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Bird Litigation: Eagle Tails and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided a MBTA case in 2015 and the opinion details one prosecution. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) met Defendants Crooked Arm and Shane in Montana, as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,” an investigation into the unlawful sale of migratory bird feathers. The case is: United States v.

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