Join us in marking the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon by working to ensure another iconic imperiled bird has a fighting chance at survival.
A century ago next week, Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha’s death marked the extinction of a species once numbering in the billions.
One hundred years later, WildEarth Guardians is fighting to prevent the extinction of another once-numerous bird species: the greater sage grouse. In the nineteenth century, millions of grouse called huge swaths of the west home. Like the passenger pigeon, sage grouse populations rapidly declined over just a few decades. Sage grouse now occupy a fraction of their historic range and are struggling to survive threats including oil, gas and coal development, and livestock grazing.
What is needed to protect sage grouse could not be more clear, yet federal agencies are proposing inadequate plans while these majestic birds spiral toward extinction. Learn more about the faulty plans; then tell the Bureau of Land Management to learn the lesson of the passenger pigeon, follow the science, and save the greater sage grouse.
We’ve lost the incredible flocks of passenger pigeons. Let’s ensure we don’t lose any more amazing birds. In honor of Martha, tell the BLM to get its act together and protect the greater sage grouse. Stand with Guardians and the sage grouse to stop extinction.
For the birds,
Erik Molvar
Sagebrush Sea Campaign Director
WildEarth Guardians
emolvar@wildearthguardians.org
