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Speak out to make sure that repairs at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge put the needs of birds first. That could mean rebuilding the West Pond or adapting to the storm changes with improved habitat and better wildlife-watching access. Either way, it will take concerted advocacy from people like you, who care about wildlife, to make this happen.
Organize volunteers to clear debris washed and blown onto critical shorebird habitat on Jamaica Bay, so that horseshoe crabs will be able to come ashore to spawn in the spring. The eggs crabs lay are an essential food for shorebirds migrating to their Arctic nesting grounds. Already, there has been an alarming decline in the numbers of shorebirds visiting Jamaica Bay in recent years, our research shows. And other coastal sites provide critical habitat for beach-nesting shorebirds like the endangered piping plover.
Pressure government agencies, on your behalf, to clean up a deluge of oil and chemical contamination not seen in decades and mitigate its damage to wildlife.
Undertake a study on the effects of the storm-related pollution on waterbirds. We will be able to compare the results against the baseline developed from our ongoing research on toxic contamination in American oystercatchers in the harbor.
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