Northern Arizona Audubon Society Action Alert

Permanently Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 03:05:36 GMT

The American Golden-Plover, which nests in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any shorebird.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will always be threatened with oil and gas development until Congress permanently protects this vital wildlife habitat once and for all. While it's great news that the Interior Department recently announced it was suspending oil and gas leases in the Refuge pending further review, it is only a temporary reprieve. It's time for Congress to work with the president to repeal the leasing program and permanently protect the Refuge.

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Please urge your representatives in Congress and President Biden to act quickly to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Mary D'A

Birds need our protection because:

Admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:45:43 GMT

Tipping Point Species: Birds in decline

The 2022 State of the Birds report is the first overall assessment of the nation’s birds since a 2019 Science study indicating the United States and Canada have lost more than 3 billion birds in the past 50 years. “We're basically watching the process of the sixth mass extinction,” says Marra, who is a co-author of the 2019 paper.

According to a new study, North America is home to nearly three billion fewer birds today compared to 1970—that’s more than 1 in 4 birds that have disappeared from the landscape in a mere half a century. 1 in 4 birds just gone!

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