Transect Blog / Migratory Bird Treaty Act

On August 11, 2020, a U.S. district judge vacated a 2017 Department of Interior opinion related to migratory birds (M Opinion). For those of you who stopped keeping tabs on …

The USFWS is proposing to adopt a regulation that will codify the 2017 Solicitor’s Opinion M-37050, which redefined what activities are illegal under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Specifically, …

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the increasing popularity of women’s hats featuring beautiful feathers was directly responsible for the extinction of numerous species of birds as hunters killed …