Creation Care Leaders Join National Campaign to Protect Wildlife Threatened by Global Warming

Creation Care Leaders Join National Campaign to Protect Wildlife Threatened by Global Warming

WASHINGTON, April 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- Faith leaders are joining together with science, art, and justice groups in a national campaign to protect plants and animals threatened by global warming. The campaign, titled "Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World," brings the public face-to-face with wildlife most threatened by climate change - from the iconic polar bear to the monarch butterfly. Featuring the work of award-winning conservation photographers in a traveling photo exhibit and bringing together the voices of faith, science, and justice leaders, the campaign tells the story of how plants and animals are struggling to adapt to a warming world.

Climate change is transforming the planet -- from the Arctic to the subtropical forests of the Southeast. Rising temperatures are altering habitats, causing ripples up and down the food chain and demonstrating just how interconnected the creatures of this planet are. These threats to wildlife have galvanized faith groups such as the Noah Alliance, a collaboration of Evangelical, Protestant, Jewish, and other religious community organizations and individuals, to participate in the Irreplaceable campaign (www.irreplaceablewild.com).

"All faith traditions teach that we are called to care for the vulnerable. And in today's world, this includes species suffering because of climate change," said Suellen Lowry, Noah Alliance program director. "Scripture tells us that wildlife and habitat matter. Science and common sense tell us that people's well-being is intertwined with the world's biological diversity -- for our food, clean water, medical advances. So, for the sake of God's marvelous world, and its people, plants, and wildlife, we must take action."

"Our message is simple: God is a good God. God made a good earth. God calls us to be good stewards." said Peter Illyn, director of the evangelical Christian conservation group Restoring Eden. "Protecting the diversity and fruitfulness of the web of life is a sacred trust and we will reap the benefits or suffer the consequences of the choices we make."

The campaign's exhibit debuted in Providence, Rhode Island in April and will make stops in cities nationwide on the following schedule:

May 08: Missoula, MT
July 08: Seattle, WA
Fall 08: San Francisco, CA
Jan. 09: Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 09: New York, NY
April 09: Washington, D.C.

For more information, please visit www.irreplaceablewild.org

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