I decided to represent the issue of vulnerability of different endangered animals that live in the diverse lands of American property around the globe, and the legislation I propose that will address this issue is the H.R.335 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015, which is a bill created to “reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes." The recipient of my letter is The Honorable Tom Carper Senior Senator of the United States from Delaware, and I chose him because he is a Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Here is my letter:
Raji Scoggin
GCE Lab School
Bellavista, Pto. Ayora
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
The Honorable Mr. Tom Carper
Senior United States Senator for Delaware
513 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Tom Carper,
My name is Raji Scoggin, and I am a Junior Online Student from GCE Lab School, a small yet brilliant school in Chicago.I have spent the last month learning about the political aspects of our American government and abou the process of turning bills to laws.These matters have been relatively new for me, and the further I study into them the more interested and concerned I find myself to be. I am writing this letter today because I believe that you are a Senator who is greatly aware of the beauty of our country as well as of the importance of preserving our wildlife and ecosystem. I, strongly, believe that you are passionate in promoting the preservation of our country’s treasures, and I believe that you can help me by supporting a bill I find of extreme importance.
My whole life I’ve enjoyed being around animals, learning about them, helping the sick ones, and rescuing the imprisoned ones. In my childhood, I had the wonderful opportunity of participating in a summer school at a National Park called “Cerro Blanco” near my previous hometown in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Cerro Blanco is a dry tropical forest full of amazing animals such as parrots, tarantulas,boa constrictors, and monkeys. I learned a lot about these and other animals in my time there, and more than a couple of times I helped the National Police with placing rescued animals that were kept illegally in people’s homes back to their natural habitat. I believe that it was in my time there, that something clicked in my mind. The fire that had started within me has recently been re-ignited since my family and I decided to move to the Galapagos Islands a couple of months ago. Since day one, the beauty in the flora and fauna of these islands has blown me away, and this has made me realize how peaceful it feels when I know that the place I live in is greatly aware of the riches it has by protecting them. In a way it feels no less than natural and organic that men and nature live in harmony.
Now, I’d like to introduce to you the H.R.335 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015. which is a bill created to “reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes”. This bill pleads for the protection of six different species that live across America Land, which are all listed as endangered. There have been laws in the past that have protected these species, but they have all been expired for at least 8 years from now. It seems to me that this bill is of great necessity, and its budget is not overwhelmingly high. It seems to me as if it needs only support from men of power who care such as you, Senator Carper, to pass this bill as a law.
All of these expired Acts had proved themselves very useful. Within the various achievements, since the Great Ape Conservation Act was passed, the US Fish & Wildlife Service had been building the capacity of governments, non-governmental organizations and local communities to address the threats to Great Apes through the Great Ape Conservation Fund. Through the Asian Elephant Conservation Act, the United States also committed to intensifying the protection of at-risk Asian Elephant populations. As these Acts were being passed, these animals found themselves more and more protected.
All of this progress, of course, until the Acts began expiring. The importance of these animals is, of course, beyond the beauty they provide to our nation. Each one of these animals have a specific purpose they fulfill in nature, permitting the cycle of life to be completed. As these animals become more and more scarce, other species become affected.
Because ivory is so valuable to some humans, many elephants have been killed for their tusks. This trade is illegal today, but there isn't enough education about the importance of these elephants, or enough monitoring. As a result, most African elephant populations remain endangered. All five species of rhinos and all subspecies of tigers surviving in the wild today are enlisted as endangered under the Endangered Species Act as well. Both animals were being successfully protected by the US Fish & Wildlife Service through the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, up to 2012 when the Act expired.The American Nation today witnesses how these precious animals, these precious treasures that live within our land are more and more scarce as time goes by.
All of the effort made to pass these acts most not be lost! All of the amazing progress our Nation has done can’t be lost in memory! I plead, dear Senator, that you take some time to look into this vital topic. I would like to request a meeting with you, where we could look further into this topic and make a plan to support it.
I eagerly await your response,
Raji.
I submitted this Email in Mr. Tom Carper's Email Submitting Form, at his official website:
Works cited:
National Geographic, "African Elephant", 2007. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-elephant/
US Fish & Wildlife Service, "Rhinocerous and Tiger Conservation Fund", 2012. https://www.fws.gov/international/wildlife-without-borders/rhino-and-tiger-conservation-fund.html
US Fish & Wildlife Service, "Asian Elephants", 2012. https://www.fws.gov/international/animals/asian-elephants.html
US Fish & Wildlife Service, "Great Ape Conservation Fund", 2010. https://www.fws.gov/international/wildlife-without-borders/great-ape-conservation-fund.html
US Fish & Wildlife Service, "General Sea Turtle Information", February 16, 2017. https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/seaturtles/seaturtle-info.htm
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