Your gift supports the Cornell Lab’s conservation mission including critical aid for Gulf Coast birds through long-term monitoring and recovery for wildlife and habitats affected by the oil spill.
Oiled tern chick on Raccoon Island, Louisiana. Photo by Gerrit Vyn
Your Contribution Makes Our Work Possible
- Mobilizing birders in all Gulf States to monitor coastlines using eBird, a critical source of information for immediate and long-term recovery efforts
- Using the latest technology in the first large-scale acoustic survey of Gulf Coast waters for impacts to marine mammals, including sperm whales and Bryde's whales
- Showing the effect of oil on birds’ lives with on-the-ground video coverage to raise public and scientific awareness
- Collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, and others responding to the oil spill crisis
- Scientific leadership to inform high-impact conservation initiatives in the U.S. and across the hemisphere
Donating is easy! Just fill out the form to the right or call (866) 989-BIRD.
Photo by Benjamin M. Clock