Earthjustice’s Save Our Skins Campaign
What if endangered species, such as Wolf, Salmon and Polar Bear, could Save Our Skins by talking?
Well, Earthjustice’s new Save Our Skins campaign, was designed to be more than just a petition, to sign and send to Congress. Instead, Salmon, Polar Bears and Wolves, are given a voice to speak out, via social media, combining wit with real facts and emotion, to state their case.
Save Our Skins, has a goal, to send 37,000 pre-written letters telling Congress, that we want these majestic animals, to be around long enough for our children and grandchildren to see. They need YOU to help them reach their goal! The tongue-in-cheek interview (below), is part of Earthjustice’s pledge, to save the threatened Endangered Species Act.
Save Our Skins: Interview with Wolf, Salmon, and Polar Bear
If you haven’t been on Facebook or Twitter lately, you may not have met the newest members of the social media circle. These users have scales, paws, and fur. They are Save Our Skins, Wolf, Salmon, and Polar Bear, and they’ve been tweeting away, to make sure their protections aren’t stripped away, by the latest round of DC politics. With help from their friends at Earthjustice, they started a new awareness campaign called Save Our Skins.
Here’s an adorable recent interview with Save Our Skins, three social media-savvy critters, Wolf, Salmon and Polar Bear.
WOLF: Save Our Skins, is a new campaign that me, Salmon and Polar Bear started to draw people’s attention to Congress’ dirty tricks. They’re trying to gut the laws that protect our wildlife from extinction, and that really makes my blood boil…. Grrrr.
SALMON: It’s sad, but it’s true. It’s bad enough that humans like to eat me—apparently, I’m delicious—but we salmon are also facing a number of threats, from dams that prevent us from spawning to irrigation pumps sucking up all the water. Talk about a punch to the gills…
POLAR BEAR: When we heard that the good folks over there at Earthjustice were lending us a hand, we thought, “Ah heck, why not do some tweeting if that means we can get the word out to save our skins?”
What are the current threats from Congress to endangered species? How would you be impacted?
POLAR BEAR: Well, up here in the Arctic, things are not looking that hot. Actually, I should say they are looking too hot, since climate change is already melting the ice. As a mom raising two young cubs of my own, I’m already worried about them not finding solid ice to rest on as the ice melts away. Now, Congress is considering approving even more oil and gas drilling in the Arctic without much thought for safety or environmental concerns. We heard about what happened in the Gulf of Mexico with BP. If you thought that was a nightmare, can you imagine trying to clean up a huge oil spill in cold, icy waters? I mean, how much stress can a mom really take??
SALMON: At least they’re not trying to eat you…
POLAR BEAR: Yes, but you salmon don’t need to worry about raising kids. You guys just make your way back to your streams, lay your eggs, and then die- I mean…. uhhh…oh dear.
SALMON: Wait, what?? No one ever told me about that! What do you mean we just die after spawning??
WOLF: Way to go, Polar Bear. That’s just what we need right now—Salmon thrashing in his own pool of nueroticism…. Look, let’s cut to the chase: none of us are going to be in great shape if Congress just gets rid of the laws that protect us from extinction. Even a lone wolf needs his pack sometimes, and that’s why we need your help, humans.
What can people do to help protect endangered species like you?
POLAR BEAR: Go to our campaign page: www.earthjustice.org/sos. That’s where you’ll be able to send a note to Congress, share the campaign with your friends on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. I think Wolf has the most followers right now, though I don’t quite know why….
WOLF: Because I’m friggin’ awesome, babe. That’s why.
POLAR BEAR: Uh huh. And that’s why you’re always the bad guy in the fairy tales I read to my kids, right? You don’t see polar bears frightening little girls and piglets.
WOLF: That’s because you’re too busy promoting soda and ice cream bars…
SALMON: Wait, can we get back to the spawning question??
What final message would you like to leave for our readers?
WOLF: Join my wolf pack. We need as much help as we can get. And fast. We didn’t survive this long on Earth only to be wiped out by Washington politics….
SALMON: Yes, ditto. Salmon need your help. We’re also really not that tasty. May I suggest tuna instead?
POLAR BEAR: If you don’t want your kids to just read about wolves, salmon, and polar bears in storybooks, please take action. We deserve to be here when your kids grow up. And when your kids’ kids grow up. So please save our skins!
TAKE ACTION
You can make your voice heard to Save Our Skins, by sending a letter to Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell! Click here to send a pre-written letter or to write your own message, on the importance to Save Our Skins.
STAY CONNECTED
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ABOUT EARTHJUSTICE
Earthjustice, is a nonprofit environmental law firm, dedicated to protecting the magnificent places and wildlife of this earth and defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.
Let’s do what we can, to help Earthjustice, Wolf, Salmon, and Polar Bear, work hard to preserve these majestic animals, for our children and grandchildren, to see, for real, instead of in storybooks. We need to Save Our Skins!
