Written and submitted by Paisley and Tommy, eighth graders at Monarch Learning Academy
The following letter to the editor was written by Tommy and Paisley, eighth graders at Monarch Learning Academy.
Dear Editor,
We are eighth-grade students from Monarch Learning Academy and are writing to inform you about an issue that endangered species are facing currently. Did you know that unfortunate changes have recently been made to the Endangered Species Act? The Endangered Species Act has been around for 53 years and it has prevented 99% of the endangered species listed from becoming extinct. The Endangered Species Act currently states it protects both endangered species and their habitats.
The Endangered Species Coalition is an organization whose mission is to stop the human-caused extinction of endangered species and protect their habitats. Obviously, for any species to thrive, they need a healthy ecosystem.
(COURTESY OF MURRAY CHRISTIANSEN)
Our current government administration is pushing to roll back the Endangered Species Act and not supporting the efforts of the Endangered Species Coalition. Instead, the current administration is finding ways to favor the interests of big developers and fossil fuel corporations and often these interests directly conflict with protecting and preserving animals.
We strongly suggest that you advocate for endangered species by sending a letter to our elected officials letting them know that you do not support any changes to the Endangered Species Act.
To take action, visit Endangered.org/take-action.
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The Community Paper’s publisher, Lindsay Chamberlin, is also the director of preschool at Monarch Learning Academy, which is one of our advertisers.