rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-congress-stop-the-attack-on-endangered-species-habitat?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-congress-stop-the-attack-on-endangered-species-habitat' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Endangered Species Coalition https://actionnetwork.org/groups/endangered-species-coalition https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/453/743/normal/Hawksbill_sea_turtle_-_NOAA.jpg The Endangered Species Act is under attack. The Trump administration has finalized a rule that removes the long-standing definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act that recognizes habitat destruction as a threat to endangered wildlife. If allowed to stand, the rule would make it harder to stop activities that destroy nesting beaches, breeding grounds, migration corridors, wetlands, forests, and other habitats essential to the survival of endangered and threatened species. Scientists agree that habitat loss is the leading cause of species decline and extinction. Wildlife cannot recover if the places they depend on disappear. Sea turtles return to the same coastlines generation after generation to nest, and this change would make it easier for development and industrial projects to destroy important nesting habitat. Similar threats could affect countless species across the country that depend on healthy habitat to survive. This change comes at a time when conservation efforts are producing real results. Sea turtle populations have shown encouraging signs of recovery after decades of protection and habitat conservation. Weakening habitat protections now risks undermining years of progress. The Endangered Species Act has prevented the extinction of 99% of listed species and helped many species begin the long path toward recovery. Those successes happened because the law recognizes a simple truth: protecting wildlife means protecting the places wildlife call home. Congress must act to stop this harmful rule and restore full protections for endangered species and their habitat. Take action today. Tell your members of Congress to block this dangerous rollback and defend the Endangered Species Act. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-stop-the-attack-on-endangered-species-habitat