The habitat of migratory songbirds is being threatened and destroyed in Latin America and the Caribbean. Senator Abraham is to be commended in ushering this important law for birds through Congress, said Beard. With the bill s recent overwhelming passage in the House and the president s approval, conservation efforts can begin. We hope the projects resulting from this law will help increase songbird populations in the United States. As the preeminent bird conservation organization, the National Audubon Society looks forward to facilitating the partnership process by identifying need areas, sources of private funding, and local groups potentially able to manage and conserve habitat.
Habitat destruction is a primary cause of songbird species decline.
At least 75 percent of these funds must be spent on projects outside the United States, in areas where Neotropical migratory birds spend their winters and gain strength for their flights back to the United States. With over a million members and supporters in 530 chapters throughout the Americas, the National Audubon Society conserves and restores natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth s biological diversity.