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Jason Rylander Senior Staff Attorney Defenders of Wildlife

After more than a decade of work -- including more than 100,000 messages from Defenders supporters -- federal officials are finally moving in the right direction to save millions of migratory birds.

But a flawed analysis could derail efforts to avoid the nearly 5 million bird deaths associated with communications structures each year.

Take action now -- urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a full environmental analysis to reduce bird deaths from communications structures.

Earlier this year, the FCC took steps to improve rules meant to reduce bird deaths from broadcast towers and other communications structures. But these vital rules are not yet final -- and the commission's analysis of the impact of these structures on migratory birds is deeply flawed.

If the FCC relies on this incomplete analysis -- which concludes that towers do not have a significant impact on birds -- millions of migratory birds could continue to be injured or killed.

Write the FCC and urge the commissioners to conduct a full environmental impact analysis to keep millions of migratory birds out of harm's way. The deadline for comments is next Wednesday, November 2nd.

Each year, an estimated 5 million birds meet an untimely death as they collide with radio towers and other communications structures -- at least 230 species are affected including cerulean warblers, black rails and other species in decline.

Thanks to caring supporters like you, we're getting closer to preventing these deaths -- but we need to make sure that adequate rules are in place to ensure a safer journey for millions of migratory birds.

Please take action today so we can deliver your message to the FCC by the November 2nd deadline.

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