Hunting and Angling Groups Demand Climate Action

Dozens of hunters and anglers from across the country came to Washington, DC on February 12, 2008 to make sure Congress listens to the voice of sportsmen on global warming. They personally delivered a letter signed by 677 sportsmen's groups representing all 50 states.

The letter was also featured in a full-page ad in USA Today [1] (pdf).

• Read the sportsmen's letter to Congress [2]
• What groups signed on? [2] (pdf)
• See photos from the National press conference [3]
• Press release [3] (pdf)

The message was clear:

• America needs to reduce greenhouse gases that are polluting the environment.
• Congress needs to provide wildlife professionals with the resources they need to ensure wildlife survives a changing climate.

It's not too late to sign this letter.
Add your group today! [4]

FACT SHEET:
"Global Warming and Minnesota" [4] (pdf)

The Union of Concerned Scientists and the Ecological Society of America estimate that by 2100, average summer temperatures in the state could increase between 7-16 degrees Fahrenheit depending on the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions are curbed. How will this impact wildlife?

Download [4] (pdf)

POLL RESULTS:
Minnesota Sportsmen Seeing Global Warming [4] (pdf)

A majority of Minnesota hunters and anglers say they are witnessing signs of global warming and want immediate action from Congress and their state to halt the trend. Sixty-five percent of hunters and anglers polled say they have witnessed changes in climate, including warmer and shorter winters, changes in migratory bird patterns and less snowfall and ice cover on lakes.

"For more than a century, sportsmen have been at the forefront of Minnesota,s conservation movement," says Marc Smith, regional representative with the National Wildlife Federation. "Now that they are experiencing the effects of global warming, they are increasingly at the forefront of those urging American to stand up to this problem."