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The Migratory Bird Protection Act needs your help to succeed - tell
your Representative to support H.R. 5552 today!

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Dear Defender of
Wildlife,

They die preventable deaths by the millions.

Poisoned by open oil pits, colliding with electrical lines and
communication towers, their nests and homes destroyed by reckless
development.

Our country's migratory birds, including hawks, eagles,
songbirds and more, have suffered staggering losses in recent decades.
And now the Trump administration has effectively gutted the law
designed to keep them safe.

But there's a chance to fix this disaster, and it needs your
help to succeed!

TAKE ACTION: Tell your Representative to support H.R. 5552, the
Migratory Bird Protection Act, to restore urgently needed protections
for migratory birds!

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Until the Trump administration came along, the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA), one of our nation's most effective conservation
laws, held industrial operations responsible for "incidental take":
birds killed as a side effect of their activities.

However, this anti-wildlife administration has turned its backs on
negligent corporate behavior by "reinterpreting" bird protection laws
to excuse industry-caused bird deaths as long as those birds
weren't killed on purpose.

That means companies no longer face legal responsibility for the
preventable harm they cause to birds.

We can't let them get away with killing millions of birds with
no consequences. Tell your Representative to support the Migratory
Bird Protection Act and end these killings right now!

SAVE MIGRATORY BIRDS >>

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Right now, corporations have no incentive to take necessary measures
to protect migrating birds - and so the senseless killing of
migratory birds will continue.

H.R. 5552 will make these companies responsible once again by
restoring industry liability for predictable and preventable bird
deaths - but it won't pass unless it gets enough support!

Are we going to hold these corporations accountable for the deaths
they cause, or do they get to keep ignoring this crisis of their own
making while they reap greater profits?

The choice is ours - make sure your Representative knows where
you stand today by sending them this quick note!

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Thank you in advance for taking action to protect wildlife.

Sincerely,

Nicole Whittington-Evans

Robert Dewey

Vice President, Government Relations
and External Affairs
Defenders of Wildlife

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