[NEW MATCH Challenge] A dire warning—and a cause for hope

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Golden-winged Warbler.

Birds are at a tipping point—but this Earth Day, you can help.

EARTH DAY 2023 Your First Annual Gift Matched, Up To $5,000 Match Challenge Deadline: Midnight April 21st Donate Now Dear KAREN, "Urgent action is needed to help these birds before they become endangered." That was the dire warning in the latest State of the Birds report from the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative: More than half of U.S. bird species are in decline. And of those, 70 species, including the beloved Golden-winged Warbler and Rufous Hummingbird, are identified as at a "Tipping Point"—birds that have lost 50% or more of their populations in the past 50 years and are on track to lose another half or more in the coming decades. Yet there is hope for birds because we have you—and together, we're helping them survive by protecting the places they need. Ahead of Earth Day, we're counting on caring friends like you to start an annual donation while your first gift will be matched up to $5,000 thanks to a generous group of donors. Your annual gift will renew automatically each year, providing uninterrupted resources our teams can depend on in their work year after year. Will you join us today?

This Earth Day, birds are at a tipping point

More than half of U.S. bird species are in decline.

389 North American bird species are at increasing risk of climate extinction.

3 billion birds have vanished in less than a human lifetime.

Because birds have been telling us for quite some time that the health of our planet is at stake—and because we have listened—we're already protecting vulnerable birds in every landscape where we work. With more than a century of expertise and caring bird lovers like you behind our efforts, we're giving species a better chance at survival: restoring and improving the resilience of important landscapes; successfully advocating for climate legislation at the state and federal levels; transforming communities into places where birds flourish; and securing space, clean air, and clean water that birds and people need to live and thrive. But we can—and must—do more while there's still time. So ahead of Earth Day, please join us with an annual donation while it will go twice as far for birds and their habitats. Sincerely, National Audubon Society

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