New Audubon research found that half of the birds throughout our nation’s refuge system will see changes in the environmental suitability of their habitats if global temperatures are allowed to rise unchecked. This is a sobering reminder: There will be no safe space left for vulnerable birds like the Tundra Swan if the wildlife refuges are decimated by climate change.
The habitats that birds depend on are changing quickly.
Not all birds will be able to adapt.
Two-thirds of North American bird species are at increasing risk of climate extinction.
The National Wildlife Refuge System spans 95 million acres of land and also covers 760 million submerged lands and waters. With support from generous people like you, Audubon can work with decision-makers and land managers to ensure the System has adequate funding, and to expand the System to meet the needs of birds and people as they adapt to a changing climate.
