We, the undersigned, are tired of your excuses.
1. Sea lion. Photo by Jean-Christophe Magnenet/AFP/Getty Images.
We are animals from around the globe. Strong, majestic, and beautiful.
2. Giant panda. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images.
But some of us are just starting to feel vulnerable.
3. Marine iguana. Photo by Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images.
And others are rapidly approaching extinction.
4. Hawksbill sea turtle. Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images.
We're not here to point fingers. Mostly because we don't have any.
5. Black rhino. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.
But if we're being honest, a lot of this is your fault.
6. Rockhopper penguin. Photo by Marc Müller/AFP/Getty Images.
Well, not you specifically, but your kind. You know, humans.
French customs recovers some narwhal tusks. Photo by Francis Roche/AFP/Getty Images.
Thanks to some of your favorite pastimes like logging, overfishing, poaching, hunting, and being lax on climate change, we're in the weeds.
7. Great white shark. Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images.
In fact, it's worse than the weeds. Some of us would kill for some weeds.
8. Red panda. Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images.
Seriously, it's bad. We're in trouble.
9. Bonobo. Photo by Thomas Lohnes/AFP/Getty Images.
But all is not lost.
10. Indochinese tigers. Photo by Ken Bohn/Zoological Society of San Diego via Getty Images.
We're holding on as long as we can, but we need your help.
11. Amur leopard. Photo by Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images.
And there are a few things you can do right now that would really help us out.
12. Dugong. Photo by Off/AFP/Getty Images.
Things like buying sustainable products and recycling, especially when it comes to your electronics.
13. Gorilla. Photo by Ivan Lieman/AFP/Getty Images.
Columbite-tantalite, known as coltan, is a metallic ore used to make cell phone and computer batteries. It's found in large quantities in central Africa which is also home to endangered gorillas. Recycling the batteries reduces the demand for coltan and could help preserve this vital land.
You can visit us in your local park or wildlife refuge.
14. Bison. Come and explore. Check out our homes and habitats. See what we're all about. Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images.
Because once you see what's at risk, we'll be a little bit harder to ignore.
15. Humphead Wrasse. Photo by Greg Wood /AFP/Getty Images.
Oh, and have we mentioned you can take action on climate change?
16. Snow leopard. Photo by Volker Hartmann/AFP/Getty Images.
We know it's hard to think about solving climate change as an individual, but we have this thing we do called "teamwork." Maybe it will work for you too.
17. African elephants. Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images.
And lastly: Speak up. Your words are a gift. Use them for good.
18. Monarch butterfly. Photo by Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images.
Write your elected officials. Talk to your friends. Engage with the organizations fighting the good fight.
19. Chimpanzee. Photo by Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images.
Because we need your voice now more than ever. Especially since we don't have voices of our own.
20. Polar bear. Photo by Peter Steffen/AFP/Getty Images.
Signed,
Earth's Threatened, Vulnerable, and Endangered Species






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Resurfaced video of French skier's groin incident has people giving the announcer a gold medal
"The boys took a beating on that one."
Downhill skiing is a sport rife with injuries, but not usually this kind.
A good commentator can make all the difference when watching sports, even when an event goes smoothly. But it's when something goes wrong that great announcers rise to the top. There's no better example of a great announcer in a surprise moment than when French skier Yannick Bertrand took a gate to the groin in a 2007 super-G race.
Competitive skiers fly down runs at incredible speeds, often exceeding 60 mph. Hitting something hard at that speed would definitely hurt, but hitting something hard with a particularly sensitive part of your body would be excruciating. So when Bertrand slammed right into a gate family-jewels-first, his high-pitched scream was unsurprising. What was surprising was the perfect commentary that immediately followed.
This is a clip you really just have to see and hear to fully appreciate:
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It's unclear who the announcer is, even after multiple Google inquiries, which is unfortunate because that gentleman deserves a medal. The commentary gets better with each repeated viewing, with highlights like:
"The gate the groin for Yannick Bertrand, and you could hear it. And if you're a man, you could feel it."
"Oh, the Frenchman. Oh-ho, monsieurrrrrr."
"The boys took a beating on that one."
"That guy needs a hug."
"Those are the moments that change your life if you're a man, I tell you what."
"When you crash through a gate, when you do it at high rate of speed, it's gonna hurt and it's going to leave a mark in most cases. And in this particular case, not the area where you want to leave a mark."
Imagine watching a man take a hit to the privates at 60 mph and having to make impromptu commentary straddling the line between professionalism and acknowledging the universal reality of what just happened. There are certain things you can't say on network television that you might feel compelled to say. There's a visceral element to this scenario that could easily be taken too far in the commentary, and the inherent humor element could be seen as insensitive and offensive if not handled just right.
The announcer nailed it. 10/10. No notes.
The clip frequently resurfaces during the Winter Olympic Games, though the incident didn't happen during an Olympic event. Yannick Bertrand was competing at the FIS World Cup super-G race in Kvitfjell, Norway in 2007, when the unfortunate accident occurred. Bertrand had competed at the Turin Olympics the year before, however, coming in 24th in the downhill and super-G events.
As painful as the gate to the groin clearly as, Bertrand did not appear to suffer any damage that kept him from the sport. In fact, he continued competing in international downhill and super-G races until 2014.
According to a 2018 study, Alpine skiing is a notoriously dangerous sport with a reported injury rate of 36.7 per 100 World Cup athletes per season. Of course, it's the knees and not the coin purse that are the most common casualty of ski racing, which we saw clearly in U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's harrowing experiences at the 2026 Olympics. Vonn was competing with a torn ACL and ended up being helicoptered off of the mountain after an ugly crash that did additional damage to her legs, requiring multiple surgeries (though what caused the crash was reportedly unrelated to her ACL tear). Still, she says she has no regrets.
As Bertrand's return to the slopes shows, the risk of injury doesn't stop those who live for the thrill of victory, even when the agony of defeat hits them right in the rocks.