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In 1916, the US signed a migratory bird treaty with Great Britain on behalf of which country?

Canada. Congress then passed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918.

  1. Mexico
  2. Canada ✔
  3. Japan

Why: Birds migrate across borders, so protecting them takes more than one country. The 1916 treaty led to the 1918 Act. Mexico, Japan and Russia signed similar treaties later.

Huh, didn't know that: Under the act it is illegal to take, possess or transport a protected migratory bird, its nest, its eggs, or even a feather, except as allowed by regulations.

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Sources

  1. USFWS: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 https://www.fws.gov/law/migratory-bird-treaty-act-1918
  2. Connecticut DEEP Hunter Safety Manual, Chapter 9 https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/Chapter9.pdf

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