10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
However, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) broadly prohibits the “take” of any bird, which effectively means that a protected bird cannot be killed, harassed, or otherwise adversely impacted. They argued that the scientific research exception only applied to research on the animal to be taken.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2018
The celebration was occasioned by 2018 being the centennial of the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act , a seminal environmental law. (Fun Fun fact: only three species in the lower 48 states are not protected by that statute – the House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, and Common Starling.).
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2019
As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. And once in a while, there is a check-in on what was happening in the United States–the killing of a bird protection warden in the Everglades, investigations into millinery sweatshops, the earlier passage of bird protection legislation.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2023
When one Chinese researcher was very bored, he had a bright idea: Why not publish a paper on the complete mitochondrial genome of the Rhinoceros Hornbill ? Another advantage to ballistic food transport is that the fruit seeds are protected from damage when they are swallowed whole. The Wreathed Hornbill is also listed as Vulnerable.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2018
The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. Or, to keep the priceless feathers hidden away in drawers, protected in small plastic bags, prized in secret. And, well researched. The hope was that they would be recovered with the tags attached. Frustrated with the U.S.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. Following the IOC taxonomy (Gill and Donsker 2018), Birds of Cyprus deals with 405 species. Colin Richardson is an ornithologist with a particular interest in bird migration in the Middle East.
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