abstract:The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a non-profit membership organization with the mission of conserving native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Its focus is on threats to birds in the western hemisphere—threats which include overuse of pesticides, urban sprawl, habitat destruction, and invasive species.
The groups include the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy.
VOA: special.2009.05.12
"To maintain the integrity of our ecosystems, we have to conserve the animals that play integral roles in those ecosystems, " said Dr. George Fenwick, president of the AmericanBirdConservancy.