Act Now: Help Birds Across the Western Hemisphere

Urge your Senator to support a bipartisan bill to strengthen conservation for migratory birds. 

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Help Birds Across the Western Hemisphere

Urge your Senator to support conservation efforts for migratory birds. Take Action The Hooded Warbler is a neotropical migratory bird—those that breed in the U.S. and Canada and spend the winter in the tropics. Dear KAREN, Fall migration is in full swing, yet our migratory birds face growing threats. North America's bird populations have declined by 3 billion birds since 1970, and most of the losses are from migratory species. To succeed in protecting these species, we need to invest in conservation projects across their ranges, from their wintering grounds to their summer breeding habitat. Thankfully, new and bipartisan legislation has been introduced—the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act (S.4187)—which would significantly increase hemispheric funding for these beloved and declining birds.  YOUR U.S. Senator is a key member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which must take up this priority legislation. Urge your Senator to cosponsor the bipartisan bill to strengthen conservation for migratory birds.   More than half of our nation's bird species migrate to Latin America and the Caribbean for wintering habitats, including orioles, warblers, shorebirds, and more. These neotropical migrants face a complex range of threats, including development pressures, invasive species, and climate change.   This legislation would increase authorized funding for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which supports bird conservation projects across the Western Hemisphere. The bill will also reduce barriers to participation in the program and give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adequate resources to implement it successfully. Our migratory bird populations urgently need further support.   Ask your Senator to support urgently needed conservation funding for migratory birds by cosponsoring the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act.

Sincerely,

Jesse Walls Senior Director, Government Affairs National Audubon Society

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