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The Ivory Gull, an Arctic-dependent species, spends its life on and around the sea ice. It feeds in open water and on the remains of marine mammals killed by polar bears and other predators. 

Protect Arctic Ocean from New Oil Drilling

The ocean waters along Alaska's northern coast provide vital habitat for extraordinary wildlife, including polar bears, walruses, ice-dependent seals, endangered bowhead whales, and millions of migratory birds. The Arctic Ocean can also be phenomenally harsh: broken ice covers the water for much of the year, storms with hurricane-force winds can whip up 20-foot seas, and it is entirely dark for half the year.

The federal government recently released a proposed Five-Year Program (2012-2017) for offshore oil and gas leasing that could open up pristine new areas in the Arctic Ocean offshore of Alaska to oil drilling, even though the oil industry has never demonstrated the ability to clean up an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. Comments are due by February 8.

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Our Next, Best Chance to Restore the Gulf Coast!

The Gulf Coast supports migratory birds from all across America, and its natural resources support millions of jobs throughout the nation. Congress continues to inch closer to providing much-needed resources to restore the Gulf. Now is the time to push this legislation to the finish line. The RESTORE Act would dedicate billions of dollars in penalties paid by BP and other responsible parties to a massive effort to restore the Gulf.

We must keep the pressure on. Please urge your U.S. Senators to support the RESTORE Act by sending a letter through Audubon's Action Center.

Milo Burcham

Atlantic Golden-Plover in the Arctic

Save America's Greatest Arctic Wetland

When most people think of the wildlife on Alaska's North Slope, they think of the beleaguered Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But, to the west, there is another vast wilderness that is also teeming with birds, bears, and caribou. We now have an opportunity to permanently protect America's greatest wetlands.

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Help Save Our Migratory Birds!

Send a letter to your U.S. Representative and Senators, asking them to support legislation to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act.

Keep Clean Energy Clean!

Increasing renewable energy is essential to curbing the unprecedented threat of global warming. In a pilot project, Audubon worked with Google Earth and the Natural Resources Defense Council to provide maps and Web resources to help decision-makers and the public make informed choices about proposed sites for wind turbines and transmission lines.  Send this sample letter or edit it with your own words to let your members of Congress know why you support keeping green energy green, and protect critical habitat.

The Common Loon has some of the highest mercury levels of any animal in the world — a result of pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Defend the Clean Air Act!

Radical attacks by Congress on the Clean Air Act threaten our health and our environment.