These birds, and their repurposing as gaudy fashion statements, are the subject of a new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society marking 100 years since the passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird ...

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, or MBTA, is a U.S. law protecting a wide variety of native birds from human activities. Passed in 1918, the MBTA is one of the first U.S. laws to protect wildlife.

Joe Luppino-Esposito is the director of Rule of Law Initiatives at the Due Process Institute. Do you own a home with large windows? Is there a cat that you let out in your backyard? If so, then ...

The 1918 law was enacted after several species of common birds became extinct; the Audubon Society and other organizations named 2018 the year of the bird in honor of the MBTA’s centennial. The ...

But hunting for the feather trade and the use of wild bird game in commercial food markets ended in the United States with the passage, in 1918, of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, or MBTA.

For over 100 years, industrial activities inflicting harm to various bird species were regulated by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. In recent months, President Donald Trump’s ...

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act has provided the foundation⁠ of federal protection for birds in the United States since it was enacted in 1918. News.

AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and the Stanton Bird Club recently received a joint resolution from the Maine State Legislature recognizing 2018 as the International Year of the Bird and the ...

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WSBT) — The "Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918" gave federal protection to several species of birds in the US, including the Canadian Goose. The birds were rare in Indiana less ...

The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, says the website of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.