AspireAgain OP t1_jasdkwu wrote
Reply to comment by IComeInPraise in TIL that the colony of Eider Ducks on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, England were the subject of one of the first ever bird protection laws, established by Saint Cuthbert in the year 676. by AspireAgain
According to another page, it's simply that Saint Cuthbert was fond of them, and didn't like seeing them get hunted when other food was available.
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