Comment from Center for Biological Diversity
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Summary: The Center for Biological Diversity submitted comments on behalf of the organization to support the 5-Year Status Review for the Spectacled Eider. They argue that the species is facing significant population declines and increased threats from climate change, habitat loss, and disease, necessitating continued protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Please see the attached comments and references cited.
Attachments
- 2026-06-06_CBD Comments on 5-year status review for Spectacled Eider (PDF)
- Daniels 2025_Avian influenza outbreak in Y-K delta in 2022 (PDF)
- Dunham 2021_Demographic responses to climate change in a threatened Arctic species (PDF)
- Rantanen 2022_The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979 (PDF)
- NCA5_Ch2_Climate-Trends (PDF)
- Miller 2022_Use of marine vs freshwater proteins for egg laying and incubation by sea ducks (PDF)
- Miller 2023_Prey availability and foraging activity by tundra nesting sea ducks (PDF)