Endangered Species Condoms

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Click here to download a "7 Billion and Counting" fact sheet, with talking points.

In the United States, more people conceive a child in the midst of New Year’s celebrations than any other time of the year. With 7 billion humans on the planet now, the Center for Biological Diversity has gone live with the Hump Smarter Hotline for the celebrations ahead. This slightly sexy service helps you connect the devastating impacts of overpopulation on imperiled species at the point it counts most.

What better moment to make sure this one roll in the sheets doesn’t push some poor creature into extinction?

The Center for Biological Diversity adds this recent project to an ongoing creative media and campaign effort elevating the issue of overpopulation, including the Endangered Species Condoms project. The Center has distributed nearly half a million free condoms through thousands of volunteers in every state, most recently to mark the day that the world population grew to 7 billion.

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Before you go all buck wild, consider the polar bear, the wolverine, the white-fringed orchid and the Ozark chub . . .

Half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. The Florida panther, Lange’s metalmark butterfly and are just a few of the species being pushed toward extinction by the world’s rapidly growing population. One night of revelry shouldn’t mean creatures, large and small, are pushed closer to extinction, right?

The Condom Packages

	POLAR BEAR The international icon of global warming, the polar bear is going extinct as the Arctic sea ice melts beneath its feet due to the greenhouse gas emissions of 7 billion people, especially those in high-consumption nations like the United States. The bear was put on the endangered species list in 2008. Grab a polar bear ringtone for your mobile phone.
	SNAIL DARTER The snail darter lives in just nine populations in the Tennessee River drainage in eastern Tennessee. Its habitat has been severely reduced by dams constructed to provide water, power and barge transportation to a rapidly growing human population. It was put on the endangered species list in 1975.
	SPOTTED OWL The spotted owl depends on old-growth forests, which are being cut down to supply timber, wood fiber, and toilet paper to an ever-growing human population. It was put on the endangered species list in the Northwest in 1990 and the Southwest in 1993. Put a California or Mexican spotted owl ringtone on your mobile phone.
	COQUÍ GUAJÓN ROCK FROG The Puerto Rico rock frog, also known as the coquí guajón, lives in caves, grottos and streamsides in southeast Puerto Rico. It was put on the endangered species list in 1997 due to destruction of its habitat by urban sprawl and roads, garbage dumping, deforestation, and pesticide poisoning. Get a rock frog ringtone for your mobile phone.
	AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE The large, spectacularly colored American burying beetle has disappeared from more than 90 percent of its former range due to disruption of its food chain by humans, including the human-caused decline of top predators like wolves and bears and carrion species such as passenger pigeons. The beetle was put on the endangered species list in 1989.
	JAGUAR The largest cat in North America, the jaguar formerly roamed the borderlands of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. It disappeared as human settlements spread further and further into its wilderness habitat. The U.S. population was put on the endangered species list in 1997. Download a jaguar ringtone for your mobile phone.

Design donated by Lori Lieber. Artwork donated by the Endangered Species Print Project. © 2010. All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution of images must be accompanied by acknowledgement of the designer and artist.

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