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 administration has ...

Questions over whether the law covers “incidental take” are unsettled despite more than a century of litigation and administrative changes. A House panel on Wednesday explored the big mystery in the ...

Black vultures are a federally protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 ...

You have to figure wildlife-related federal legislation supported by a coalition including the National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy and the National Rifle Association has a pretty broad ...

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 prohibits possessing native North American bird feathers without a permit. The law, punishable by fines and imprisonment, aims to prevent the killing and ...

Those winter visitors known as American robins have arrived in South Central Texas. A few weeks ago I spotted only a few, but flocks of these birds with brown backs and reddish breasts have since ...

The Trump administration changes course on regulatory interpretations relating to the scope of protections for endangered and threatened species and migratory birds. The proposed rule adopts Justice ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service put to rest Friday stalled efforts to craft a permit system for managing unintentional migratory bird deaths. Citing Trump administration orders for “Unleashing American ...

An Ankeny man violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act after killing a goose with his vehicle last year. Joseph Lamb, 82, was sentenced to a six-month term of probation and must pay a $2,000 fine after ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Possessing bird feathers could get a person cooped up in prison. The possession of feathers and other parts of native North ...