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How Avery Island Became a Refuge for Birds

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How Avery Island Became a Refuge for Birds

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Fearing that Louisiana's snowy egret was on the verge of extinction, Edward Ned McIlhenny founded the Bird City wildfowl refuge on Avery Island in 1895. From: AERIAL AMERICA: Amazing Destinations http://bit.ly/1hFxrnx

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