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What is the State Bird of Louisiana?

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In fact, of all the world’s pelican species, only the Brown Pelican and Peruvian Pelican perform those plunges. In short, pesticide use in the 1950’s and 1960’s almost wiped them from North America.

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What is the State Bird of Colorado?

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Still, it’s not hard to see why the Colorado legislature couldn’t resist the Lark Bunting when they named it the official state bird in 1931: they are absolutely striking. ” As with other at-risk birds, state designation gives added publicity to environmental problems behind a species’ decline.

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