135 Groups to Joe Biden - Declare the Extinction Crisis a National Emergency

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President-elect Joe Biden is being presented with an Executive Order that would declare the extinction crisis a National Emergency. This order would give Biden the power to take aggressive action to protect imperiled wildlife and the environment without really needing congress' approval under the National Emergency Act. According to a recent study by the International Union For the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), it is estimated that 27% of the world's evaluated species face the possibility of extinction if extreme and stringent measures are not taken immediately.

To think that over a quarter of the evaluated species on our planet face extinction, there is no greater alarm being sounded that we must take aggressive action. If Biden were to sign this order, the following would be launched;

• 30% of US Lands are conserved by 2030 and 50% are conserved by 2050
• Declare the Extinction Crisis a National Emergency giving immediate powers to enact aggressive protections
• Crack down on the illegal wildlife trade by imposing sanctions on nations that do not address the wildlife trade / deforestation appropriately
• Create 175 new National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges, and Marine Sanctuaries
• Federal Agencies must include Climate Change in the recovery of endangered species

While I am unsure of the full scale of the executive order and exactly what it would entail, one thing missing from this order that needs to be addressed, is the legal slaughter of wild animals that are in danger of extinction. Trophy Hunting, the single most disrespectful and manipulative activity plaguing our planet's endangered species. Why are we catering to hunters who need the thrill of stalking and slaughtering the most beautiful animals on our planet while crying out that those very animals are facing extinction? The stench of hypocrisy is overwhelming here and has been for as long as we've known that these animals have faced increasing perils in the wild.

Trophy hunting must be banned. They aren't shooting deer, they're shooting and killing giraffes, leopards, lions, elephants etc, animals that are in grave danger of extinction. Why are we allowing the import of trophies from endangered animals? Even more so, why are we continuing to allow trophy hunting at all? What justification can we honestly have for allowing such an atrocity to continue when we have enough information to know that these animals are in trouble. It sickens me that having enough money will buy you the right to put a bullet in the head of an animal that is in grave danger of extinction.

This Executive Order must be signed by President-Elect Joe Biden. As I stated, we need aggressive action to protect our planet's most imperiled species. These animals don't have time for us to vote on whether they deserve to be protected, they need protections now. If we do not move forward with ambitious and immediate action to protect endangered species, we will undoubtedly see the extinction of some of our planet's most beloved and recognized species.

HAPPY VEG