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title: "Wild Birds Unlimited Joins Premiere Nature Organizations in Celebrating 2018 as the Year of the Bird"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6f8dce0d-4cd2-4d03-8447-1e3293b36153
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wild-birds-unlimited-joins-premiere-nature-organizations-in-celebrating-2018-as-the-year-of-the-bird-2705914
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published: 2018-03-20T21:16:31.000Z
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# Wild Birds Unlimited Joins Premiere Nature Organizations in Celebrating 2018 as the Year of the Bird

**TL;DR:** Wild Birds Unlimited joined nature organizations in celebrating the Year of the Bird, promoting the importance of protecting wild birds. The company is actively promoting events and themes related to this annual celebration across its 300-plus stores in the United States and Canada.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wild-birds-unlimited-joins-premiere-nature-organizations-in-celebrating-2018-as-the-year-of-the-bird-2705914).*

## Story

Wild Birds Unlimited is actively promoting the Year of the Bird celebrations, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act being ratified. This agreement between the United States and Great Britain on behalf of the Commonwealth of Canada ended the hunting of nongame birds in the two countries. In 1936, the U.S. passed a similar act with Mexico, ensuring that wild birds are fully protected by law across North America.

The Cornell Lab, National Geographic, the National Audubon Society, and BirdLife International have joined forces to raise awareness about the importance of protecting wild birds. Hundreds of organizations, including Wild Birds Unlimited, have signed on to be partners in this initiative.

According to John Schaust, chief naturalist for Wild Birds Unlimited, "What makes this celebration so interesting is the fact that this type of collaboration between the Cornell Lab, National Geographic, the National Audubon Society, and BirdLife International has never happened before. This is the first time that these organizations have joined forces, and I think that it's going to lead to impressive results."

Wild Birds Unlimited is actively making an effort to promote events and themes related to this annual celebration. At the brand's 300-plus stores across the United States and Canada, Wild Birds Unlimited owners, employees, and customers will all be able to partake in centennial celebrations and learn more about birds across North America.

Some of the events and themes that Wild Birds Unlimited will be focusing on include:

- The Great Backyard Bird Count in February
- Being both plant and bird-friendly in April
- Helping children connect with nature over the summer

Schaust said, "Celebrating the Year of the Bird is a great opportunity for us to make a difference in the local communities that our stores serve. But the reality for us is that every year is the year of the bird. That's what we're all about."

With more than 300 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, Wild Birds Unlimited is the original and largest franchise system of backyard bird feeding and nature specialty stores.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- canada (location)
- United States (location)
- Wild Birds Unlimited (company)
- franchise system (topic)
- Mexico (location)
- nature specialty stores (topic)
- Great Britain (location)
- wild bird conservation (topic)
- year of the bird (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wild-birds-unlimited-joins-premiere-nature-organizations-in-celebrating-2018-as-the-year-of-the-bird-2705914). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6f8dce0d-4cd2-4d03-8447-1e3293b36153).