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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). Thus, the Trump Administration’s four-year campaign to undermine the MBTA is almost certainly going to fail. This is known as “strict liability.”.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. The species is also susceptible to the effects of commercial exploitation of marine benthic organisms and shellfish, and is threatened by drowning in fishing nets.

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