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Ranger Atamato reports on his Wildlifedirect blog that another ranger station was attacked by rebels. The attacked happened on May 31.

Ranger Joseph Aloma filed a blog account of how the rangers are trying to protect the gorillas in Tshiaberimu. So far there haven’t been any losses of gorillas but the rangers have found plenty of signs of rebel activity.

Ranger Elie Mundima reports that five arrests were made following the attack, including the chief of the Mai Mai rebel group that attacked the ranger station at Tshiaberimu.

Please make a donation to these rangers to help them protect the endangered gorillas in their care.

The Wilderness Society reports in their newsletter that Congress has introduced legislation to protect “58.5 million acres of pristine forest land in 39 states. This would include 9.3 million acres of North America’s only coastal temperate rainforest — Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Warner (R-VA), along with 16 of their colleagues, introduced a companion bill in the U.S. Senate.”

Also, Wilderness Society staff in the District have been working with the new majority in Congress to bring about key reforms to the flawed Energy Policy Act passed two years ago. The Act is strongly skewed in favor of oil and gas companies. Please read more about the Act and the proposed reform legislation, and CALL your Congressional members and tell them to support it!

Take Action to help stop motorized recreation from destroying the Owyhee Mountains of western Idaho. The Owyhees are “home to pronghorn, soaring raptors and many other species. But this area has been badly overrun by off-road vehicles (ORVs) leading to population losses among some animals, including mule deer and sage grouse, as well as significant resource destruction.

Now the BLM is putting together a long term plan that will determine where ORVs will be allowed in the Owyhee Mountains, and your voice is urgently needed.“

Please take time to read the Society’s Science Brief: Environmental Benefits and Consequences of Biofuel. “Reliance on biofuels to help achieve a 15% reduction in fuel consumption will prove challenging and could cause unintended ecological consequences not currently being considered, including land degradation, water consumption, water quality degradation, and invasive species concern.

Get to work!

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