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Encyclopedia > American Bird Conservancy

American Bird Conservancy, commonly abbreviated ABC, is a charitable organization that works solely to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. ...


After ABC threatened to sue the U.S. Navy over the San Clemente loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicicanus mearnsi) whose habitat was formerly used by the Navy for bombardment training, the Navy agreed to take steps to protect the species and its habitat.[1]


ABC and the National Audubon Society campaigned to reduce the number of feral cats and to keep pet cats indoors so that they will not kill birds.[2] Headquarter of National Audubon Society in New York. ...


ABC is a membership organization that has received a top, four-star rating by the independent group, Charity Navigator.[3]


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Midway Atoll (also known as Midway Island or Midway Islands) is a 6. ...

References

  1. ^ The New York Times, January 7, 1997, Navy Moves to Aid Shrike Imperiled by Its Gunnery Practice
  2. ^ The New York Times, March 18, 2003, Bird Lovers Hope to Keep Cats on a Very Short Leash
  3. ^ Charity Navigator - American Bird Conservancy


 
 

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