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Man Convicted of Illegally Trafficking Live Deer

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He was transporting them across state lines from Ohio to a hunting preserve in South Carolina. The deer still got screwed because they ended up at the hunting preserve, but any kind of sentence for wildlife trafficking must be enforced. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking ohio south carolina Lacey Act deer.

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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. We are cautioned to keep the location of the eagle a secret. 2019), and now this book.

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Bird Litigation: Eagle Tails and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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He likes to hunt.” Shane also agreed to cooperate, and he conceded that he knew it was illegal to sell hawk and eagle parts. But for the curious, the question was whether one of counts, which charged unlawful trafficking in migratory bird parts, constituted a felony or a misdemeanor.

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