10,000 Birds
JUNE 9, 2021
And, in a nice irony, an example par excellence of the law of unintended consequences: the Redhead, a diving duck, has an aversion to wind turbines, and will change its feeding areas to avoid them. “Scientists fear that this may cause them to lose condition over winter and thus damage their breeding prospects.”
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
In law, there is often a similar approach, memorably articulated by Justice Louis Brandeis , who said “in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than that it be settled right.”. But in 2020, perhaps the app example is more relevant than the book or museum examples. But maybe not.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2020
2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. Our 2020 year list stands at 324 for Victoria and the north of Western Australia combined, so we are more than happy with that under current circumstances. Since three times is a charm, I nominate the Sparkling-tailed hummingbird for my 2020 BBOTY.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2020
We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 10, 2020
In February 2020, the court entered summary judgment against the government, finding that the BLM “instruction memorandum” was invalid. Rather, it turned on arcane issues of administrative law. Every law school has an Administrative Law class that focuses on the APA and related laws. Zinke , 2020 WL 959242 (D.
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. The comment period closed on March 16, 2020. Although legislation passed by Congress is more visible, most regulations are issued by the vast federal bureaucracy.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2020
The public can comment until July 20, 2020. The changes revolve around an issue known as “incidental take,” which are actions that harm or kill birds incidental to another lawful activity. However, a memo does not have the force of law, so FWS proposed a regulation to implement its interpretation of the MBTA.
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