The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird ...

The Interior Department has suspended a legal opinion that held companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls and hundreds of other bird species. In a memorandum dated ...

Field biologists rappelled down a Lake Pleasant cliffside to check on bald eagle nestlings, ensuring the national bird ...

Barn swallows, infamous for their mud nests in doorways, are returning. Once they make a nest, you can't legally remove them.

The U.S. Department of the Interior rolled back penalties for the accidental death of migratory birds on February 28, Michael ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. With common bird populations on the ...

NEW YORK— National environmental groups filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York challenging the Trump administration’s reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which ...

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 makes it a federal crime to hunt, kill, capture, sell or otherwise hurt migratory birds, which includes destroying nests in use. In other words, once a bird ...

His painting of a three tundra swans was selected from among more than 50 submissions from artists around the United States.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a new report today on bird conservation that takes into account how human impacts on North American birds will intensify with ongoing climate ...

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 ...