Posted on November 12, 2024
On endangered species: CREDO Mobile makes a difference
Earlier this year, we sent a donation to the Center for Biological Diversity, which fights to secure a future for the species, great and small, that are now on the brink of extinction.
There has never been a time in human history when so many animals and plants were disappearing so fast. Left unchecked, the wildlife extinction crisis could take a million species in the coming years. It’s gut-wrenching to think of a world without them.
But the Center is working to stop the crisis by fighting for greater protections of vulnerable species and the places they call home. As a direct result of advocacy by the Climate Forests Campaign, in which the Center plays a lead role, the Biden administration has proposed the National Old-Growth Amendment to protect remaining old-growth forests and expand old growth across all 128 national forests.
In January, the Center joined other conservation groups to sue the Forest Service over its plan to log a sensitive area in North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest—and in June the Forest Service scrapped the plan. After another lawsuit by the Center and partners, the Forest Service abandoned its plan to log in Utah’s Ashley National Forest, saving vital habitat for bighorn sheep, deer, elk, bears and raptors.
Since our donation, the Center has expanded its efforts. It’s pressing for stronger federal protections of old-growth forests, suing to preserve the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests, and defending Roadless Rule protections in the Tongass National Forest.
The Center is also taking important steps to compel a phaseout of offshore drilling and prevent the reopening of old oil and gas infrastructure in California. They are petitioning to plug old offshore oil wells in federal waters and suing over unlawful offshore oil lease extensions and outdated drilling plans off California’s coast.
The Center for Biological Diversity was able to do all these things because our customers do one thing: use our service. When they do, they raise much-needed donations for progressive nonprofit groups like the Center. If you’re a CREDO Mobile member, thank you. If you’re not, please join us now and make a difference in the world—just by using your phone.