If no action is taken to slow climate change, the Common Loon is set to lose 80% of its U.S. breeding range by 2050. And sadly, they’re not alone: Two-thirds of North American bird species are currently at increasing risk of extinction due to the climate crisis. We must prioritize water quality across the country to protect them while we still can.
The climate crisis means less safe, clean water for birds
Human activities have deprived birds like the Common Loon of the clean water they depend on.
Maine and Minnesota could see loons vanish by the end of the century.
We’ve already lost 3 billion birds in the span of a human lifetime.
And it’s not just the Common Loon that needs our help. Black Terns have lost a staggering 99% of their population in Michigan in the last 54 years. That’s why Audubon has led the fight to get funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a federal program that supports our on-the-ground conservation work to remove invasive species, install Black Tern nesting platforms at sites across Michigan, and monitor how marsh birds are responding to habitat improvements.
