Climate change is pushing the Snowy Owl to the brink

Your support helps protect birds on the brink. [We need your help to protect birds]( Last year was the hottest year on record, which means we’re running out of time to curb the impacts of climate change and protect birds on the brink. If we don’t take action to slow climate change in 2024 and beyond, the places the Snowy Owl calls home will become too warm to support them. A large swath of the United States is also projected to become unsuitable for them during the winter, meaning many people will no longer experience their magic. [Donate Annually]( We can’t undo what’s already done, but in the new year, we can recommit ourselves to protect birds on the brink and slow the impacts of climate change so the magic of these birds isn’t lost forever. [Your dependable annual gift will help birds like the Snowy Owl. Please start your donation while your your first gift will be matched 2X up to $50,000 thanks to a generous group of supporters.]( [National Audubon Society]( [Birds Need your Help; Snowy Owl]( Snowy Owl. [Match Active]( [Resolve to help all our birds on the brink in 2024.]( Right now, more than half of U.S. birds are in decline, and that includes the Snowy Owl. Our most recent climate report showed that across all warming scenarios, the Snowy Owl has a high vulnerability status—and could lose up to 97% of their range if we don’t take action on climate change now. As we step into 2024, things are getting even more dire as our climate continues to change. That's why we're counting on our biggest bird champions to make an impactful resolution to protect birds this year. [Can we count on your annual gift? If you donate right now, your first gift will be matched 2X up to $50,000 thanks to a generous group of supporters.]( What can you give to protect birds? [$150]( [$100]( [$75]( [Other]( We have worked to advocate for the conservation needs of the Arctic Refuge and have seen recent success! It’s extremely promising that the Department of Interior has released a critical environmental impact statement to formally recognize the conservation needs and Indigenous values connected to the Arctic Refuge. The Department also recently issued a new conservation rule that would further protect, and hopefully expand, the Western Arctic's designated Special Areas. This landscape supports some of the most important bird habitat on the planet. The birds we love need protection [Bird Icon.]( Snowy Owls have been listed as a “vulnerable” species since 2017. [Bird Icon.]( The Snowy Owl has lost 50% of its population from 1970-2019. [Bird Icon.]( We are working to permanently protect important Snowy Owl habitat from oil and gas developments. But there is still work to do. Time is of the essence to help protect birds like the Snowy Owl, and there is no better time to do everything possible to help them than right now at the start of the new year. [Can we count on you to start a dependable annual commitment to birds right now?]( Sincerely, National Audubon Society [Donate]( Photo: Aleksandar Baba Vulic/Audubon Photography Awards. Illustrations: Snowy Owl, Piping Plover, American Goldfinch. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 USA [(844) 428-3826](#) [audubon.org]( © 2024 National Audubon Society, Inc. [Pause fundraising emails for two weeks]( [Update your email address or unsubscribe](