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October 22, 2019 kicks off the six-month countdown to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The stakes have never been higher. In 2019, two major large-scale reports have been released detailing the losses to biodiversity and wildlife – a stunning 3 billion birds have been lost from North America since 1970, and 1 million species are now threatened with extinction.
 
Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, issued this statement: 
 
“Defenders of Wildlife is a proud supporter of Earth Day 2020. Our nation’s wildlife are experiencing significant losses – more than ever before in human history. Just this year, two major reports have found that 1 million species are threatened with extinction and a stunning 3 billion birds have been lost, since 1970. This is a call to mobilize and demand greater protections for our natural world and the wildlife that depend upon it.”  
 

For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters. With a network of more than 2 million supporters, Defenders is an advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard wildlife for generations to come. To learn more, please visit https://defenders.org/newsroom or follow us on Instagram @defendersofwildlife.  

 

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