Why Birds Matter?

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* The most common symbol found on any form of currency is a type of bird  
* The most common symbol found on any form of currency is a type of bird  
* In the US, 3 Baseball teams, 5 NFL teams, 4 NHL teams and 1 NBA team are named after birds  
* In the US, 3 Baseball teams, 5 NFL teams, 4 NHL teams and 1 NBA team are named after birds  
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* The decline of birds such as the Passenger Pigeon and Carolina Parakeet led the United States to create its' first environmental law
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* The first United States law passed to protect birds was after the public outcry of the Passenger Pigeon and the Carolina Parakeet going extinct in 1914. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 still stands today despite numerous attempts by conservative fractions to abolish or defund it. The statute makes it unlawful without a waiver to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill or sell birds listed therein ("migratory birds"). The statute does not discriminate between live or dead birds and also grants full protection to any bird parts including feathers, eggs and nests. Over 800 species are currently on the list.
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* In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh felt the Egyptian Vulture was so important that it led him to create the first-ever recorded environmental protection law to protect it.
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* The first recorded bird protection law was past in Ancient Egypt by Pharaoh Psammetich I. The Pharaoh protected the Egyptian Vulture (on pain of death) because he realized the importance of vultures cleaning up carrion that often caused disease outbreaks. The Egyptian populous referred to the vulture, after the law was passed, as "Pharaoh's Chicken."
== Scary Facts: ==
== Scary Facts: ==

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