Urge Your Senator to Support the Wildlife Disease Emergency Act that among other good endeavors, would help fund further research into eliminating the White Nose fungus that our Bats are being decimated by

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From: Bat Conservation International <newsletter@batcatalog.com>
To: Meril, Rick
Sent: Fri Feb 25 17:02:41 2011
Subject: Urge Your Senator to Support the Wildlife Disease Emergency Act

Dear BCI Member:

Speak out for wildlife! Urge your Senator to support the Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 (S.357). This bill would expedite the federal response to wildlife disease crises such as chronic wasting disease in deer, elk and moose, the chytrid fungus in frogs and, of course, White-nose Syndrome, which has been decimating North American bat colonies for five years.

The proposed legislation would authorize the Secretary of Interior to declare wildlife disease emergencies, provide immediate funds to help understand and address specific emergencies, and coordinate responses across state and federal agencies.

Please urge your Senators to support the Wildlife Disease Emergency Act. Writing your Senator is easy. Click here for a sample letter and your Senator's contact information. Please feel free to change the letter to suit your concerns and style.

With this disease-response structure in place, scientists and wildlife managers will be able to react much more quickly and efficiently as soon as new wildlife diseases appear. Your voice is important. You can help save wildlife species from future destruction by supporting this bill.

Best regards,

Nina Fascione
Executive Director

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