,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,portman7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,,resolution  ,honoring         
conservation on the centennial of the   
passenger pigeon extinction4  ,whereas  
the ,senate recognizes the importance of
 conserving natural habitats for bird   
populations and preserving the ,nation's
 biodiversity2 ,whereas the death of    
,martha1 the last passenger pigeon1 on  
,september #a1 #aiad1 at the ,cincinnati
 ,zoo1 and the extinction of the        
passenger pigeon helped to catalyze the 
,american conservation movement of the  
early #bjth century1 resulting in new   
laws and practices that prevented the   
extinction of many species2 ,whereas the
 story of the passenger pigeon can serve
 as a cautionary tale and raise         
awareness of current issues related to  

human-caused extinction1 explore        
connections between humans and the      
natural world1 and inspire people to    
build sustainable relationships with    
other species2 ,whereas the passenger   
pigeon 7,ectopistes migratorius7 was    
once the most abundant bird in ,north   
,america1 with a population exceeding   
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj and with flocks so large 
that they could darken the skies for    
hours and even days at a time2 ,whereas 
due to unregulated market hunting in the
 #aith century and deforestation1 the   
passenger pigeon population plummeted   
toward extinction2 ,whereas ,project    
,passenger ,pigeon1 a consortium of over
 #aej institutions1 scientists1         
conservationists1 educators1 artists1   
musicians1 filmmakers1 and others       
throughout the ,nation1 is using the    
centenary of the extinction of the      
species to tell the story of the        
passenger pigeon2 and ,whereas the story
 of the passenger pigeon1 once a symbol 
of never-ending natural abundance1 and  

its subsequent extinction is unique in  
the annals of the history of the ,united
 ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,senate commemorates the importance 
of this centenary1 our natural heritage1
 the sustainability of our ecosystem1   
and the conservation of our ,nation's   
wildlife4