The other two — the Endangered Species Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act — together protect only a few dozen species; the only legal recourse for more than 1,000 bird species is ...

Two recent developments signal important changes to the current administration’s position on incidental take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”): ...

Aug. 4—The U.S. Department of Justice said that 27-year-old Carlos T. Ortiz of Live Oak pleaded guilty Friday to the transportation and receipt of untagged migratory game birds, a violation of ...

Washington, DC—Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the ...

Snow geese and white-fronted geese lay dead after a Sutter County hunting expedition. These birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of ...

There is one true winner in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act case the Appeal Democrat recently reported on, the defendant himself, Mr. Carlos Ortiz. The fact that Mr. Ortiz was given a pitiful $1,000 ...

According to the U.S. Attorney's office, 64-year-old Robert Ferreira is accused of violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act when he allegedly shot at, injured, ...

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha said Monday that a Portsmouth man was charged with violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act after allegedly shooting at multiple hawks in his backyard. Officials said ...

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 ...