Don
I couldn't find anyone who could tell me where it was written either. It
was too obscure when I looked it up in Cites. I even tried looking it up in
Marine Mammals protection .... I called the New England Aquarium which has
several species of penguins and they told me all the species they had at the
aquarium were "protected". Which is the reference I kept finding on the
internet but I can't find the law that protects them.
Several websites I pulled up on Penguins and their research in other
countries listed them as protected. Australia being one of them.
State game departments rarely know the answer to that question.
The aquarium employees were very polite and asked the senior management at
the aquarium but unfortunately also couldn't tell me where I could find the
law. I checked with two different branches of the Aquarium (they have one
here in Rhode Island). I got the same answer from both.
Customs should know but they are difficult at best to get an answer from
also.
Seagulls are protected .... Why I have NO idea!!! I think if they're dumb
enough to fly in front of a car they should be fair game. When one chokes on
a French fry here in the McDonalds parking lot don't ya think we should be
allowed to use it for tying?? Unfortunately the law doesn't agree with me.
You can ask John McLain if he knows this weekend. He deals with a lot of
rare tying materials. You will meet him at Somerset.
See you soon!
Deb
