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. ABC is a membership organization that has received a top, four-star rating by the independent group, Charity Navigator. [ [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5439 Charity Navigator - American Bird Conservancy] ]

Habitat Threatened

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. [cite news
author=LES LINE
title=Navy Moves to Aid Shrike Imperiled by Its Gunnery Practice
date=1997-01-07
work=New York Times
url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F1FFC385D0C748CDDA80894DF494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fN%2fNavies
accessdate=2008-07-10]

Cat Indoors!

"Cats Indoors!" is a campaign by the American Bird Conservancy and the National Audubon Society to encourage control of cats in order to protect birds from predation by cats. The objective of the Conservancy is that all domestic cats should be kept safely enclosed.. [cite news
author=JAMES GORMAN
title=Bird Lovers Hope to Keep Cats on a Very Short Leash
date=2003-03-18
work=New York Times
url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70617F63C550C7B8DDDAA0894DB404482
accessdate=2008-07-10]

The American Bird Conservancy initiated the campaign in 1997. It is an Internet based campaign. By 2003 the organisation demonstrated substantial results. They have successfully influenced federal, state and local governments in their cat policies.

Feral cats

They oppose the trap-neuter-return (TNR) method of population control of feral cat colonies.

Linda Winter

From 1997 to 2007, the Cats Indoors director was Linda Winter. Before founding Cats Indoors she was a Washington lobbyist. She said "The American Bird Conservancy opposes TNR because the cats continue to be free-roaming and will still kill birds even if well-fed. We do support stray and feral cat sanctuaries, which protects the cats and birds."

External links

* [http://www.abcbirds.org American Bird Conservancy]
* [http://www.albatrossaction.org/ Take Action Now] ABC site about lead poisoning of albatrosses at
* [http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html Cats Indoors]
* [http://felineresistance.com/cats_indoors.shtml The Truth about Cats Indoors]
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

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