The Deathly Hallows OOC Site
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

At the turn of the 20th

Go down

At the turn of the 20th Empty At the turn of the 20th

Post  taixyz1992 Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:03 pm

At the turn of the 20th century, vast numbers of birds were being killed in order to provide feathers to decorate women's hats. The fashion craze, which began in the 1870s, became so prominent that by 1886 birds were being killed for the millinery trade at a rate of five million a year; many species faced extinction as a result.[8] In Florida, plume birds were first driven away from the most populated areas in the northern part of the state, and forced to nest further south. Rookeries concentrated in and around the Everglades area, which had abundant food and seasonal dry periods, ideal for nesting birds. By the late 1880s, there were no longer any large numbers of plume birds within reach of Florida's most settled cities.[9]


Table top displays
Laminointi - Laminointikoneet ja laminointitaskut

taixyz1992
Snitch
Snitch

Number of posts : 310
De/Order/Da : At the turn of the 20th De
House : At the turn of the 20th Bb6d5c5a
Job : Student
Registration date : 2010-10-25

Back to top Go down

Back to top


 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum