AVMA News
MARCH 22, 2023
The Arkansas state legislature recently adopted a law that will expand veterinary technician specialists’ (VTS) scope of practice. Another bill still under consideration would dilute the educational background required for veterinary technicians to qualify for licensure.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2021
It analyzes the relevant case law, addresses canons of statutory construction, and attempts to ascertain Congressional intent. A likely outcome is that FWS will adopt “ Alternative B ” in the EIS that was originally prepared by the Trump Administration. And it notes the concerns of Canada.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2021
As explained in an earlier post , the changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. This was widely seen as a favor to the energy industry.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2020
The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. However, a memo does not have the force of law, so FWS proposed a regulation to implement its interpretation of the MBTA.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2018
There are names assigned by a single person at a single point in time, including all the binomial scientific nomenclature and most of the common names that involve the bird being named after someone’s friend, sponsor, or sister-in-law. Pratincole seems at first blush like it should be the latter, and yet somehow it is the former.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 28, 2020
For those interested in avian conservation, some knowledge of the bureaucratic process is useful, as it is used to implement many important conservation laws. Although legislation passed by Congress is more visible, most regulations are issued by the vast federal bureaucracy.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2019
But the other subject of A Season on the Wind is Kaufman’s adopted state – or, more precisely, one corner of it, the one that includes the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (“BSBO”) and Magee Marsh Wildlife Area , just west of Toledo. (Kaufman’s wife, Kimberly Kaufman, is the BSBO’s Executive Director.). “The
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