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Red Knot In Danger Of Extinction
Why should we save the red knot? It's a fairly average looking shorebird, amongst millions of shorebirds in the world. Yet the amazing red knot makes one of the most spectacular migrations of any species, traveling nearly nonstop from as far south as the tip of South America to Delaware Bay. Here it needs to refuel on horseshoe crab eggs to complete the final leg of its incredible migration to the Canadian Arctic. But the red knot is in danger of extinction. A new report confirms a 90 percent decline in the bird's population over the past ten years. This means that the red knot may become extinct in just a few years. Send a message today asking for emergency listing of the red knot under the Endangered Species Act: http://go.care2.com/e/4jR0/Ul_Z/AlVvl The shores of Delaware Bay provide a critical stopover area for knots and other migratory shorebirds. Historically, more than 100,000 Red Knots stopped at the Bay to feast on horseshoe crab eggs each spring, to help power the final leg of their long flight. Last year, less than 13,000 were counted. The red knot needs immediate protection in the U.S. or it risks further decline and extinction. Please take a moment today, and send your message calling for an emergency listing of the red knot under the Endangered Species Act: http://go.care2.com/e/4jR0/Ul_Z/AlVvl Thanks for taking action!
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Contributor's Note
Because of the red knot's highly precarious situation, it needs immediate protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
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Red Knot
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