landmark law. And more attacks are on the horizon. That's why we need your voice now.

Members of Congress are working to reverse this harmful decision and restore protections for thousands of animals like green sea turtles, blue whales, and scalloped hammerhead sharks.

Take action with Oceana and tell your Senators to say YES to S.J. Res. 204.

Petition Letter

Dear Senator,

As your constituent, I’m calling on you to support Congressional Review Act resolution S.J. Res. 204 to restore longstanding protections for endangered species and overturn the Trump administration's new “harm” rule under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This resolution will help ensure that endangered species remain protected not only from direct harm, but also from the destruction of habitats essential to their survival and recovery.

Wildlife cannot survive if the habitats they depend on are destroyed, yet the Trump administration’s rule weakens protections for the oceans, wetlands, coastlines, and other habitats that endangered species need to survive and recover.

Habitat loss is one of the leading drivers of species’ decline and extinction. For decades, the ESA recognized that habitat destruction can harm wildlife by eliminating the places they need to feed, breed, shelter, and raise their young. Under longstanding regulations, the definition of “harm” included habitat modification or destruction that injures or kills protected wildlife. The Trump administration’s new rule reverses that understanding, weakening protections that have been in place for more than 50 years and allowing projects to move forward without fully accounting for impacts on endangered species and their habitat.

At a time when habitat loss remains one of the greatest threats to wildlife, we should not roll them back. Please stand up for America’s wildlife and the habitats that sustain them before it is too late.

I urge you to support S.J. Res. 204 and defend one of our nation’s most important conservation laws.

Sincerely,