Call or Send an Email to Your Senators and Representative to

Support House Bill H.R. 2532, entitled "Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act," introduced by Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) 

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In May, 2018, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife held a hearing on the Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act, introduced by Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill would ban trophy hunting and protect grizzlies for their ecological and cultural value. It would also guarantee Native American Tribes a role in conserving and managing grizzlies that are considered sacred by many tribes. Moreover, Tribes have claims to considerable suitable habitat where grizzlies could be recovered.

 

Our thanks go out to environmental and tribal champion Grijalva, the persistence of key tribal leaders, and the testimony of bear expert Barrie Gilbert!

 

Dr. David Mattson also submitted expert testimony in support of the bill that you can download here as a pdf.

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You can find the bill here: http://bit.ly/2YdDeHy, and see the testimony on Youtube here: https://www.facebook.com/NRDems/videos/2172815872773615/ 

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Needless to say, the dark side, including Safari Club and Sportsmen Alliance, wasted no time in taking pot shots: 

https://www.sportsmensalliance.org/news/anti-hunting-congressmen-introduces-grizzly-bear-hunting-ban/

https://www.safariclub.org/blog/grizzly-bear-hunt-ban-gets-house-committee-hearing

http://congressionalsportsmen.org/the-media-room/news/csf-submits-letters-to-reaffirm-state-management-bears-wolves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This bill needs as much support in Congress as possible if it is to pass. Please call your Representative and Senators and ask that they support H.R. 2532 "Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act."

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Tips for emails/letters/calls

However you choose to contact your legislators, to be effective you must remember the following basics:

• Make it personal: your own perspective matters!

• Keep it to one page.

• State why you care about this issue and why he/she should care too.

• Say what you want them to do.

• Add your full name and return address

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If you need help finding your Senator's or Representative's contact info, use the links below:

 

For your Representative's, see: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

For your Senator's, see: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state

 

 

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