Polar bears are in trouble. The melting of the Arctic is killing them. Some are already starving and drowning. If global warming is allowed to continue, the Arctic will be entirely ice-free during the summer, dooming polar bears to extinction.
 
The Bush administration has stalled a decision on whether protect the polar bear while it rushes forward with Arctic oil and gas leases. But now a federal judge has ordered the administration to make a final decision by May 15th.
 
A positive decision will immediately protect polar bears, setting the stage for protecting their habitat and developing a long-term recovery program. A negative decision will consign them to extinction.
 
Which will it be? Please sign the petition below urging the Secretary of Interior to list the polar bear as an endangered species and to protect its habitat.
 
With your help, we’ll deliver 60,000 signatures to the Secretary on by May 15th.

The petition is located at: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=1178