Remove Hunting Remove illegal Remove Laws Remove Trafficking
article thumbnail

The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Falcons 200
article thumbnail

Bird Litigation: Eagle Tails and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

10,000 Birds

He likes to hunt.” Shane also agreed to cooperate, and he conceded that he knew it was illegal to sell hawk and eagle parts. The appellate case turned on a narrow issue of law that is not particularly relevant for these purposes. Shane told her that Crooked Arm “has got some made, beaded and everything.

Eagles 113