The protection of MN birds and US, Canada, and Mexico birds was established by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. A 2017 Dept of Interior opinion exempted "incidental take" of birds from protections under the MBTA. The judge ruled that both intentional and incidental take are addressed by the MBTA. This is a good thing for all non-game birds and may help to slow the decline in bird numbers across the country.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/511603-interior-memo-scaling-b ack-bird-protections-is-contrary-to-law?utm GAndersson St paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
