Flying Colors: Want To Protect Birds? Ban Pesticides

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Written By Jillian Anthony

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Want to protect birds? Ban pesticides.
Flying Colors, 2023

After DDTs were tanking the Bald Eagle population, the US banned them in 1972, and their numbers slowly rebounded in the wild. But modern pesticides are still widely used in farming in the US and around the world, and birds continue to suffer their deadly effects. Here’s what you need to know about pesticides—or neonicotinoids—that harm our feathered friends, and what you can do to fight for their future.

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