"A hell of a lot of species are in big trouble."

On December 5, the Associated Press ran a story entitled "Global Warming Wreaks Havoc With Nature," by Michael Casey, on the threats to wildlife all around the world from climate change. It ran in dozens of papers across the country -- see the list below for your local newspaper.

If this (or a similar) article ran in your paper, it is a perfect opportunity to write a letter to the editor. Just mention the article and the date, and explain why protecting wildlife from global warming is so important to you!

• Check out the full text of this story here (pdf)

"In the long run, every species will be affected."

Outlet	Location	STATE
Times-Daily	Florence	AL
Prescott-Herald		AZ
The Argus	Bay Area	CA
Los Angeles Times	Los Angeles	CA
Monterey County Herald	Monterey	CA
North County Times	North County	CA
The Mercury News	San Jose	CA
San Luis Obispo Tribune	San Luis Obispo	CA
Contra Costa Times	Walnut Creek	CA
Denver Post	Denver	CO
Washington Post	Washington	DC
The News Journal	Wilmington	DE
Miami Herald	Miami	FL
Ocala Star-Banner	Ocala	FL
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer	Columbus	GA
Macon Telegraph	Macon	GA
Times-News	Twin Falls	ID
Bloomington Pantagraph	Bloomington	IL
Times-Courier	Charleston	IL
Journal-Gazette	Matoon	IL
Belleville News-Democrat		IL
Hays Daily News	Hays	KS
Lawrence Journal World	Lawrence	KS
Olberlin Times	Olberlin	KS
Lexington Herald-Leader	Lexington	KY
The Times-Picayune	New Orleans	LA
Foster's Daily Democrat		ME
Laconia Citizen	Laconia	ME
Portsmouth Herald News	Portsmouth	ME
Detroit Free Press	Detroit	MI
Chandler News-Dispatch	Chandler	MN
Minneapolis Star-Tribune	Minneapolis & St. Paul	MN
Kansas City Star	Kansas City	MO
Biloxi Sun-Herald	Biloxi	MS
Times-News	Blueridge	NC
Lexington Dispatch	Lexington	NC
The News and Observer	Raleigh-Durham	NC
Herald News Daily		ND
Akron Farm Report		NE
Concord Monitor	Concord	NH
Nashua Telegraph	Nashua	NH
Portsmouth Herald News	Portsmouth	NH
Pioneer Times-Journal		NM
Brocktown News		NV
Conde Nast Portfolio		NY
New Hope Courier		OK
Philadelphia Enquirer	Philadelphia	PA
Carlisle Sentinal		PA
Centre Daily Times		PA
White Rock Reviewer		SD
The Southern Ledger		TN
Fort Worth Star Telegram	Ft. Worth	TX
Houston Chronicle	Houston	TX
The Kindred Times	Kindred Valley	UT
Howell Times and Transcript		UT
Seattle Post Intelligencer	Seattle	WA
The News-Tribune	Tacoma	WA

Learn more about the threats to wildlife from global warming here.

More talking points:

• Polar bears, beloved by all Americans, may soon be listed under the Endangered Species Act because of the sea ice melting beneath their feet. Hundreds of other species are also feeling the effects of global warming.

• Talk about an animal or plant in your area that may be impacted by climate change: check out our fact sheet for examples or more background. (PDF)

• Congress is currently considering new global warming legislation. Efforts to help wildlife and plants must be a key part of these efforts.

• The crucial round of global climate talks in Bali (December 2007) are an important step forward. Attention should be paid to the wildlife and plants suffering all over the world. (Did your paper run a story about this?)

• The latest UN IPCC report (pdf) said that in some regions up to 60 percent of wildlife and plants could go extinct due to global warming.

• Endangered and threatened species deserve special attention: they are already at the brink of extinction and it will not take much to push them over the edge.