Ask SpaceX to take steps to protect birds!

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The SpaceX facility in Boca Chica is surrounded by federal and state public lands used by hundreds of thousands of birds1, including the federally Threatened Piping Plover and Red Knot, as well as the Endangered Northern Aplomado Falcon. These lands also support several species of sea turtles and mammals listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Despite the area's ecological importance, SpaceX has conducted and expanded operations with little oversight by federal authorities. Construction at the facility, launch activities, fires, and rocket debris are already impacting the wildlife of the Boca Chica region2.

Rather than minimizing operations to protect this fragile area, SpaceX has increased its scope well beyond what was specified in the Federal Aviation Administration's 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment. This includes testing a new rocket — a massive 400-foot-tall ship — that is much larger than originally authorized. It also includes development of a natural gas facility to extract and deliver fuel to the site3.

Over 14,000 acres of federal and state public lands have already been affected by the SpaceX facility — and much more is at risk if we don't raise our voices now.