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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act first carried out a 1916 treaty with which country?

Canada.

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  1. France
  2. Australia
  3. Canada ✔

Why: FWS says the 1918 Act carries out four treaties: Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1972 and Russia in 1976. Birds cross borders, so protection does too.

Huh, didn't know that: The Act has been amended with each new treaty and treaty change.

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Why did the goose cross the border? It was on a migration vacation.
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Answer: Canada. FWS says the 1918 Act carries out four treaties: Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1972 and Russia in 1976. Birds cross borders, so protection does too.

  1. US Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 www.fws.gov/law/migratory-bird-treaty-act-1918
    four international conservation treaties that the U.S. entered into with Canada in 1916
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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