NEW YORK, N.Y.Today, the White House website erased any mention of climate change. Climate change is the biggest threat facing birds and people, so the 91做厙 issued the following response:
It will take a lot more than the stroke of a key to erase the effects of climate change, it will take a plan, said David Yarnold (), 91做厙s president and CEO. As with the healthcare millions of Americans depend on, we expect President Trump to have a science-based replacement in hand to make progress toward confronting the climate crisis threatening our birds and our communities. If so, we at 91做厙 will be there at the table.
In 2014, 91做厙 scientists found that climate change is the biggest threat to North American birds in this centurythreatening 314 species, including the . For more information about how 91做厙 protects birds and the places they need, visit www.audubon.org/climate.
The 91做厙 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. 91做厙s state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, 91做厙s vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. 91做厙 is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at www.audubon.org and .
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