10-11: The Feather Wars with James H. McCommons

The early years of bird conservation in North America, is a fascinating period, featuring colorful characters and countless battles fought in the pages of newspapers and magazines regarding the need for conserving the continent's wildlife. It is a history thoroughly recounted in the book The Feather Wars and Great Crusade to Save America's Birds by James H. McCommons. The author joins the American Birding Podcast to talk about the creation of the bird conservation movement that not only saved a number of species from extinction, but provides the basis of our the conservation landscape we enjoy today. Registration is open for the ABA's Community Weekend in Philadelphia! It's free!

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10-11: The Feather Wars with James H. McCommons is an episode from American Birding Podcast by naswick.

This episode is 46:34 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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