Dear KAREN,
This summer, Hurricane Ida blasted through the Gulf of Mexico, leaving in its wake dozens of oil spills threatening birds and their habitats.
In some ways, this storm was historic—in others, far from unique: It demonstrates the intense variety of threats—drilling, climate change, and habitat loss—that face birds right now.
This Giving Tuesday, we're counting on you to soar to birds' defense.
Start your monthly gift today to build a safer future for the birds you love, and be one of the 113 new donors we still need by midnight tonight to secure this special $100,000 giving challenge. Ida wreaked havoc on coastal ecosystems that still bear the scars of Deepwater Horizon. Too often, Gulf Coast birds have been subjected to the danger that even a small oil spill brings—and habitat recovery can take years, if not decades. In any moment, stopping spills would be a pressing priority. In this one, when we've already lost 3 billion birds in just the past 50 years, it's an emergency.
Because as long as we keep extracting oil and gas, spills will inevitably happen. In fact, they happen with appalling regularity: NOAA reports more than 250 spills per year. What's more, drilling and mining also accelerate climate change, which leads to more severe weather like Hurricane Ida, in turn making devastating spills even more likely.
It's up to us to break this vicious cycle and give birds the safer future they deserve.
Will you help, KAREN? Together, we can change course to shift away from fossil fuels, protect and restore vital, resilient landscapes like the Gulf Coast, stand up for policies that keep birds and their habitats safe, and reduce the deadly impacts of climate change
Tackling a threat this big will take all of us, but in the spirit of Giving Tuesday, we know the Audubon community can rise to the challenge.
Please do your best for birds and start your generous monthly gift today to protect the birds you love. This $100,000 giving challenge ends at midnight tonight, so please don't miss your chance to make an even greater impact.
Sincerely,
The National Audubon Society
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