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DISSATISFACTION has often been expressed with the legislation by which birds are protected in Great Britain, although there can be little doubt that the law has had the effect of increasing the number of some desirable birds and of extending the survival period of others which were becoming too scarce. The present code of bird protection laws is, however, too complicated and cumbersome, and in several respects it lacks provisions which would much increase its efficiency, so that time and again attempts have been made to consolidate the position. For those who are interested in the present position, particularly in view of the possibility of future legislation, a brief but informative summary of the Acts under which birds are protected in Great Britain has been written by the editor of Bird Notes and News, and a first instalment appears in the autumn number (vol. 17, 167 ; 1937).
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Bird Protection in Britain. Nature 140, 1094 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401094b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1401094b0