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Bird Litigation:  Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The company, ESI Energy LLC, built facilities in high-risk locations, failed to obtain permits, and its wind turbines killed approximately 150 eagles. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) told ESI that there were an “unusually high number of occupied golden eagle nests” and that the facility should not be built at the proposed location.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently finalized a rule regarding its narrowing interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). 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.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is in the midst of overhauling its interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and it recently issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on its proposed interpretation. The public can comment until July 20, 2020. Incidental take is discussed in § 3.7 of the EIS.).

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Hwy 469, near Tucumcari New Mexico. fishing beach. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e 12 Oct 2018. 09 Oct 2018. 08 Oct 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Jodrey State Fish Pier. fishing beach. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Florence South Jetty. 14 Feb 2018. Junkanoo Beach.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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Jodrey State Fish Pier. fishing beach. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Uzdin fish farm (Private access, must have permission to enter). Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Florence South Jetty. 14 Feb 2018. Junkanoo Beach.

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