BIRDERS AS A POLITICAL FORCE

["james.d.mcintyre" <james dot d dot mcintyre at worldnet dot att dot net>]

I received the following note from my friend and photographic colleague 
Arthur Morris (www.birdsasart.com) this morning.  Please check it out.

Jim McIntyre



  BIRDERS AS A POLITICAL FORCE

  For years I have lamented the fact that while hunters have tremendous 
political clout in the US, birders have been pretty much left out in the 
cold.  You might argue in fact that they have locked themselves out of 
the warm house of their own free will and volition.  A new group, 
Birders United, is working to rectify that situation.  

  How can 15 Million American Birders Can Become a Powerful Political 
Force...
  There are more than 15 million voting age citizens in the United 
States who are avid birders. Most of these millions of birders do not 
realize that as a united voting bloc they can have a tremendous impact 
on many elections in our country.  In Britain, politicians think twice 
before taking positions contrary to policy objectives of the Royal 
Society for the Protection of Birds. So too, in this country, birders 
can become a 

  powerful political force for the protection of birds and their 
habitats.  You can learn more at www.BirdersUnited.com and sign up for 
their e-mail newsletter.



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