This bird was nearly wiped out in the US in the 1800s due to fashion’s demand for its plumes. Conservationists stopped the slaughter and protected the great egret which became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
This bird was nearly wiped out in the US in the 1800s due to fashion’s demand for its plumes. Conservationists stopped the slaughter and protected the great egret which became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
