“The Center for Biological Diversity believes that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature - to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive. The Center has six program areas: Biodiversity, Climate, International, Oceans, Wildlands, and Urban Wildlands. The Center looks forward to a future of continued expansion, creativity, and no-holds-barred action on behalf of the world’s most critically endangered animals and plants.”
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Heading Toward 10 Billion People
The planet hosts more than 7 billion humans, with 227,000 added daily. Our expanded Population and Sustainability Program — the only one of its kind — tackles what it means for us and the wildlife we love.
Killing Keystone XL
This 1,700-mile-long planned pipeline would move up to 35 million gallons of dirty tar-sands oil every day, plowing through species habitat and hastening climate change chaos. Help us stop it.
Stopping the Wild Buck Timber Sale
We’re working tohalt this sale and protect old-growth forest and northern goshawk habitat in Arizona, where irresponsible logging and fire suppression have damaged our national forests.
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Get to know our many facets by checking out some of our favorite Center videos, from a description of our group’s goals to polar bear shorts and a hilarious dung beetle biopic.
Interactive Map: Center Actions in 2013
Want to see what the Center did in 2013? Check out this interactive map that pinpoints more than 400 actions across the country. We also have a cool time-lapse video version.
Deadly Waters
Sea-level rise driven by climate change threatens 233 protected species, according to a Center report — leaarn more about the issue and what needs to happen.
Amphibians and Reptiles At Risk
These amazing cold-blooded creatures possess clever adaptations that have let them brave millennia — but they now face threats more chilling than ever before.
Don’t Frack With Our Planet
Fracking’s bad news: Sullied water. Greenhouse gas pollution. Threatened wildlife. Learn more about the Center’s fight to halt fracking in California and beyond.
Oceans Plastics Pollution
Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way onto our beaches and into marine habitat for fish, whales, seals, birds and more. Find out what we’re doing about it.
7 Billion and Counting
The world population has topped 7 billion. Join our national campaign to get the word out about unsustainable human population and the species extinction crisis.
Creative Media
We don’t only use litigation, science and organizing to save species. See how the Center gets creative, from offering free e-cards to iPhone apps.
Save Our Bats
White-nose syndrome has killed almost 7 million bats in the United States. Help us fight this startling crisis that’s threatening whole populations of these creatures of the night.
Howling wolf Hear the Call of the Wild?
You’re not alone. Our endangered species ringtones have been downloaded almost 600,000 times in 177 countries.
Endangered Oceans
The world’s oceans are in trouble. Learn about ocean acidification, what the Center is doing to fight it — and what you can do to save sea life, from corals to clownfish.
Restoring the Gray Wolf
Some of the country’s most critical predators are under attack. Learn how we’re defending them across the nation.
ESC Endangered Species Condoms Project
We’ve distributed hundreds of thousands of free Endangered Species Condoms to show how unsustainable human population growth and is driving species extinct. Get yours.
condor Saving Tejon Ranch
Megadevelopments threaten to obliterate some of the California condor’s most vital habitat. Learn about the strong stance we’re taking to save all of Tejon Ranch.
Polar bear An Arctic Icon Changes the World
Meet the beloved bear that made millions — even the recalcitrant Bush administration — sit up and take notice of warming’s effects.
San Pedro River Saving the San Pedro River
The Center takes on Army brass and developers to save a transnational treasure trove of biodiversity.
Carnivores at Risk
Predators like jaguars, wolves, and bears can be prey, too — learn about the threats they face and their critical role in ecosystems.
Off-road to Ruin
Off-road vehicles tear up habitat, directly harm species, and pollute the air. We work hard to keep their destruction in check.
I saw almost identical (as in word-for-word) references on four websites which tried to divert blame for BLM operations in and around Gold Butte to oil companies involved in the Lease sale held in Reno for oil and gas Drilling Leases on BLM land in NE Nevada near Wells (300+ miles away).
Not only would that have diverted enmity from the Democrats who have the Solar deal going with the Chinese Company, but placed it on a traditionally Conservative industry while invoking the buzzword "fracking", which the Liberal media are trying to make out to be evil.
In short, either people are being useful idiots, or they are intentionally attempting to divert blame to traditionally Conservative sectors from the usual Liberal suspects.