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2011 Annual Report
The Center had an exciting 2011. We made a landmark agreement that will speed protection decisions for 757 struggling animals and plants — a watershed moment in Endangered Species Act history. Other major victories included pushing for a 20-year ban on new Grand Canyon uranium mining, winning 2.2 million acres of critical habitat, beating back an “extinction rider” in Congress that would have slashed the budget for species protection, defending polar bears' protected status and stopping the killing of Oregon wolves — and we won't stop there. We're looking forward to telling you about all our 2012 wins, too.

	Five Years Later: Polar Bears Still On Thin Ice After long, hard work begun by the Center, the Arctic's great white polar bears won federal protection in 2008. But today, our new report shows, they still struggle to survive.

	On Time, On Target: How the Endangered Species Act Is Saving America's Wildlife Our study of 110 imperiled species finds that 90 percent of species are recovering right on time because of the Endangered Species Act. This is a must-read about the Act.


	2012 In Review, Looking Ahead Read about our historic successes in 2012 — including the protection of 31.5 million acres of critical habitat — and a look ahead at the Center’s action plan for 2013: defending wolves, defeating the fracking boom, breaking precedent to save our endangered oceans and more.

	Extinction: It's Not Just for Polar Bears Climate change is unfolding rapidly and intensely in the Arctic. This report chronicles the most profound climate schanges in the region and documents their wildlife impacts.

	Wild at Heart: Saving the Last of America’s Roadless Backcountry As intact national forest roadless areas grow scarcer, the need to protect them from designs for mining, logging, and oil and gas development grows ever more urgent.

	The California Environmental Quality Act: On the Front Lines of California’s Fight Against Global Warming Understand the process behind California’s flagship environmental protection statute and why it must be fully implemented against all odds.

	Fuel to Burn: The Climate and Public Health Implications of Off-road Vehicle Pollution in California Off-road vehicles emit more smog-forming pollution than cars on a per-mile basis. Learn what this means for California's health and climate.