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Audubon Society: Two-Thirds of N. American Bird Species Face Climate Change Risk

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Karen Dewitt
Published October 14, 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT
Ana Paula Tavares, the executive director of Audubon New York and Audubon Connecticut
Karen DeWitt

The Audubon Society is out with a study that shows two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk of extinction if the region warms as 3 degrees Centigrade or around 5 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt spoke with Ana Paula Tavares, the executive director of Audubon New York and Audubon Connecticut. 
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Karen Dewitt
Karen DeWitt is Capitol Bureau chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of public radio stations in New York state. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.
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