Protect birds from building collisions
As many as a billion birds die each year by colliding with buildings, often because they didn’t realize the sky and clouds before them were reflections from a thick pane of glass.
With great speed, the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act became law
Warning to our readers: this isn’t the typical Washington, D.C., story about stubborn partisanship and the inability to get anything done.
In the month of April, Congress got to work and passed the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act. The law renews an existing program that funds the protection of bird habitat outside the U.S., supporting America’s migratory birds that spend only part of their year here.
Since 2002, this program has supported 717 projects in 43 countries, and with nearly 3 billion fewer birds in North America than in 1970, we need more of this.
Here’s the bill’s speedy timeline:
A big thank you to the bill’s champs in Congress, including Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mary Peltola (D-AK), plus Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John Boozman (R-AR). Finally, a thank you to President Biden for signing this important, bipartisan conservation bill.
As many as a billion birds die each year by colliding with buildings, often because they didn’t realize the sky and clouds before them were reflections from a thick pane of glass.
SEND YOUR MESSAGE