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| Hey KAREN, our flock, people just like you, do so much to help create a brighter future for birds. Enjoy the stories below, and keep an eye out each month for more good news like this. Please consider letting us know what you think in the survey at the end of the email. Thanks! – Team Audubon | | | | |
| Wingspan Newsletter | February 2024 | | | | |
| Over the last century, the Tufted Puffin's population experienced a significant decline. The seabird is listed as endangered in Washington, sensitive in Oregon, and a species of special concern in California. This past fall, in partnership with Friends of Haystack Rock, we reached out to interested groups in the Pacific Northwest to launch a more coordinated conservation strategy for the Tufted Puffins along the coasts of Oregon, Washington, and California. Read on | | | | |
| We are proud to celebrate the official GRAMMY Award Winner for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, For The Birds: The Birdsong Project. We are honored to be a lead partner and beneficiary of this inspiring endeavor, which is a striking example of the incredible power of art and music to raise awareness and drive people to take important actions to protect birds and the places we all need. Get your copy of the boxed set while supplies last and learn more about The Birdsong Project at audubon.org/birdsong-project. | | | | |
| This past July, our Great Lakes team alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and partners at Detroit Zoo and University of Minnesota released four federally endangered Great Lakes Piping Plover chicks at the Cat Island Restoration Site in Lower Green Bay. This is the first year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released captive Great Lakes Piping Plovers outside of the state of Michigan—the population's stronghold—and the first time in the state of Wisconsin. Learn more about the importance of collaborative conservation like this and how these partnerships are essential in moving a species toward recovery. Keep reading | | | | |
| Fish and Wildlife Service, Audubon Great Lakes and partners at Detroit Zoo and University of Minnesota, released four federally endangered Great Lakes piping plover chicks at the Cat Island Restoration Site, in Lower Green Bay. | | | | |
| Birders across the Western hemisphere rallied together for our 124th Christmas Bird Count. Learn what inspired these volunteers to participate during last year's Christmas Bird Count ranging from coastal Texas to the forests of Colombia and back again. If you haven't already, please consider joining a count near you next season! Keep reading | | | | |
| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing improved water quality standards for portions of the Delaware River that would help declining fish populations and protect aquatic wildlife that birds need for survival. Let the EPA know you support efforts to protect the Delaware River's aquatic life by submitting comments in support of these improvements by Tuesday, February 20. Take action | | | | |
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| Photos from top: Tom Ingram/Audubon Photography Awards; Joel Trick; Luis Bernardo Cano; Jerry am Ende/Audubon Photography Awards; Xianwei Zeng/Audubon Photography Awards | | | | |
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