Their way of life is melting away

Fossil fuel companies are destroying vital habitat for polar bears and other wildlife. Join our call to stop the destruction of the Arctic by pitching in today! Fossil fuel companies are destroying vital habitat for polar bears and other wildlife. Join our call to stop the destruction of the Arctic by pitching in today! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [header logo with donate button]( [Mother Polar Bear and Cubs © Peter Norvig]( Defender, For many of us, the far reaches of the Arctic are worlds away. Yet for polar bears, this landscape is home, a perfect place to raise a family of cubs. Generations of bears have been born and raised in the Arctic. But because of the greed and recklessness of oil companies, the sea ice polar bears depend on is melting – and their way of life is disappearing with it. Fossil fuel companies must be stopped from fragmenting and despoiling beautiful Arctic habitat. We’re amplifying calls to shut down deadly new oil and gas developments, and we need you with us! [Join us in stopping the destruction of the Arctic: Pitch in today to add your strength to efforts to save polar bears, caribou, migratory birds and more!]( Defender, we already know the Arctic is warming up four times faster than the rest of the planet. That means the sea ice that polar bears depend on to raise their cubs is dwindling at an alarming rate. Worse yet, the creation of massive new oil developments like the Willow Project threatens to disrupt polar bear dens by spreading pollution and deafening noise that could drive bears from their dens, leaving their cubs to starve or freeze to death. We must do all we can to protect polar bear families and all animals put in the path of danger by Big Oil’s greed-driven invasion of the Arctic. We’re ramping up our efforts to stop this destruction – and by joining with a gift today, you can be a part of this urgent movement! [DEFEND POLAR BEARS – PITCH IN TODAY!]( On behalf of all of us at Defenders, thank you for standing with us in defense of the Arctic and all the animals who need our help. Sincerely, Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife 1130 17th Street NW • Washington, DC 20036 defenders.org --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Credit:Mother Polar Bear and Cubs © Peter Norvig This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Update]( your email preferences or [unsubscribe]( [supporter]