Vote NO on H.R. 1897 to Protect Endangered Species of All Kinds

Today I take pen in hands to write and urge you to Vote NO on H.R. 1897. This bill would be a disaster for wildlife of many kinds that occupy vital parts of our environment. The Endangered Species Act is successful: It’s the law that brought bald eagles and peregrine falcons back from the brink, and restored piping plovers to over 80 nesting pairs in the Northeast. These are not small victories. Birds, wolves, and small ground mammals make up a vital part of the ecosystem. In a world already out of balance from a human-driven climate emergency, it would hasten the destruction of species that keep pests and invasive species in check. H.R. 1897 fast-tracks delistings while slowing protections for species that need help right now. Insect play a vital role in pollination of crops, and farmers know this. Yet Eastern and Western monarch butterfly populations have crashed 80% since the 1990s. This bill would delay many other listings while making it easier to strip protections from recovering species before they're truly safe. The bill also narrows critical habitat designations, blocks judicial review of key decisions, and shifts conservation to state agencies that lack resources and can't protect species that cross state lines. It replaces science-based decisions with political considerations and increases allowable "take" of threatened species, making them vulnerable to poaching. Again, the Endangered Species Act works. It has protected native wildlife for 50 years. H.R. 1897 would dismantle those protections. Vote NO. Thank You.