# Legislating is for the Birds

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Podcast: [BirdNote Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/birdnote-daily-756399)
Published: 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/birdnote-daily/legislating-birds
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Duration seconds: 98

## Resource

American Bird Conservancy’s Hardy Kern on speaking up to lawmakers about birds.

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