Fight back: Zinke’s putting birds at risk

No conservation gain is safe [National Audubon Society]( [Zinke’s putting birds at risk—along with major conservation gains]( [Give Now]( Stand up for birds. Stand between them and threats to their survival. [Greater Sage-Grouse.]( Greater Sage-Grouse. Dear Friend, Ryan Zinke could hold the fate of the Greater Sage-Grouse in his hands. The administration wants to let oil, gas, and coal industries take over vast stretches of sagebrush steppe—the only habitat that sustains this iconic bird. It’s a move that could mean disaster for a species already in decline. Audubon stands between birds and threats like this one. And right now we urgently need you to stand with us. [Your gift is a powerful way to help. Will you please give right away?]( Zinke is leading the administration’s charge to let energy interests exploit America’s fragile sagebrush ecosystems. He’s rolling back protections on national monuments. He’s undermining a landmark conservation partnership more than a decade in the making. He’s even supporting a move in Congress that would prevent future sage grouse protections. Collectively, these efforts could let oil, gas, and coal companies bore into protected sagebrush lands. If they succeed, it will be at a terrible cost to birds and their habitats—and under the now-weakened MBTA, companies won’t even face serious consequences when birds inevitably die. And it doesn’t stop there. The drive to open this habitat to energy development is outrageous—but it’s just one aspect of the administration’s anti-conservation agenda, where hard-won gains are now at stake. Just this week, Zinke released proposals to weaken the protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act—putting both birds and the ESA itself at greater risk. There’s never been a more important time to stand up for birds. [Will you please join Audubon in the fight for their survival?]( For more than 100 years, we’ve stood for effective action on behalf of birds. We won’t back down now, and are already delivering our most forceful advocacy. But continuing this critical work depends on you, so we’re calling on you now. [Please become a member now with your generous gift, to protect the birds you love and the habitats that sustain them.]( Sincerely, The National Audubon Society [Give Now]( Photo: Christopher Ciccone/Audubon Photography Awards [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 USA [(844) 428-3826](#) [audubon.org]( © 2018 National Audubon Society, Inc. [Pause email for two weeks]( [Update your email address or unsubscribe](