#Migratorybirds connect continents, pollinate plants, and help keep ecosystems healthy. But they depend on safe habitat across thousands of miles of migration routes—meaning they need strong protections wherever they travel.

That's why laws like the #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct are so important.

This is occurring at a time when nearly half of the world's migratory bird species are in decline, with over 20% facing extinction. #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct

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A sobering fact: We’ve lost around 3 billion #birds in North America since 1970 — a loss of nearly one in four birds.

And yet, this week a congressional panel is meeting to consider weakening the #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct.

We'll continue to fight for them.

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A new study found that billions fewer #birds are flying through North America compared to a decade ago, and populations are shrinking faster than ever.

Even so, a Republican-led House committee is holding a hearing today as part of a plan to undermine the #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct.

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The History of Audubon and Bird Conservation

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Wearable Taxidermy and the Birth of the Wildlife Conservation Movement

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Crimes of Fashion: Gilded Age Millinery and the Plight of Birds

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Federally-endangered Least Bell's Vireo in Bull Creek Restoration Area, Encino CA. But then, what and who aren't federally endangered right now? #birds #leastbellsviero #endangeredspeciesact #migratorybirdtreatyact

“For more than a century, the #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct provided the foundation for our country’s #bird #conservation efforts. … Take action to safeguard this law for the future—Urge Congress to support the Migratory Bird Protection Act.
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🏛️ Early legal protections began with the 1918 #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct, followed by the Bald Eagle Protection Act in 1940, making it illegal to harm eagles, nests, eggs, or feathers.

Migratory Birds Need Your Help - Tell the Service it's long past time to enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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