Extinction crisis: 43 donors needed right away

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Golden-cheeked Warbler.

Extinction isn't just the Dodo. It's happening now.

GIVING CHALLENGE NAME: KAREN SHARP SUSTAINER STATUS: Unconfirmed GIVING CHALLENGE DEADLINE: Midnight   Donate 43 new monthly donors needed to unlock $20,000 Dear KAREN, Extinction isn't some bygone phenomenon. It's a crisis that's still unfolding today—one that will get worse for birds unless we act. We still need 43 caring monthly donors to flock to today's giving challenge and secure $20,000 for birds. Will you be one of them? Start your dependable monthly gift before midnight tonight, and do your best for vulnerable birds when their need is so profound. The recent news that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and 10 other birds have been declared extinct—part of the largest batch of extinctions ever announced—is cause for alarm. It's a warning that we need to act, boldly and with urgency, if we hope to prevent an even bigger wave of loss. Birds are already in a growing crisis, with 3 billion lost in the past 50 years. On top of that, two-thirds of North American birds could face extinction due to climate change in the coming decades. There's still time to help many of them, but that window of opportunity is closing. Audubon has the expertise to give birds their best chance at survival. Our rigorous science shows how we can help and which birds need the most support. That science guides our effective on-the-ground conservation efforts, our education programs, and our most powerful advocacy to defend and strengthen the laws that protect at-risk birds. From the Endangered Species Act to habitat preservation to much-needed bold climate legislation, your support makes it possible for us to give birds a safer future—birds like the endangered Golden-cheeked Warbler. It won't be easy to slow a crisis this vast, but with the danger of extinction in play, we can't afford less than our best. KAREN, please do all you can for birds today, before midnight, and rise to this giving challenge with a steady monthly gift. Thank you for acting now, when birds need you most. Together, we'll give birds a more abundant future. Sincerely, The National Audubon Society

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