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With its dark eyes and gentle demeanor, the Spotted Owl doesn't look like the center of a fierce conservation battle. Yet for decades, this unassuming bird has become a symbol of what we stand to lose when old-growth forests disappear. Its haunting calls—once echoing through southwestern canyons for over a mile—have grown quieter: Spotted Owls have lost more than half their population over the last 50 years and are now endangered in the Pacific Northwest. While recent efforts have brought some fragile signs of stability, we won’t be able to sustain recovery without continued conservation.
We must flock together to protect birds before it’s too late—and there’s no better opportunity to help than today, ahead of Earth Day. Please start your dependable monthly gift right away while your first gift could be matched 2X up to $400,000. |
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| Guided by research and grounded in our shared love of birds, we work every day for practical, effective solutions to the urgent and interconnected problems of biodiversity loss, habitat destruction and degradation, and climate change—just as we have for more than 120 years. And with the support of bird lovers like you, we’re making an impact: 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 space, clean air, and clean water that birds and people need to live and thrive. What’s more, we’ve shown that just by protecting what birds need to thrive, the whole planet benefits. |
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Photo: Karen Bilgrai Cohen/Audubon Photography Awards |
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