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rndmcmmntr t1_jacnzec wrote

Probably because as soon as people start wearing or collecting eagles' feathers it'll have people start thinking about killing them to sell the feathers. It's sick but it would definitely happen.

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oroborus68 t1_jaecarg wrote

It definitely did happen. The feather trade around 1900 almost drove some birds to extinction.

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