[Re: Our best bird law] Breaking

Under siege now, our best bird conservation law Need to give your inbox a break? [Pause fundraising messages]( for two weeks. I'm writing with bad news: Just days ago, with no regard for the current national turmoil, the administration announced that they’re moving on with their plan to permanently weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Ignoring conservation concerns and squelching public comments, they’re recklessly pushing ahead. But together we’re pushing back. We urgently need you with us if we’re going to hold the line. With your monthly gift, you’ll provide support we can depend on—and keep us in this fight for as long as it takes to win. [Please help all you can before midnight tonight, while a one-day-only match will double your first three contributions.]( With gratitude, Michelle Ehrhardt Senior Director, Membership [National Audubon Society]( [Great Egret.]( Great Egret. [Breaking: A new blow to our best bird law. Monthly gifts matched 2X]( [DEFEND THE MBTA]( SUSTAINER STATUS: Unconfirmed MATCH DEADLINE: Midnight [Donate]( Today: 57 monthly donors urgently needed The administration is doing their worst to our country’s best bird law. The newest blow to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act landed just days ago: their next aggressive step towards gutting it for good. Before they can deal more damage, we ask you to join the fight. Help us hold the line as we uphold the MBTA. [Your dependable monthly gift is the very best way to do it. You’ll give us the strength and staying power to outlast this sustained attack. And you’ll get your first three donations matched to give birds twice the protection.]( For years now, the Trump administration has gone after the MBTA. The latest: a proposed rule that would weaken its protections permanently. They’re already letting industries kill birds with near-impunity. Now they’ve moved to give this practice the lasting force of law—leaving 1,000-plus species exposed to appalling danger. Consider what a world without a strong MBTA would look like. When a million birds died in the wake of Deepwater Horizon, BP had to pay $100 million in fines through the law’s provisions. But if it had happened under the administration’s rule, they wouldn’t pay a dime. No penalties. No incentive to take proper care. And no bird safe from the threat of a landscape-level disaster. Audubon has mobilized to defend the MBTA and the birds that rely on it. We’re already challenging the administration in court. We’ve helped introduce legislation in Congress that reaffirms the law. And we’re creating new protections at the state level, too. [But our strongest, most steadfast defense depends on you.]( We ask you now: Will you stand with us as we stand up for birds? [Let us know we can count on you by becoming a monthly donor. When you do, you’ll power our protection all year round—and for the first three months, your gift will do double the good.]( Hurry: This one-day match expires at midnight tonight. So please do all you can to help right away. Sincerely, The National Audubon Society [Give Monthly]( Photo: Veryl Witmer/Audubon Photography Awards [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 USA [(844) 428-3826](#) [audubon.org]( © 2020 National Audubon Society, Inc. [Pause fundraising emails for two weeks]( [Update your email address or unsubscribe](