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Time’s running out for Arctic birds [National Audubon Society]( [Photo: Emaily Carter Mitchell]( Buff-breasted Sandpiper. [Don’t let time run out. 48-hour match ends tonight]( [Defend the Arctic]( STATUS: Unconfirmed MATCH DEADLINE: Midnight [Donate]( 167 friends needed right away Remote. Pristine. Precious. The Arctic Refuge is one of the last truly untouched places on Earth, and its coastal plain is a place of astounding biodiversity. More than 200 bird species visit the coastal plain, the site of a bird nursery that’s vital to the natural world. But now it’s under imminent threat from oil and gas drilling, and so are the birds that depend on it—and time’s running out on our best chance to protect it. [Today you can still do twice as much to help, when a 2X match doubles your best gift for birds. Please make your most generous gift more right away. The deadline is just hours from now: midnight tonight.]( It’s no secret that this administration is hostile to conservation, rolling back hard-won protections on our natural resources and undermining our best wildlife laws. Now they’re about to take the last step to open up the Refuge, so that energy interests can plunder one of the world’s last truly wild places. If they succeed, they’ll put countless birds in danger: birds like the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, which migrates as far as southern South America each year, but always returns to the Refuge’s coastal plain to mate and nest. This shorebird is already threatened by climate change, and disruptive drilling and oil spills would be a deadly addition to its nesting grounds. We’re running out of time. The administration is about to finalize its plan to expose the Arctic Refuge to drilling. [You can help power Audubon’s best defense today, and if you donate before midnight, your gift will be matched. Your best gift goes twice as far under this special match—so don’t miss this chance to stand up for birds when they need you most.]( Sincerely, The National Audubon Society [Donate Now]( Photo: Mark Stensaas/Audubon Photography Awards [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 USA [(844) 428-3826](#) [audubon.org]( © 2019 National Audubon Society, Inc. [Pause fundraising emails for two weeks]( [Update your email address or unsubscribe](