Help Save the Katmai Bear E action

[Omaha Steve]

Alaska's world-famous Katmai brown bear is in trouble. Because of the state's free-wheeling hunting regulations, this iconic bear is being over-hunted in Katmai Preserve during hunting season. Lax regulations are leading bears to be harvested beyond sustainable levels. But the bear's troubles are only beginning. The state of Alaska will soon allow bear hunting in yet another portion of Katmai National Park and Preserve for the first time in 22 years, eliminating a safe haven for these creatures.

TAKE ACTION: http://ga1.org/campaign/katmai_bear?rk=XdNEDJ61XzhsE
Katmai is bear country. But this continued over-hunting could soon change all that. Congress has even recognized the significance of this special place and directed Katmai National Park to maintain "high concentrations of brown/grizzly bears." Unfortunately the state of Alaska is living by its own rules--and it's costing us dearly.

The Alaska Board of Game is set to make a decision on the fate of the Katmai Bear--and it is critical that you make your voice heard. Urge the board to protect this iconic bear by enforcing what Congress mandated long ago--a healthy bear population in Katmai National Park and Preserve. The state must control the hunt in sustainable numbers and ensure that protected areas remain that way. Take action!



To comment on Park Lines or NPCA's action alerts and to communicate with NPCA's grassroots representative, please e-mail [e-mail].

National Parks Conservation Association
1300 19th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]

Visit NPCA on the web at www.npca.org

Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
Tell-a-friend!

If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for NPCA.

[angstlessk]

1. We need to rename the 'Activist HQ' the 'Pick Your Outrage'...and fight for it

We do not need to be gathered together to fight one thing at a time..we need each of us to pick something that is of interest to us..and investigate it to its nth degree. H2O man has chosen the Plame case..and he is tireless about gathering information...We ALL can do the same. THAT is what activism is about.....why so many are frustrated by SO MANY OUTRAGES...we need to each pick an outrage..and do our best to bring light to the reality!

[blondie58]

2. thanks so much

thanks for the input. Yeah, we've got to look out for our little friends. Once they're gone it is too late.

I know about most of the wildlife groups, but I didn't know about the npca.

Dawn

[northofdenali]

3. Please cross-post to GD and Alaska -

These big brownies are magnificent and should NEVER be hunted; they've gotten used to people watching, and are trusting. Thanks for helping in the fight, Steve - BEAR:hug:

Here's a whole bunch of 'em fishing on the McNeil:

[Omaha Steve]

4. feel free to post my stuff, I'm headed out the door

I won't have time to post until Saturday morning.

Steve