SpaceX rockets and ocelots

 

Today, many of us will look up as a total solar eclipse bathes swaths of Earth in darkness for a few short minutes. At the same time endangered ocelots, which have thrived in the darkness for thousands of years, are slipping away. Today, trapped in tiny patches of habitat near the Mexico border, they fight to survive as their home is relentlessly carved up into smaller and smaller bits by destructive human development including by SpaceX. We cannot let these iconic wild cats disappear forever. Donate today and your gift will be TRIPLED to take on the threats facing ocelots and other imperiled species. 3X MY GIFT TO SAVE WILDLIFE Rampant industrial development – including natural gas facilities and SpaceX – has resulted in destructive new infrastructure like roads and buildings and even the deafening noise of the rockets themselves. Ocelots have nowhere to hide. And we’ve not only pushed these fragile animals out of their homes – we’ve directed them right into oncoming traffic. As more traffic cuts through their already small territory, these endangered ocelots are still in grave danger. While thousands of ocelots once prowled the Southwest, today only a few hundred remain in south Texas – we cannot afford to lose a single one. Will you make a gift today to fight back against extinction and save imperiled species? In honor of Earth Day, your gift will be TRIPLED for three times the impact. Today’s eclipse lasts only a few minutes, but garners weeks of attention, hundreds of hours of coverage and millions of onlookers. What if we paid as much attention to our own planet and the rapidly disappearing species that call it home? Make a gift today and have it TRIPLED in honor of Earth Day. Sincerely, Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife 1130 17th Street NW • Washington, DC 20036 defenders.org  Photo credit: Ocelot © Martinus Scriblerus (CC BY 2.0)