SF Bayflower: [Deadline Approaching] Birds are at a crisis tipping point

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

[Deadline Approaching] Birds are at a crisis tipping point—make 2X the impact now

Rufous Hummingbird.

Birds are at a crisis tipping point. Make 2X the impact before midnight.

Dear KAREN,

If there was ever a time when birds needed this community of bird lovers to come together for their protection, it’s right now. The Rufous Hummingbird has suffered steep population declines—losing 50% or more of their populations in just 50 years. But sadly, they’re far from alone: This beauty is one of 70 “Tipping Point” species that are on track to lose another 50% in the same time frame if climate change continues unchecked.

We're not going to sit by and let that happen—and we know you won't either. Please start a monthly donation before Giving Tuesday ends to give the birds the protection they need, not just today but tomorrow, too. Thanks to a group of generous donors your first gift will be matched, up to $50,000, to bring birds back from the brink.

On behalf of birds and guided by science, we have practical and effective solutions to address the urgent and interconnected problems of biodiversity loss, habitat degradation, and climate change. With your support, we’re restoring and improving the resilience of important landscapes, successfully advocating for climate legislation at the state and federal level, transforming communities into places where birds flourish, and securing the space and clean air and water that birds and people need to live and thrive.

This work—and all the critical work we do on behalf of birds—can only happen with the generous support of bird lovers like you. So please, be one of the 59 friends we need to start a monthly donation right away. Until midnight, your first gift will be matched, up to $50,000, to protect birds like the Rufous Hummingbird.

Sincerely,

National Audubon Society

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Photo: Kazuto Shibata/Audubon Photography Awards