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Conservation Act. This law ensures that the importation of exotic birds into the 

 United States no longer jeopardizes wild populations or causes the needless deaths 

 of hundreds of thousands of birds. A strong Wild Bird Conservation Act also helps 

 other nations enforce their own bird conservation laws and benefits American 

 aviculturists and pet bird buyers. For these successes to continue, the Act must be 

 reauthorized in its current form. We strongly urge this subcommittee to reauthorize 

 the Wild Bird Conservation Act without any weakening amendments. 



