A dire warning and a cause for hope

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Dear KAREN, Upon the release of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report, Working Group III co-chair Jim Skea issued a dire warning: "It's now or never if we want to limit global warming." It's the most urgent challenge we've faced in our lifetimes—and we stand to lose many of the birds we love unless we act. Yet there is hope for birds because Audubon has you—and together, we're helping them survive and thrive. Ahead of Earth Day on Friday, we're looking for 209 caring friends to start a monthly gift and help unlock $25,000 more for the birds we love. Will you be one of them?

Baltimore Oriole.

Birds are calling for our help. This Earth Day, answer their call.

EARTH DAY 2022 NAME: KAREN SHARP SUSTAINER STATUS: Unconfirmed GIVING CHALLENGE DEADLINE: FRIDAY   Donate 209 monthly donors needed right away Dear KAREN, The Baltimore Oriole's rich whistled song is a welcome sign of spring. But no matter how cheery it might sound, this striking bird is struggling. In the past few decades alone, it's seen a sharp 44% decline—just one of many backyard favorites imperiled by climate change. Yet where there's action, there's hope—and Audubon acts for birds. With more than a century of expertise and with dedicated friends like you on our side, we're tackling both the causes of climate change and its effects. Birds need your support, not just today, but tomorrow, too. So please, give them the protection they deserve—protection that doesn't waver—with a monthly gift ahead of Earth Day, and help unlock an additional $25,000 in support. The climate crisis threatens a staggering two-thirds of North American bird species—and for birds like the Baltimore Oriole, already facing declines in recent decades, climate change could prove to be too much of a challenge. But we've mobilized to create a safer, more hopeful future. Turning the support and commitment of our passionate community into effective protection everywhere we work, Audubon has held strong against threats to birds. Just last year, Audubon helped secure historic funding for climate resilience as a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This cornerstone piece of legislation will provide funding to address drought in the West, pursue clean energy demonstration projects, invest in USDA watershed programs, and more—giving birds and their habitats new and powerful protection. That's what we can achieve when friends like you join in. We need to do more, and urgently, so we ask for your help today. As we approach Earth Day, please be one of 209 friends we need to start a monthly gift to sustain our best work for birds. Your gift will help unlock $25,000 more—so make the most of this special opportunity to help. Sincerely, National Audubon Society

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