ADVOCACY
Born Free USA defends the Endangered Species Act by advocating against legislation and policies that seek to weaken it and by educating the public about the importance and effectiveness of this crucial law.
Born Free USA is a member of the Endangered Species Coalition, a network of conservation, scientific, education, sporting/outdoor, political, and community groups – as well as over 150,000 individual activists – dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places. We regularly work with the coalition to participate in “fly-in” lobbying days, phone banking, sign-on letters, and social media days of action under the hashtag #StopExtinction, all to raise awareness about new attacks on the ESA and to call on lawmakers to protect this vital law.
Victory at Last: Lions Listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
Learn about Born Free USA’s successful campaign to have the African lion listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Victory for Great Lakes Wolves
Born Free USA, along with a coalition of wildlife protection groups, brought a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011 after the agency decided to de-list gray wolves in the Great Lakes region from the Endangered Species Act. The agency’s delisting decision was overturned by the D.C. District Court in 2014 and, in August 2017, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s ruling.
Seeking Endangered Species Act Protections for Pangolins
In July 2015, Born Free USA and other wildlife groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate seven species of pangolins as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Latest News and Work
February 11, 2022
