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Catherine French<br>
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Subject: How much longer will sharks and nautiluses survive?<br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #243308; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Tell the FWS: <br>
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<A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=uEjwrOw5v7RpOObU7sRAbg.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>Increase protection for sharks at CITES.</A> </SPAN></STRONG></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #243308; FONT-SIZE: 12px"> <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=QiSPvf8_qBCji_sLQTDVag.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>Then, ask them to do the same for nautiluses.</A></SPAN></STRONG></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, H elvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #243308; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Submit your comments today! The deadline is this Friday, September 11.</SPAN></STRONG><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">In the lead-up to the 15<SUP>th</SUP> meeting of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in March 2010, <STRONG>I am writing to ask for your help to increase protection for <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=FaQ1DNjli1PG8G7VpRUL_Q.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>sharks</A> and <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=99-p8RZNBlOH7DDxrdDXYA.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>nautiluses</A> against unregulated trade. </STRONG></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Sharks and nautiluses share a long history—they=2
0have both existed for hundreds of millions of years. Some species of shark have been around since before the time of the dinosaurs. Nautiluses have remained unchanged for so long that they are often considered to be “living fossils.” However, the continued survival of these animals is now in doubt.</SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Every year, millions of sharks suffer painful deaths from the cruel and wasteful shark fin trade due to the demand for “shark fin soup,” a delicacy in Asia. Sharks are particularly vulnerable because they are slow to mature and reproduce and have relatively few offspring. Several species, including hammerheads, oceanic whitetip, dusky and sandbar sharks, are in sharp decline and need protection from trade.</SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Nautiluses are also in high demand, mainly because of the unique coiled shell that these cephalopods call home. They are traded live or as shell products or jewelry. More than 579,000 specimens were imported into the U.S. between 2005 and 2008. With no regulations to protect nautiluses from20trade, many populations have been overfished.</SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">But, there is hope. The United States is currently considering proposals to add nautiluses and several shark species to CITES Appendix II. With this classification, these creatures will be shielded from the negative effects of international trade.</SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><STRONG>TAKE ACTION</STRONG></SPAN></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting comments from the public ahead of the upcoming CITES meeting. Please take the following actions to ensure that sharks and nautiluses are given the protection they need at CITES:</SPAN></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 20px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">After you've taken action to help protect sharks and nautiluses, be sure to <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=cwENbGCZ6nYN7Cj5HDD9Pg.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>tell your friends and family how they can help other specie
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<IMG alt="Andrew Rowan" src="http://action.humanesociety.org/images/content/pagebuilder/15019.gif" width=150 height=55><br>
Andrew Rowan<br>
President & CEO <br>
Humane Society International<br>
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<STRONG>P.S.</STRONG> If you haven't already done so, <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=IShrG3Uea6YrB6-yKix1pw.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>sign our petition to President Obama</A> and <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=JBSoTZBVe3GXqUYwNLh_Xw.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>send comments regarding CITES protection of polar bears to the U.S. government</A> by this Friday.<br>
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<STRONG>P.P.S.</STRONG> Bobcats are at risk, too, so <A style="COLOR: #a71930; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://action.humanesociety.org/site/R?i=u7jTqECI4c94kk3rffEfkg.." target=_blank></STRONG><STRONG>ask the U.S. to maintain CITES protection</A> for them as well!</SPAN></div>
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