Stand With the Groups Defending the Endangered Species Act

America's wildlife cannot survive without healthy habitat—and these conservation groups deserve our support.

Earthjustice, tribal nations, and environmental organizations have filed lawsuits to challenge the Trump administration's decision to weaken one of the Endangered Species Act's most important protections by narrowing the definition of what it means to "harm" an endangered species.

For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has recognized a simple truth: protecting wildlife means protecting the habitats they depend on to survive. Forests, wetlands, rivers, coastlines, and grasslands provide food, shelter, breeding grounds, and safe migration routes for countless threatened and endangered species.

Scientists have long recognized that habitat loss is one of the leading causes of extinction. Weakening habitat protections could put vulnerable species at even greater risk and undermine one of America's most successful conservation laws.

The organizations bringing these lawsuits are standing up for science, the rule of law, tribal resources, and the natural heritage that belongs to all Americans. They are working to ensure that longstanding environmental protections cannot be dismantled without following the law or considering the consequences for wildlife and future generations.

Protecting endangered species also means protecting clean water, healthy ecosystems, and the biodiversity that supports communities across the country.

Add your name to stand with the organizations, tribal nations, and advocates fighting to defend the Endangered Species Act, protect wildlife habitat, and preserve America's natural heritage for generations to come.