We can’t let this become the new normal

Get your first gift matched for birds like the Common Murre. Mass die-offs, breeding failures, and empty seabird colonies have marine biologists in Alaska worried: Could this be the new normal? We won't let it be. Birds tell us that their survival—and ours—depends on each of us taking immediate action to curb the worst effects of this climate crisis. [Donate]( At a time when global seabird numbers are in steep decline—down 70% since 1950—we must flock together to protect them. [So please, be one of the caring friends we’re depending on to make an annual gift today. Thanks to a group of generous donors, for a limited time, your first gift will be matched, up to $5,000, to protect the birds we love today and tomorrow. Your annual sustaining gift will provide the dependable resources our teams need to defend birds year after year.]( [National Audubon Society]( [Dead Common Murres found in Alaska in 2016.]( Dead Common Murres found in Alaska in 2016. [Just launched: Special Match for the birds we love]( [MATCH CHALLENGE]( Your First Annual Gift Matched, Up To $5,000 --------------------------------------------------------------- Match Challenge Deadline Approaching [Donate Now]( Distressed and dying. That’s how the last seven years—collectively the warmest seven years on record—have left birds in the Arctic, according to a recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This is a code-red climate crisis—and it’s affecting the food supply for seabirds like Common Murre. Birds can’t ask for your help. So we’re asking for them: [Will you make an annual donation now to protect the birds we love? Your gift will automatically renew each year giving birds the protection they need today and for years to come. Until midnight tomorrow, your first will be matched, up to $5,000—so please, make your gift right away.]( [Donate]( Unless urgent climate action is taken, the world could soon become uninhabitable for many bird species. But thanks to generous support from people like you, we’re building a more sustainable future for birds and people alike. Audubon’s Seabird Institute actively works to share conservation methods to benefit rare and endangered seabirds worldwide. And where we work, birds are better off. 50 years ago Audubon set out to bring the Atlantic Puffin back to Maine after it had nearly been hunted out of existence, and today thousands of puffins and other seabirds return to Maine's coast to nest each summer. This work, and all of our work on behalf of birds, is only possible with the steadfast support of caring bird lovers like you. [So please, make your annual recurring donation right away, while your first gift will be matched, up to $5,000, for birds and their habitats.]( Sincerely, National Audubon Society [Donate]( Photos from top: Jeremy Irons; Mick Thompson [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 USA [(844) 428-3826](#) [audubon.org]( © 2023 National Audubon Society, Inc. [Pause fundraising emails for two weeks]( [Update your email address or unsubscribe](