Podcasts about migratory bird treaty act

The first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term might be the most tumultuous first 100 days of any president. He certainly came in prepared to move his agenda forward, no matter what barriers to it existed. We don't usually discuss presidential politics, but President Trump has released a blizzard of executive orders and directives touching all corners of the federal government, including the National Park Service. What we have seen so far is the loss of perhaps 2,500 Park Service employees, and along with them some crucial institutional knowledge. Any day we expect to hear of a further reduction in force of the Park Service. The president and the Republican Congress have also taken aim at environmental laws and regulations, determined it seems to weaken the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, among others, and there's been talk about selling off federal lands.  And, of course, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has made it clear he wants to see more coal mined and more oil and gas reserves tapped. The administration also is taking aim at agency responses to climate change, and the president has ordered the militarization of federal lands – including national park lands – along the country's southern border with Mexico. To get a take on what's going on and what the impacts might be, we're joined today by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee.

Steven Rinella talks with Ed Newcomer, Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Being a USFW Special Agent; trafficking wildlife; LA, NYC, and Miami hot spots; rescuing species, not animals; caviar trafficking; how the US lists globally endangered species; the Birmingham Rollers and roller pigeons; synchronized seizures; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; the hawk body; public shaming; the "Fish and Wild Guys"; elvers; the IUCN; the World’s Most Wanted Butterfly Smuggler; getting turned in by the criminal; the Queen Alexandra’s Bird Wing; serving Justin Bieber for his monkey; getting ambushed by duck hunters; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler Cole from OK Bird Control joins us to share his fascinating journey from the machining industry to becoming an expert in avian management. Discover how Tyler tackled the formidable task of managing flocks of starlings at industrial sites and turned a part-time passion into a thriving full-time business. We explore the delicate dance of keeping birds at bay in both residential and commercial settings, shedding light on the surprising scale of bird-related challenges.Curious about modern versus historical bird control techniques? Tune in as we explore innovative methods like Avitrol Easy Blend, alongside classic tools like scarecrows and shotguns. Tyler shares insights on managing birds in diverse environments, from bustling urban landscapes to tranquil farmlands, while navigating complex legal frameworks like the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Dive into stories of feathered intruders at airports and in backyard havens, highlighting the ongoing conversation about coexisting with these captivating creatures. Whether you're dealing with a house finch nesting at your front door or managing avian impacts on agriculture, this episode promises a wealth of knowledge and engaging anecdotes.Support the show► Subscribe to The Scott Townsend Show YouTube channel --- https://bit.ly/3iV8sOTThe Scott Townsend Show Merchandise https://teespring.com/stores/tsts-2Resources and Links--------------------------------------------My contact info:LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2ZZ4qweTwitter https://bit.ly/3enLDQaFacebook https://bit.ly/2Od4ItOInstagram https://bit.ly/2ClncWlSend me a text: 918-397-0327Executive Producer: Ben TownsendCreative Consultant: Matthew Blue TownsendShot with a 1080P Webcam with Microphone, https://amzn.to/32gfgAuSamson Technologies Q2U USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone Recording and Podcasting Pack https://amzn.to/3TIbACeVoice Actor: Britney McCulloughLogo by Angie Jordan https://blog.angiejordan.com/contact/Theme Song by Androzguitar https://www.fiverr.com/inbox/androzguitar

In this episode, Will McLean Greeley discusses his recent book, a Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate, a biography of politician George MacLean, a Gilded Age and Progressive Era reformer and conservationist whose best known accomplishment was the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Will Greeley holds degrees in political science and archive administration and worked in government and corporate market research before his recent retirement.

In this episode of the Aptitude Outdoors Podcast, we dive into the early conservation movement in North America, focusing on the urgent need to protect waterfowl populations. As overhunting and habitat destruction led to a sharp decline in waterfowl numbers by the late 19th century, sportsmen and naturalists like George Bird Grinnell and Theodore Roosevelt spearheaded efforts to save these vital species. Their advocacy for ethical hunting practices and the establishment of wildlife protections helped lay the foundation for future conservation laws. We explore key legislative milestones such as the Lacey Act of 1900 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which provided crucial federal protections for migratory birds and addressed the need for international cooperation. Additionally, we discuss the importance of wetland preservation in sustaining waterfowl populations and how New Deal programs in the 1930s led to the creation of protected wildlife refuges. Finally, the episode highlights the role of private organizations like Ducks Unlimited, which was founded in 1937 and has been instrumental in restoring wetland habitats. Through a combination of government action, private efforts, and scientific research, the early conservation movement's legacy continues to influence modern conservation practices, ensuring waterfowl populations thrive for future generations.

In this episode Matt, Heath, and Brian return to the show to continue our conversation regarding the ways in which the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAM) intersects with the way that North American falconers practice their sport.We begin the episode talking about the principle that take of wildlife is allocated by law, which guides proper use of wildlife resources. Brian tells us about the ways in which take of raptors was established and is regulated.  Matt then offers insight into the way in which this principle influences his own falconry, and Heath adds to the conversation by telling us about the ways in which NAFA relies on the principle.We then turn our attention to discussion of the Public Trust Doctrine which reflects the idea that wildlife is owned by the public, and held in trust on their behalf by government for the benefit of current and future generations. Discussion ranges broadly.Historically, the need for management and conservation of wildlife was associated with the effect of market hunting on wildlife species. Inherent to the NAM is the principle that markets for dead wildlife were eliminated and the sale of wildlife was prohibited. Brian tells us how this principle is implemented within federal government regulation. We then talk about "ownership" of wild-caught raptors and commercialization of captive-bred raptors.We close out the episode discussing the principles that wildlife is an international resource and that killing can be sanctioned only for legitimate purpose. Matt imagines another version of himself existing separately in the multiverse and posits a way that killing of species currently protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act might be legitimized. Thanks for listening to the Fat Bird, Ugly Dog Podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode.

fWotD Episode 2670: Black-throated loon Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Monday, 26 August 2024 is Black-throated loon.The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific Ocean. This loon was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and has two subspecies. It was previously considered to be the same species as the Pacific loon, of which it is traditionally considered to be a sister species, although this is debated. In a study that used mitochondrial and nuclear intron DNA, the black-throated loon was found to be sister to a clade consisting of the Pacific loon and two sister species, the common loon and the yellow-billed loon.The black-throated loon measures about 70 cm (28 in) in length and can weigh anywhere from 1.3 to 3.4 kilograms (2.9 to 7.5 lb). In breeding plumage, the adult of the nominate subspecies has mostly black upperparts, with the exception of some of the mantle and scapulars, which have white squares. The head and hindneck are grey, and the sides white and striped black. Most of the throat is also black, giving this bird the name "black-throated loon". The colour of the throat patch can be used to distinguish the two subspecies; the throat patch of the other subspecies, G. a. viridigularis, is green. The underparts are mostly white, including the bottom of the throat. The flanks are also white, a feature which can be used to separate this bird from the Pacific loon. When it is not breeding, the black patch on the throat is absent, replaced with white; most of the black lines on the throat are also missing, except those on the bottom sides, and the upperparts are unpatterned with the exception of a few white spots on the upperwing. The juvenile is similar to the non-breeding adult, except more brown overall.The timing of the breeding season is variable; in the southern part of its range, this loon starts breeding in April, whereas in the northern portion, it waits until after the spring thaw. It builds an oval nest about 23 centimetres (9.1 in) across, either near the breeding lake or on vegetation emerging from it. The black-throated loon usually lays a clutch of two, rarely one or three, brown-green eggs with dark splotches. After an incubation period of 27 to 29 days, the chick hatches, and is fed a diet of small fish and invertebrates. The adult mostly eats fish. To catch this food, it forages by itself or in pairs, very rarely foraging in groups. It dives from the water, going no deeper than 5 metres (16 ft). Most dives are successful. Whether or not at least one chick will hatch from a nest is variable, ranging from 30% to 90%. Most failures come from predators and flooding. Overall, the population of this loon is declining, although the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) still rates it as least concern, because the population decline is not rapid enough. The black-throated loon is protected under both the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:12 UTC on Monday, 26 August 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Black-throated loon on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Salli.

Julie Rabalais, founder and Director of For the Birds of Acadiana, joins Discover Lafayette to share her love of birds and commitment to rehabilitating wild songbirds, waterbirds and waterfowl. For the Birds of Acadiana is Louisiana's only State and Federally permitted facility dedicated to the rehabilitation of federally protected songbirds, Waterfowl, and Waterbirds. Located in Lafayette, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization cares for nearly 1,000 wild birds annually, working to ensure the eventual safe return of the birds to the wild. The organization also raises awareness and inspire others to join in safeguarding our precious avian species. The work is truly a labor of love for Julie Rabalais and the volunteers who assist her with transporting birds and keeping the facility clean. People who find injured wild birds can bring them in to For the Birds of Acadiana at no charge. For years, local fashionistas knew Julie as the proprietor of Jewelie's Boutique, located on Rena Drive. Educated as a graphic designer, Julie is creative and brings a touch of beauty to all the things she touches. When she sold the shop after 14 years in business, she wanted to do something that would keep her home where she could enjoy nature. First, she became a Master Gardener. She says "Then, I figured, why not do something that has a purpose and I can stay busy at the same time?" Hence the creation of For the Birds of Acadiana. "Birds have always been a love of mine, since my childhood days in Michigan. I've always enjoyed birds as a hobby. I'm just a bird lover, not trained in ornithology (the scientific study of birds), but I've always had a knack for caring for birds. But just because I'm a bird lover by no means made me qualified to do what I do today. A colleague in Youngsville who rehabilitates avian raptors, Letitia Labbie, took me under her wing in 2019 and mentored me. It took a great deal of time to learn nutrition, how to care for the wild birds, how often to feed them, how to triage, how to properly cage them. In order to even apply for a license, you have to have adequate shelter space that meets the requirements of the National Wildlife Federation." In order to become a certified avian rehabilatator, you have to mentor under another licensed rehabilitator and complete the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Rehabilitation Basic Skills Course, have a letter of support from a veterinarian, pass a facility inspection, and much more. Veterinarian partners prescribe needed medications for the birds being rehabilitated. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, it is illegal for individuals who are not certified to care for wild birds that they find, something most of us are not aware of. Julie says, "It is illegal to possess the birds, their nests, their eggs, or even breed them, because they are a federally protected species. Most people, when they see a little baby bird with its beak open, want to feed it and give it water. Unfortunately, that is not advisable. Julie says, "Water can kill a bird, as it can aspirate a stressed bird very easily. An injured bird can not metabolize food and liquids when it it stressed. Feeding is the last thing you want to do. We encourage people not to "Google" what to do as there is a plethora of misinformation online." If you find an injured wild bird, please call Julie Rabalais/For the Birds of Acadiana at (337)501-4523, and you will be asked to take a photo of the bird and send it in with a description of the bird's condition. This information will provide guidance to Julie as to whether or not the bird requires assistance or may be able to survive on its own. "I live For the Birds of Acadiana 24/7. Little did I realize how big a step it was going to be. I really thought it would be a part-time thing. But I go all in. There's no sense doing something halfway." For the Birds of Acadiana is a total non-profit endeavor, with no state or federal funding.

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is a cornerstone of wildlife management and conservation efforts in the United States and Canada. This model, developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is based on seven key principles or "pillars." Each pillar plays a crucial role in ensuring the sustainability and responsible management of wildlife resources. Below, we explore each pillar and provide examples to illustrate their application. 1. Wildlife as a Public Trust Resource The principle of "Wildlife as a Public Trust Resource" is foundational to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. It asserts that wildlife belongs to all citizens and should be managed for the benefit of present and future generations. This concept ensures that wildlife resources are preserved not only for their intrinsic value but also for public enjoyment and education. A prime example of this principle in action is the establishment of national parks and wildlife refuges. Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world, serves as a quintessential model. By preserving vast landscapes and diverse ecosystems, Yellowstone and similar protected areas safeguard wildlife and natural resources. These areas provide a sanctuary for numerous species and offer the public opportunities for recreation, education, and connection with nature. The creation and maintenance of such parks highlight the commitment to managing wildlife as a public trust, ensuring that these natural treasures remain available for generations to come. 2. Elimination of Markets for Game The principle of "Elimination of Markets for Game" is essential to preventing the overexploitation of wildlife populations. This concept prohibits the commercial hunting and sale of wildlife, ensuring that species are not driven to extinction by market demands. The Lacey Act of 1900 exemplifies this principle, as it was one of the first federal laws to regulate the commercial trade of wildlife. By prohibiting the interstate shipment of illegally taken game, the Lacey Act played a crucial role in curbing the rampant overhunting that had previously decimated species such as the passenger pigeon. This legislation marked a significant step towards sustainable wildlife management, highlighting the importance of legal frameworks in protecting wildlife from commercial exploitation and ensuring their long-term survival. 3. Allocation of Wildlife by Law The principle of "Allocation of Wildlife by Law" underscores the importance of regulatory frameworks in ensuring the fair and equitable use of wildlife resources. This concept involves the establishment of laws and regulations that govern how wildlife can be utilized, ensuring that these resources are managed sustainably and equitably. A clear example of this principle in action is the implementation of hunting seasons and bag limits by state wildlife agencies. These regulations are designed to prevent overharvesting and maintain healthy wildlife populations. For instance, deer hunting seasons are carefully timed and monitored to ensure that deer populations remain stable and robust, balancing ecological health with recreational hunting opportunities. Such legal measures are vital in promoting responsible wildlife management and protecting species for future generations. 4. Wildlife Should Only be Killed for a Legitimate Purpose The principle that "Wildlife Should Only be Killed for a Legitimate Purpose" is fundamental to ethical and responsible wildlife management. This concept dictates that wildlife can only be killed for food, fur, self-defense, or property protection, explicitly prohibiting killing for frivolous reasons. This prohibition against wanton waste underscores a respect for wildlife and promotes the responsible use of natural resources. These regulations help ensure that wildlife is treated with the dignity it deserves and that its population remains sustainable for future generations. This principle reinforces the ethical foundations of wildlife conservation, highlighting the importance of responsible and purposeful use of wildlife resources. 5. Wildlife is Considered an International Resource The principle that "Wildlife is Considered an International Resource" recognizes that wildlife does not adhere to national boundaries and therefore necessitates cooperative management among nations. This concept is particularly vital for species that migrate across borders, requiring international agreements to ensure their protection and conservation. A prime example of this principle is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, an agreement initially between the United States and Canada, and later including Mexico, Japan, and Russia. This treaty has been instrumental in the conservation of migratory bird species that travel across continents, such as the Canada goose. By fostering international collaboration, the treaty helps ensure that these birds are protected throughout their migratory routes, highlighting the necessity of cross-border cooperation in effective wildlife conservation. 6. Science-Based Wildlife Policy The principle of "Science-Based Wildlife Policy" emphasizes that effective wildlife management and conservation efforts must be grounded in sound scientific research. This concept ensures that decisions regarding wildlife are informed by accurate data and evidence, leading to more effective and sustainable outcomes. An exemplary manifestation of this principle is the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, a collaborative partnership among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This plan utilizes scientific data to guide its conservation efforts, focusing on habitat protection and management strategies tailored to the needs of waterfowl populations. Through rigorous scientific research, the plan has successfully restored and maintained healthy waterfowl populations across the continent. This approach demonstrates how science-based policies can lead to tangible conservation successes, underscoring the critical role of research in wildlife management. 7. Democracy of Hunting The principle of "Democracy of Hunting" ensures that access to hunting and wildlife-related activities is available to all citizens, not just the privileged few. This concept promotes inclusivity and fairness in the enjoyment and utilization of wildlife resources. Public hunting lands, such as those managed by the Bureau of Land Management and state wildlife agencies, exemplify this principle by providing opportunities for all citizens to engage in hunting and other outdoor activities. These lands are carefully managed to maintain sustainable wildlife populations, ensuring that hunting remains a viable and equitable activity for everyone. By democratizing access to hunting, this principle supports broad public participation in wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation, fostering a shared responsibility for the stewardship of natural resources. Conclusion The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation has been instrumental in preserving and managing wildlife resources across the continent. By adhering to its seven pillars, the model ensures that wildlife is conserved for the benefit of all citizens, both now and in the future. The success of this model is evident in the recovery and sustainable management of numerous species, demonstrating the effectiveness of its principles in achieving long-term conservation goals.  

What about the birds we don't see? We've made tremendous progress for birds in the past and many iconic birds have bounced back from severe population declines. Whether for bald eagles, turkeys, you name it, we've moved mountains for birds. Efforts to conserve birds have even crossed borders with laws such as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Today, a special little migratory bird is under threat, the golden-winged warbler. Golden-winged warblers are facing some of the most significant population declines amongst songbirds. Small and hard to spot, bringing this bird back to the landscape is a complex issue. In this episode of The Hardy Woods Podcast, we talk to Amanda Duren of the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture and  dive into the golden winged warbler and the role forest management has in conserving them.

What does justice mean for animals? Is justice for animals the same as justice for human beings? Why should we care more about the rights of animals when the rights of humans are so often neglected? Martha Nussbaum teaches philosophy, ethics, and law at the University of Chicago, and is one of the most influential and cited philosophers of our time. She's written dozens of books on Greek philosophy, the importance of emotions in politics, justice, feminism, and many other topics. She joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility. Shadi begins the conversation by inquiring about the moral motivations behind Professor Nussbaum's advocacy for animal rights. He also wonders how human beings can, given their finite resources and time, focus on animal rights over other issues, like war or poverty. Nussbaum pushes back, arguing that animal rights is only one part of a web of issues, like overpopulation and climate change, that have to be addressed holistically. Sam provides some philosophical background, placing Nussbaum's thought within the context of her work as a whole, which is focused on justice, freedom, and human flourishing.It's an energetic episode, where three sharp minds constantly challenge each other to clarify their thoughts. Ultimately, the question of the meaning of life—both for animals and humans—emerges, as Nussbaum asks whether death should be perceived as something negative, and Shadi considers the significance of belief in the afterlife. Required Reading:* Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility by Martha Nussbaum.* “Mortal Immortals: Lucretius on Death and the Voice of Nature,” by Martha Nussbaum (Philosophy and Phenomenological Research).* “The Dilemmas of Living in a Post-Religious World,” by Shadi (Washington Post).* 1966 Animal Welfare Act. * 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act.* R. M. Hare (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).* Epicurus (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).* Lucretius (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

Beginning in spring 2025, for the first time in over 25 years, light geese wintering in Texas will find it a quieter and more welcoming place. That is because in April 2024, Texas became the first state to officially end their use of the Federally allowed Light Goose Conservation Order. On this episode, Kevin Kraai, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) waterfowl program manager, joins Chris Jennings and Dr. Mike Brasher to discuss this recent decision and explain the reasoning behind it. Join us for part 1 of this fascinating and intricate story about how the complex interplay of numerous factors are driving changes in Texas waterfowling, why TPWD believes the Conservation Order is no longer needed, and what they hope to achieve by ending it in their state.www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

In this exciting episode of Hidden Heritage, we embark on a journey of discovery to uncover the origins of the sacred eagle feathers used in Native American ceremonies. We delve into the heart of the National Eagle Repository located at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, Colorado. Recognizing the significance these feathers hold for the Native Americans, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created the repository to aid them in preserving their rich cultural practices and beliefs. This exploration sheds light on the process behind obtaining these treasured feathers - beginning with finding deceased bald and golden eagles, assessing their condition, to finally distributing them to Native Americans through a detailed application process. The feathers, holding immense spiritual value, are used in various ceremonies, including healing, marriage, naming and even celebrations of life and death. Despite a lengthy waiting list due to the purity and sacredness of these species, the Repository offers options for people in need of eagle parts like wings, heads, claws, or loose feathers. The turnaround time for these orders varies from three months up to a year. The National Eagle Repository stands on its director's order, ensuring that all eagles are to be used only for religious purposes by Native Americans. We take listeners on a tour around the repository, explaining the procedures undertaken to ensure applicants receive usable, quality feathers. Moreover, we stress upon important laws protecting the bald and golden eagles, such as the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Despite the significant challenges and complex procedures, the staff remains dedicated and committed to the operation, acknowledging the gratification they feel when fulfilling the requests of the Native Americans. Join us to understand the importance of preserving and appreciating these beautiful creatures while respecting the laws intended to protect them, as well as the spiritual beliefs of the Native American tribes.

Here we explore how Shiras's inventive approach to wildlife photography and his legislative achievements have contributed to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, emphasizing the preservation and appreciation of wildlife. Through Shiras's story, the podcast aims to inspire listeners with the message that creativity, dedication, and respect for nature can drive meaningful change, safeguarding the planet's biodiversity for future generations. In this episode of the Aptitude Outdoors Podcast, host Paul Fuzinski will delve into the remarkable life and legacy of George Shiras III (1859–1942), a figure of paramount importance in the realms of wildlife photography and conservation. Shiras, hailing from Allegheny, Pennsylvania, emerged as a pioneering force in capturing the nocturnal habits of wildlife through his innovative techniques in photography, particularly through the use of camera traps and flash photography. His collaboration with John Hammer in the 1890s to refine nighttime flash photography from a boat led to groundbreaking imagery of animals in their natural habitats, laying the groundwork for the modern trail cameras seen today. Shiras's photographic work received national acclaim when 70 of his images were featured in National Geographic in July 1906, a pivotal moment that signaled the magazine's shift towards incorporating photographic content. His contributions extended beyond the lens to the legislative arena, where he played a crucial role in the establishment of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This legislation stands as a cornerstone in the protection of nearly all native birds in North America, demonstrating Shiras's commitment to conservation through both his artistic and legal expertise.  Additionally, Shiras's discovery of a moose subspecies in Yellowstone National Park, known as the Shiras Moose, underscores his influence on biodiversity and conservation efforts. Esteemed contemporaries, including Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway, recognized and celebrated Shiras's work, underscoring the broad impact of his contributions to outdoor naturalism and conservation. Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/Aptitudeoutdoor More Aptitude Outdoors here: https://bit.ly/2YLp82N  

Towards the end of the 1800s it looked like wood ducks were headed towards extinction.The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 is credited with saving the species, but many also credit the invention of the wood duck box in the 1930s with their conservations.For WXPR's All Things Outdoors, Katie Thoresen and Wisconsin DNR Conservation install some wood duck boxes in the Northwoods and share how you can as well.

Have you ever felt an innate kinship with the natural world, one that whispers through the rustling leaves and calls from the distant chirps of birds? Our latest episode features Will Greeley McLean, who opens a window into the life of his great-great-uncle, George P. McLean—an unsung hero in the realm of bird conservation. As a former Connecticut governor and key figure behind the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, George's legacy flutters through history, touching on themes of resilience, reform, and the indelible bond between humans and nature.This narrative is not just about the feathers and flight of our avian companions; it's a tale of personal transformation. Will recounts how George's encounters with political defeat and mental depression were not endpoints but catalysts for change, prompting a period of introspection that led to significant contributions in public service. As we examine the backdrop of technological progress and societal shifts of the early 20th century, we discover how George's collaborative spirit and deep connection to nature carved out a legislative legacy that continues to resonate through the ages.To round out our journey, we embrace the enchantment that books and heartfelt pursuits sprinkle into our lives. Will's reflections on writing his book about George P. McLean weave the threads of history, passion, and the power of narratives that stem from the heart. Join us as we celebrate those who have dared to live authentically and with purpose, leaving an imprint that not only honors their passions but safeguards the treasures of our natural world for generations to come.Will's Bookhttps://amzn.to/498GEA6Support the showLink to Support this Channel: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2153284/supporters/newJulie's Book: https://amzn.to/3K2ZS05Julie's Website for more information, comments or requests: https://lifeofloveandjoy.comPromo Code for Free Audio Book on Audible: https://amzn.to/45YUMdHMy Book: Life of Love a Joyful Guide to Self and Sensuality

Bird lovers and history buffs, take note, today's podcast guest is for you.  He's an author from Michigan, who spent four years researching the work of his great-great uncle, a senator from Connecticut. His relative was the catalyst for legislation adopting the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which has saved millions of birds. The book is called  "A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington, George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate," The author is Will Greely and he's Someone You Should Know.Click here to buy the host a cold one.Show Links:Click here to go to Will's WebsiteClick here to go to LinkedIn PageClick here to go purchase Will's book.Someone You Should Know 2023 // CatGotYourTongueStudios 2023How to Contact Us:Official Website: https://Someoneyoushouldknowpodcast.comGmail: Someoneyoushouldknowpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @RIKANTHONY1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rikanthonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/someoneyoushouldknowpodcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rik-anthony2019/TikTok: @SomeoneYouShouldKnow2023YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@someoneyoushouldknowpodcastThank you for listening!Theme music "Welcome to the Show" by Kevin MacLeod was used per the standard license agreement.

Summary: The conversation discusses the issue of habitat destruction and overgrazing by lesser snow geese in the Hudson Bay area. The population of these geese has grown significantly, leading to the destruction of 35% of their habitat. Researchers have tried various methods to control the population, including liberalizing the harvest and increasing hunting seasons. However, the problem persists due to factors such as increased food availability, climate change, and lack of natural predators. The responsibility for managing this issue lies with the Canadian, US, and Mexican governments. Various solutions have been proposed, but they are limited by regulations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Takeaways The population of lesser snow geese has grown significantly, leading to habitat destruction and overgrazing. Efforts to control the population through liberalized harvest and increased hunting seasons have had limited success. Factors such as increased food availability, climate change, and lack of natural predators contribute to the problem. The responsibility for managing this issue lies with the Canadian, US, and Mexican governments.  Final Environmental Impact Statement on Light Goose Management: Questions and Answers (fws.gov) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/your-adrenaline License code: QWS1TG5BYTFK2P

Will Greeley, author of "A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington, Senator George P. MacLean, the Birdman of the Senate," joins us on this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series. Will introduces listeners to the life and legacy of Senator George P. MacLean, discussing the complexities of his impact on conservation, the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the personal reflections that shaped his advocacy.QUESTIONS WE DISCUSSEDHow did Senator George P. MacLean's advocacy for bird protection and the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act illustrate his commitment to environmental conservation?What were the critical challenges faced by Senator MacLean in gaining support for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and how did he overcome them?How did the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act impact the protection and resurgence of bird species such as the bald eagle, snowy egret, and whooping crane?How did Senator MacLean's personal and political journey reflect the complexities of individual perspectives and the importance of empathy in understanding historical figures?How did Senator MacLean's opposition to women's suffrage impact the perception of his legacy, and what do you think of appreciating a person's overall impact despite disagreement on specific issues?What significance does Senator MacLean's story hold in the broader context of conservation legislation and its influence on subsequent environmental protection measures?How did Will Greeley's connection to Senator MacLean and his family's differing political beliefs shape his approach to researching and writing "A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington"?In what ways did Senator MacLean's advocacy for bird protection resonate with the values of hunters and environmentalists alike, and how does this reflect the importance of collaboration in conservation efforts?LEARN MORETo learn more about Will McLean Greeley and his book about Senator George P.  McLean, visit his website at https://willgreeley.com.Click here to pick up your copy of A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington.Click here to learn more about The McClean Wildlife Refuge in Grandby, CT. Click here to learn more about the National Audubon Society and participating in Bird Conservation in your community. NEXT STEPSIf you enjoy podcasts devoted to the outdoor adventure space, find us online at https://outdooradventureseries.com. We welcome likes and comments, and if you know someone who is also an outdoor enthusiast, go ahead and share our site with them, too.KEYWORDSWill Greeley, Conservation, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Environmental Advocacy,  National Audubon Society, Podcast Interview, Outdoor Adventure Series, Howard Fox, OWAA#Conservation #MigratoryBirdTreatyAct #EnvironmentalAdvocacy #NationalAudubonSociety #PodcastInterview #OutdoorAdventureSeries #OWAAPodcast produced using DescriptPodcast hosted by BuzzsproutShow Notes powered by CastmagicWebsite powered by PodpageNote: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Will McLean Greeley grew up in west Michigan, with a deep interest in American history, politics, and birds. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan and then a master's degree from Michigan in Archives Administration. After retiring from a 35-year career in government and corporate market research, he began a four-year research and writing journey to learn more about George P. McLean and his legacy. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington is his first book.A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate https://a.co/d/b2UNxPCSenator George P. McLean's crowning achievement was overseeing passage of one of the country's first and most important wildlife conservation laws, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The MBTA, which is still in effect today, has saved billions of birds from senseless killing and likely prevented the extinction of entire bird species. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate puts McLean's victory for birds in the context of his distinguished forty-five-year career marked by many acts of reform during a time of widespread corruption and political instability. Author Will McLean Greeley traces McLean's rise from obscurity as a Connecticut farm boy to national prominence when he advised five US presidents and helped lead change and shape events as a US senator from 1911 to 1929. One reviewer writes: “And there's a bonus: This book is also a love song to a distant relative. We need more historians who truly care about the people they're writing about, and Greeley does just that.”https://willgreeley.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-mclean-greeley-494690206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlLZRw2fT0M&t=6s

I'm guessing you know about The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, but do you know about the man who willed it to existance, the man known as "The Birdman of the Senate?"  I didn't until Will McLean Greeley, the Great-great nephew of Senator McLean, and author of a biography on Senator McLean reached out to me and we talked for the podcast.  It's a great story, and one I'm enjoying learning more about.   You can find the book on Amazon here or at the publisher's website here.  Read more about the book, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and more on my blog post.  Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy the book.  Until next time, good birding!  

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In the latest episode of Hashing Out the Law, we journey back in time to uncover the remarkable life and legacy of Senator George P. McLean, often hailed as the "Birdman of the Senate." Join us as we sit down with author Will McLean Greeley, the man behind the captivating biography, "A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate." Senator McLean's crowning achievement, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, still reverberates today, saving countless bird species from senseless harm and extinction. We delve into the life of this Connecticut icon, from his humble beginnings on a farm to his pivotal role advising five U.S. presidents and shaping change as a U.S. Senator during an era marked by political instability and corruption. Greeley's meticulous research and vivid storytelling bring McLean's journey to life, providing a richly painted portrait of a man whose passion for wildlife conservation left an indelible mark on our nation's history. Join us for an enlightening conversation that explores history, politics, and the enduring impact of one man's dedication to protecting our feathered friends. Discover the fascinating story behind the law that saved billions of birds and the man who championed it.

September 8, 2023 News from Texas Parks and Wildlife This week, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging six Cuban nationals from Houston with illegal trafficking of migratory songbirds, violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Lacey Act. The joint investigation led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of Law Enforcement Special Agents and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Texas Game Wardens led to the seizure of more than 300 illegally trapped songbirds.

A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate by Will McLean Greeley https://amzn.to/3PfDqU2 Senator George P. McLean's crowning achievement was overseeing passage of one of the country's first and most important wildlife conservation laws, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The MBTA, which is still in effect today, has saved billions of birds from senseless killing and likely prevented the extinction of entire bird species. A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate puts McLean's victory for birds in the context of his distinguished forty-five-year career marked by many acts of reform during a time of widespread corruption and political instability. Author Will McLean Greeley traces McLean's rise from obscurity as a Connecticut farm boy to national prominence when he advised five US presidents and helped lead change and shape events as a US senator from 1911 to 1929. One reviewer writes: “And there's a bonus: This book is also a love song to a distant relative. We need more historians who truly care about the people they're writing about, and Greeley does just that.”

With over $1.1 Billion raised and 6 Million acres conserved, the Federal Duck Stamp Program is the most successful and efficient wetlands conservation program on the planet. Katie Burke and Mike Brasher go behind the scenes with Jerome Ford, assistant director of USFWSMigratory Bird Program, and Suzanne Fellows, manager of USFWS Duck Stamp Program, to learn about its history, conservation successes, art competitions, and new efforts underway to grow interest and investments in this iconic program.www.ducks.org/DUPodcastwww.fws.gov/service/buy-duck-stamp-or-e-stamp

Connecticut Senator George P. McLean's crowning achievement was overseeing passage of one of the country's first and most important wildlife conservation laws, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The MBTA, which is still in effect today, has saved billions of birds from senseless killing and likely prevented the extinction of entire bird species.   In this episode, Executive Producer Mary Donohue interviews Will McLean Greeley. He grew up with a deep interest in American history, politics, and birds.  After retiring from a 35-year career in government and corporate market research, he began a four-year research and writing journey to learn more about George P. McLean and his legacy.  A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington, Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate, published by the Rochester Institute of Technology Press in 2023, is his first book. The new book puts McLean's victory for birds in the context of his distinguished forty-five-year career marked by many acts of reform during a time of widespread corruption and political instability. McLean rose from obscurity as a Connecticut farm boy to serve as Governor of Connecticut and as a senator from Connecticut in Congress where he advised five US presidents and helped lead change and shape events as a US senator from 1911 to 1929.   Senator George P. McLean established the McLean Game Refuge in 1932 as a life sanctuary to preserve over 3,000 acres of meadows and forests he feared would be lost to development and resource exploitation. Today the wildlands have grown to over 4,400 acres, and protect hundreds of animal species. For more information, go to https://mcleancare.org/game-refuge/   To contact the author or to schedule a book talk, please go to: https://willgreeley.com   To purchase your copy of A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington, Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate, please go to the independent bookstores shown below: RJ Julia (all locations) Breakwater Books, Guilford, CT Books on the Common, Ridgefield, CT Byrd's Books, Bethel, CT To order online go to the RIT Press website: https://press.rit.edu/search-results-grid/?keyword=Mclean or Amazon.com   --------------------------------------------------------- Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history is the winner of a 2023 Award of Merit for excellence from the Connecticut League of History Organizations.  We count on your support to be able to bring you fresh episodes of Grating the Nutmeg every two weeks. You can help us continue to produce the podcast by donating directly to Grating the Nutmeg on the Connecticut Explored website at ctexplored.org   Click the donate button at the top and then look for the Grating the Nutmeg donation link. We appreciate your donations in any amount -thank you!   This episode of Grating the Nutmeg was produced by Mary Donohue and engineered by Patrick O'Sullivan at www.highwattagemedia.com/   Join us in two weeks for our next episode of Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history.

Navigating Vulture Problems: Understanding Federal Protections and Regulations Introduction Wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel received a question about vulture control and decided to create a podcast episode to help people with this particular issue. Vantassel acknowledges that vultures are not a primary project for most people but says that learning about niche subjects can help…

The Constitution reserves many responsibilities to states and enumerates clearly those that the federal government can undertake.  Wildlife management was one of those state focused responsibilities until the earliest days of the 20th century and then with the Lacey Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act, responsibilities began to be shared or taken over by the … Continue reading EP 643 Wildlife Management in America Sees Federal Government and States in Conflict →

Summary: 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act! Join Cheryl and Kiersten as they explain what this act is and how it has helped our feathered friends over the last fifty years.   For our hearing impaired listeners, a transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean.   Show Notes: https://www.fws.gov https://epa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov https://www.biologicaldiversity.org Background bird song:  Naturescapes Backyard Birds www.naturescapes.com   Our email address, please reach out with comments, questions, or suggestions:  thefeathereddesert@gmail.com   Transcript Host Voice: Welcome to the Feathered Desert a podcast all about desert bird feeding in the Southwest region of the United States.  (bird calls and songs play) Kiersten: Intro - 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act and Cheryl and I thought it was the perfect time to talk about what this act is and what it has done for our feathered friends.   Cheryl: What exactly is the Endangered Species Act? Quoting directly from the Environmental Protection Agency's website: the ESA is a federal law passed in 1973 that “provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found.” The lead federal agencies for implementing the ESA are the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service. “The law requires federal agencies, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the NOAA Fisheries Service, to ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat of such species. The law also prohibits any action that causes a taking of any listed species of endangered fish or wildlife. Also import, export, interstate, and foreign commerce of listed species are all generally prohibited.” That's quite a mouthful! In layman's terms this act protects and recovers species at risk of extinction and promotes the conservation of the habitats they need to survive.   Kiersten: Next question is how does a plant or animal get listed as threatened or endangered so they can receive protection under the Endangered Species Act?             According to the NOAA Fisheries Service website it is a many stepped process that can take several years to accomplish. First, there are five factors that must be determined before a plant or animal can be listed as threatened or endangered. Is there present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range? Has there been overutilization of the species for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes? Is it being threatened by disease or predation? Is there an inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms? Are natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence? If the answers to these five questions are all yes, which must be supported by current scientific evidence, then action must be taken to determine if the organism needs to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. To determine this NOAA and US Fish and Wildlife starts a listing process. This can begin in one of two ways: They receive a petition from a private organization or person requesting a species be listed as threatened or endangered. NOAA or US Fish and Wildlife chooses to examine the status of a species themselves. After receiving a petition, the next step is a 90-day period in which they decide to accept the petition or deny the petition. The decision must be publicly announced.  If it is denied, that's the end of the road for the time being. If it's a yes, then we move onto the next step that can take up to 12 months.             In this step scientific data is gathered from all sources private and public and this is peer-reviewed for accuracy. Once the evidence is read the petition is either classified as not warranted, which means these agencies publish a negative 12-month finding and that's all she wrote for this attempt. If it's deemed warranted, they publish this finding and request public comment on the proposal to list the species as threatened or endangered. The final ruling is generally determined and published within one year of the date of the proposed rule. That results in being listed as endangered or threatened in all or part of the species range.             Whoosh! That's quite a few steps.   Cheryl: What's the difference between threatened and endangered?             Endangered means an animal or plant is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Threatened means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.  State and Federal statuses can be different from each other. The federal status takes precedence but states can have their own classifications. For example, a species can be considered threatened federally but can be endangered in the state of Arizona. That species would receive protection under the Endangered Species Act as well as state protection laws.   Kiersten: Let's look at how the Endangered Species Act has helped some of our feathered friends throughout the years.             The most famous and well-known example is the Bald Eagle. In the mid-1900s the bald eagle was at risk for extinction. Habitat loss and degradation, illegal shooting, and poisoning from the pesticide DDT was at fault. All of these causes were man-made issues. The bald eagle was listed as endangered in 1978 throughout the lower 48 states with the exception of Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin where they were listed as threatened. The Bald Eagle was adopted as the national symbol in 1782 and it is estimated at that time there were approximately 100,000 nesting pairs. In the mid to late 1800s their numbers began to decline at the same time that overhunting was causing a decline in waterfowl numbers, which is a major prey items for these eagles.             Due to the incorrect belief that eagles killed chickens, lamb and other domesticated livestock, shootings took many of their lives, as well as the discovery of DDT as a great way to get rid of mosquitos. DDT coated everything and was ingested by wildlife which made its way into the food eagles ate killing them and weakening their egg shells causing incubating mothers to crush their own eggs. By 1963 there were only 417 nesting pairs of bald eagles known to exist in the US. Listing the Bald Eagle as endangered under the Endangered Species Act allowed federal agencies to band together to begin the conservation efforts that included establishing captive breeding programs, enforcing protections legally, protecting nest sites during breeding season, and reintroduction programs.             Because of these efforts, in 1995 Bald Eagles were reclassified as threatened. In 2007 they were removed from the Endangered Species Act all together because their population was now estimated at least 9,789 nesting pairs in the contiguous United States. In 2019 an estimated 316,700 individuals existed with 71,467 of those being breeding pairs. The Bald eagle is an ESA success story and without these protections they would most likely have gone extinct.    Cheryl: Our next example is one you may not have heard of, and that is the Kirtland's Warbler. This is a small yellow-breasted warbler that migrates between their breeding grounds in Northern Michigan and winter grounds in the Bahamas. They only nest in large areas of dense, young jack pines. These habitats are typically produced through natural wildfires. Years of preventing cyclical wildfires through human efforts led to a decline in their preferred habitat. And the invasion of the parasitic brown-headed cowbird, due to the change in habitat, greatly diminished their population. In 1973, the Kirtland's Warbler was one of the first species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Efforts to recover this bird had been going on since the 1950s but without success. The listing allowed several forces to ban together to create a program that would be more successful.  To address the issues of habitat loss, the USDA Forest Service and Michigan Department of Natural Resources developed a program to harvest old jack pine forests and then plant new jack pines to provide those young trees the warblers needed. In 1980, Nature also helped out with a natural wildfire that burned 10,000 acres of jack pine habitat making way for new growth. In 1981 there existed only 232 pairs of Kirtland's warblers, five years later the numbers had dropped to 170. By the 1990's with the increase in available habitat the numbers began to rise. In 2001, their breeding pairs exceeding 1,000. In 2019 they hit 2300 breeding pairs and were removed from the Endangered Species Act.  Another success story for the ESA that Phil Huber, a national forest biologist, contributes to the teamwork of biologists, foresters, researchers, and volunteers made possible by the listing under the Endangered Species Act.   Kiersten: Our third example is the fastest creature on Earth, the Peregrine Falcon.             Prior to 1940 it was estimated that there were 3,875 nesting pairs of Peregrine Falcons in North America. By the 1960s peregrines had disappeared from the eastern United States and by the 1970s their population in the western United States had declined by 90%. By 1975 only 324 pairs existed in the United States. Loss of habitat, shooting, and egg collection plagued these falcons for years, but the truly devastating blow was the use of the pesticide DDT. Use of this chemical had the same impact on the peregrine as it did on the Bald Eagle. Brooding mothers were crushing their eggs due to a lack of calcium in the shell. American peregrines were quickly on their way to extinction.             This bird was classified as endangered in 1970 under the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 and this listing was rolled over to the Endangered Species Act in 1973. When DDT was banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1972, recovering the peregrine falcon population became a real possibility. In 1974, The Peregrine Fund, national and state agencies in the United States and Canada, and private volunteers banned together to embark on a reintroduction program. Researchers at Cornell University successfully devised a plan to breed adults in captivity and with the help of state and federal wildlife services reintroduced these birds into the wild.             Because of these efforts, more than 6000 American peregrine falcons have been released in North America. In 1999, their numbers were so well recovered they were removed from the Endangered Species Act. The American Peregrine Falcon is the most dramatic success story of the Endangered Species Act.   Cheryl: These are just three dramatic examples of the success stories of the Endangered Species Act. As of 2016, there were 120 bird species protected under this act. According to a review published by the Center for Biological Diversity, 85% of continental U.S. birds protected by the Endangered Species Act have increased or stabilized since being protected. The average increase was 624%. Current recovering species include California Condor in California and Arizona that are up 391% since 1968, whooping cranes in the central U.S. that are up 923% since 1967, wood storks in the Southeast that are up 61% since 1984, California least terns that are up 1,835% since 1970, and Puerto Rican parrots that are up 354% since 1967.             These are amazing results! Currently there are 1,300 species of plants and animals listed as endangered or threatened in the United States under the Endangered Species Act. If the last 50 years show us anything, these species have a good shot at beating extinction as long as we all continue to work together.             As a side note, the birds in the success stories we talk about that have been removed from the ESA are still protected by federal law under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. For more on this act, please check out or episode titled Bird Laws.   Kiersten: Closing - The Audubon Society calls the Endangered Species Act the strongest federal safeguard against the extinction of species in the United States. The examples we've just talked about prove how this legislation does work. Reluctantly, in recent years there have been grumblings in Congress about limiting the effectiveness of this act. To protect our feathered friends we must make our feelings known by supporting the continued use of the Endangered Species Act so we can have another 50 years of success stories.

Did you know birds, including raptors, are federally protected here in the U.S.? Did you also know that our two eagle species - the Bald and Golden - have additional protection? If not, tune in to this episode and hear a brief description of these two federal acts. If you ever decide you'd like to work with birds of prey, it's a good idea to understand what these acts are about. Nancy is a volunteer raptor rescuer who has been planning, coordinating and doing bird of prey rescues for over five years. She started out transporting sick and injured birds of prey and moved onto rescuing, renesting and releasing raptors in Maryland, primarily along the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding rivers and creeks. Nancy's volunteer rescues have been featured in stories locally in the Capital Gazette, on WTOP and WMAR, as well as nationally in the New York Times and American Forestry magazine. Nancy also provides information on building raptor nest baskets, osprey platforms and owl boxes. She does speaking engagements that provide facts and information about ospreys that live on the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy also does public education programs featuring live birds of prey that are native to Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. Nancy is a retired U.S. Federal government employee and U.S. Army veteran. She now runs her own consultancy, which gives her the flexibility to quickly respond to requests for rescues. When not working or doing raptor rescues and care, she enjoys sailing, working out and spending time with her spouse, two cats and dog. You can also follow Nancy on Instagram, where she posts her rescues, renestings and releases.

In this episode, I talk about why it's not in the best interests of raptors to be kept by humans who are not permitted to treat wildlife. I talk about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that protects birds of prey and I also talk about my approach to getting people to surrender birds of prey they've picked up. About Nancy McDonald: Nancy is a volunteer raptor rescuer who has been planning, coordinating and doing bird of prey rescues for over five years. She started out transporting sick and injured birds of prey and moved onto rescuing, renesting and releasing raptors in Maryland, primarily along the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding rivers and creeks. Nancy's volunteer rescues have been featured in stories locally on WTOP and WMAR, as well as nationally in the New York Times and American Forestry magazine. Nancy also provides information on building raptor nest baskets, osprey platforms and owl boxes. She does speaking engagements that provide facts and information about ospreys that live on the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy also does public education programs featuring live birds of prey that are native to Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. Nancy is a retired U.S. Federal government employee and U.S. Army veteran. She now runs her own consultancy, which gives her the flexibility to quickly respond to requests for rescues. When not working or doing raptor rescues and care, she enjoys sailing, working out and spending time with her spouse, two cats and dog. You can also follow Nancy on Instagram, where she posts her rescues, renestings and releases.

Located on the river about half-way between Chicago and St. Louis, Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois. Preceding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act market hunting thrived. Its history is seeped in Mississippi Flyway waterfowl hunting history as expressed by some of the most collectible decoys on earth. Zac Zetterburg, Curator of Art and the Center for American Decoys, Peoria Riverfront Museum, discusses the region's history and legendary carvers, explaining along the way how carvings intended for hunting became collectible folk art.      Related Links: The Center for American Decoys     Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/waterfowl-shotguns Tetra Hearing https://tetrahearing.com/ Ducks Unlimited https://www.ducks.org Mojo Outdoors https://www.mojooutdoors.com/p Tom Beckbe https://tombeckbe.com/ Flash Back Decoys https://www.duckcreekdecoys.com/ Voormi https://voormi.com/ GetDucks.com USHuntList.com     It really is duck season somewhere for 365 days per year. Follow Ramsey Russell's worldwide duck hunting adventures as he chases real duck hunting experiences year-round: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com   Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episodes with friends! Business inquiries and comments contact Ramsey Russell ramsey@getducks.com

Long before the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, a former market hunter named Jack Miner was the very first person in Canada--and likely anywhere in North America--to attach metal leg bands to migratory waterfowl. And the leg bands he attached to his "flying preachers" were very unique. Known as Wild Goose Jack, many famous American celebrities were among his closest associates. But who was Jack Miner really? Have you ever even heard of him? What did he mean especially to locals in the southernmost portion of Canada and to the conservation movement in general? What's becoming of his legacy in this modern era? In candid conversations with local hunters, foundation board members and long-time staff, the Jack Miner legend is explored in-depth. Whether your lanyard carries a few highly collectible Miner bands or you've never before heard Jack Miner, here's an episode that you'll definitely want to hear and share with friends!   Related Links: The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary https://jackminer.ca     Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/waterfowl-shotguns Tetra Hearing https://tetrahearing.com/ Ducks Unlimited https://www.ducks.org Mojo Outdoors https://www.mojooutdoors.com/p Tom Beckbe https://tombeckbe.com/ Flash Back Decoys https://www.duckcreekdecoys.com/ Voormi https://voormi.com/ GetDucks.com USHuntList.com     It really is duck season somewhere for 365 days per year. Follow Ramsey Russell's worldwide duck hunting adventures as he chases real duck hunting experiences year-round: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com   Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episodes with friends! Business inquiries and comments contact Ramsey Russell ramsey@getducks.com

Summary: Laws protecting birds can be confusing but Cheryl and Kiersten take a moment to make it all clear. Join your Feathered Desert co-hosts as they talk federal, state, and city laws that protect our birds.   For our hearing impaired listeners, a transcript of this podcast follows the show notes.   Show Notes: https://www.fws.gov/law/migratory-bird-treaty-act-1918 https://www.audubon.org/news/migratory-bird-treaty-act https://www.fws.gov/media/list-birds-protected-migratory-bird-treaty-act-2020 https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/wildlifelegalstatus.html https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/arizona/az-laws/arizona_laws_17-236 https://azdot.gov/adot-blog/nesting-birds-are-protected-during-construction https://phoenix.municipal.codes/CC/8-7.02 https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-law-bans-feeding-ducks-in-arizona-city https://www.mesaazpolice.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/43871 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2018/05/05/tempe-regulation-takes-aim-overfeeding-birds/574426002/ Background bird song:  Naturescapes Backyard Birds www.naturescapes.com Our email address, please reach out with comments, questions, or suggestions: thefeathereddesert@gmail.com   Transcript Host Voice: Welcome to The Feathered Desert a podcast all about desert bird feeding in the Southwest region of the United States. (Various bird calls play)   Kiersten – Intro – Today we're talking about laws that protect birds. We'll look at federal laws and state regulations and then we'll discuss some controversial bird feeding bans that affect our local Valley area. Cheryl is going to start us off with one of the most important bird laws!   Cheryl – Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918             Most people don't even know that there are federal laws protecting birds in this country. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is such a law and it applies to the entire United States, every state must abide by this law.  You go Migratory Bird Treay Act!   Kiersten – Yes!   Cheryl - I know that seems redundant to say but it never hurts to repeat something important.             What exactly is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act?             This Act implements four international treaties that the US entered into with Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1972, and with Russia in 1976. It ensures the sustainability of populations of all protected migratory bird species. What this means is that it prohibits the taking of migratory bird species without proper and prior authorization from the Department of Interior U.S Fish and Wildlife service.  It sounds sooo important!   Kiersten – It does.   Cheryl - A quote from the US Fish and Wildlife Service “The MBTA provides that it is unlawful to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, possess, sell, purchase, barter, import, export, or transport any migratory bird, OR any part, nest, or egg of any such bird, unless authorized under a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior. Take is defined as: pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or, collect, or attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect.” I think that covers everything!   Kiersten – Yes! (laughs)   Cheryl - Who does the law protect?             There is a list of bird species generally based on bird families and individual species that are protected. There are three criteria that a species must meet to be included. It must occur in the United States or U.S Territories by natural biological or ecological processes. That means that it is native to the country or territory or that its natural migratory path brings it through the US or its territories. It must be in a family that is currently or previous included in a treaty or revised taxonomy rolls it into a protected family.   Kiersten – They are constanstyl revising taxonomy. That means the family and genera that they are in.   Cheryl- I was just going to clarify that. Thanks! 3.New evidence has arisen that proves the bird species or family is native to the US and US territories. Like Kiersten said they are always clarifying and revising. In a nutshell, it protects any bird that is or was found here without the help of human transport. For example, the Inca dove is native to the SW United States so they are protected; whereas, the rock dove, AKA pigeons, are not native to this country and are not protected by this law. Kiersten did I cover everything?   Kiersten – I think you go it! Over the years the Treaty has been updated and expanded and the government is required to release a list of all species protected under the law. The last revision was in 2020 and that is the most current list of protected animals.             Some of you may be thinking that this is just a law, what has it really done to help birds in reality. Since its inception it has actually saved many species from extinction at the hands of humans. Some examples include the Snowy Egret, that was being hunted for its pretty feathers the Wood Duck, that was being hunted for sport and the Sandhill Crane, that was also being hunted for feathers and spot. An example right here in our own backyard is the Burrowing Owl. Without its designation of a protected species the city of Phoenix would not have had to take all the extensive steps to protect them from the sprawl of housing construction.             One last thing I want to reiterate about this law is that it also makes it illegal to own feathers, bones, beaks, claws, nests, and eggs from these birds, as well. That does apply to any of these items being found on the ground in your front yard or on a hike or anywhere. You cannot legally own them.             “But I didn't kill the bird to get it, I just found it on the ground!” I have heard that argument a lot, but you have no way of proving it to USFWS and people who are not honest can go out and kill the bird for those things and they'll use the same argument. So, this law applies to everyone.             Now there are some exceptions, but these are only valid with permitting. People who help birds to recover from injuries or illness are licensed rehabilitators. Liberty Wildlife, East Valley Wildlife, Wild at Heart are all licensed rehabbers. They get permitting through the state and federal agencies after taking hours and hours of classes and working as an apprentice. You cannot take a bird into you home with the intention of nursing them back to health and re-releasing them without these permits.             Falconers, people who hunt with a bird of prey, are also licensed to do so. You cannot house raptors without permission from USFWS and only after working with a licensed falconer for years. Generally five years. You will also have to have visits from inspectors to determine if the housing you are providing meets regulations. And those regulations are strict. Then there are all the rules you must follow such as catching males versus females and how long you are allowed to keep them and hunt with them. All of this is to protect the sustainability of the species. Cheryl – I find is so interesting that falconers have a limited time to work with them and then release them.   Kiersten – Yes! That's why you have to work with a Master falconer for so many years. These birds have to know how to hunt on their own and beable to teach their young. For a bit more on how the Migratory Bird Treaty Act came to be, please listen to our first episode of Groundbreaking Women of Ornithology and learn how a few fashion forward women influenced the creation of this life saving law.   Cheryl – State Laws I got state laws! Our state laws follow the federal laws and can be found under Arizona Laws Title 17, Chapter 2, Article 3, 17-236. These laws do take it a step further in saying that you cannot intentionally harass a protected bird or intentionally destroy a nest of a protected bird. Which includes woodpecker!   Kiersten – Yes! It does include a lot of birds that people are annoyed with. (laughs) I forgot to put this one in here. ADOT, Arizona Department of Transportation had a question from a jogger near the 101 that asked about the cliff swallow nests. ADOT takes care to not disturb the nests while the birds are nesting but, once the birds have fledged they knock down the nests to encourage them to nest elsewhere. They only do it when the nests are no longer is use or before the nests are complete. ADOT has a Biologist that inspects projects before they get started for nests. It's okay to do that before a nest is in use.   The other state laws involving birds are mainly based around hunting. There is a specific hunting season for birds that are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and you must have a hunting license to hunt during this season.   Arizona Game and Fish is in charge of distributing these permits. The regulations for each year can change because they are always assessing the population size of a species approved for hunting. Each season has a maximum bag number for how many individuals you can kill and they have strict regulations about hunting outside of specified seasons. I know we have Dove hunting and quail hunting.             Kiersten – Our next topic is one that Cheryl and I have kind of avoided talking about for some time. I mean we're doing a podcast about bird feeding, so this one is a bit counter-intuitive to what we talk about each episode. It's important but it's also a bit controversial. I think the time has come and we're going to have to just rip the band-aid off and get to it.             And that is City Bans on bird feeding.             The main cities in the Phoenix Valley we'll discuss today are Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, and Phoenix. These are the ones that have officially passed bans at the recording of this podcast, but other cities out there may be considering them.             Let's look at Mesa first. In 2019, the Mesa city council approved an amendment to the city's nuisance code prohibiting feeding wild birds. Many customers of the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Mesa that sells products specifically to feed wild birds were pretty concerned, but you need to dig a little deeper into the code to get the whole story.             This change was certainly inspired by people feeding wild birds and attracting too many pigeons and doves. I am now quoting from a Code Compliance brochure from the Mesa police website that states “It is a violation in the City of Mesa to feed pigeons and doves on private or public property. An exemption is provided for feeding of other species of birds from a feeder intended to prevent pigeons and doves from feeding.” End quote.             The key here is that you can still feed the birds as long as you are doing it with a feeder that prevents large bird from taking over. You can get just the right feeder and the correct food that will cut down on the number of larger birds, such as pigeons and doves, that you attract. This is essentially what we preach with the podcast as well. Responsible bird feeding.             Tempe. In 2018, the city of Tempe did essentially the same thing. Their ordinance was aimed at reining in people who were putting out large amounts of bird seed and attracting flocks of pigeons and doves. Some feared they wouldn't be able to put out bird feeders anymore but Councilman Kolby Granville was quoted by the AZCentral as saying “We're not talking about a bird feeder, we're talking about a bag of food a week.” End quote.   Cheryl – Let's talk about Phoenix. In the Phoenix City Code Section 8-7.02 it states that feeding pigeons is prohibited. It states “It is unlawful for any person to feed pigeons within the City. The prohibition does not prohibit the feeding of other birds using practices or devices designed to prevent pigeons from obtaining food.”             Once again, this city is trying to cut down on larger birds like pigeons and doves coming in droves to food but is not opposed to smaller birds coming to appropriate feeders.             Scottsdale - Now Scottsdale's ban is a bit different. In 2014, the city of Scottsdale banned the feeding of ducks and other birds at public parks. It seems that people were bringing whole loaves of bread, sometimes garbage bags full of stale bread, to the park and dumping them on the pathways or in ponds. I think Kiersten and I are both onboard with this ban since bread is terrible food for ducks, birds, and any wildlife. It has no nutrition in it and is not a natural food for them to eat. When you break it down like this it's not scary and it's what we want our bird feeding enthusiasts to do anyway! Feed responsibly. Kiersten – I have to admit I'm kinda on board with all of these bans, really. They all help protect our birds by limiting the amount if food available, which cuts down on the number of birds in one place at one time, which decreases the likely hood of spreading diseases. It also encourages people to use hanging feeders and not ground feed which is another way to cut down on spreading diseases.  Laws are not scary and are here to help protect our birds and ourselves.  

Following the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which outlawed commercial sale of wildlife, the American public's demand for wild-harvested tablefare continued -- and there were folks that were more than happy to feed this lucrative demand, supplying barrel- and boat-loads of wild ducks and geese through backwater channels. In the second of this 2-part series, historic author Robert K. Sawyer describes a transitioning America, especially as it pertains to Texas, grappling with wildlife food versus conservation and later, conservation versus something that might only be described as recreation. Law enforcement may have started slowly, but culminated in a series of headliner busts that finally got folks attention. Part 1 of this 2-part series aired Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Refer to Sawyer's related links below for more information.   Related Links: Robert K Sawyer's 100 Years Texas Waterfowl hunting and Other Books https://robertksawyer.com   Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/waterfowl-shotguns Tetra Hearing https://tetrahearing.com/ Kanati Waterfowl Taxidermy https://https://kanati.com/ Mojo Outdoors https://www.mojooutdoors.com/p Tom Beckbe https://tombeckbe.com/ Flash Back Decoys https://www.duckcreekdecoys.com/ Voormi https://voormi.com/ GetDucks.com USHuntList.com   It really is duck season somewhere for 365 days per year. Follow Ramsey Russell's worldwide duck hunting adventures as he chases real duck hunting experiences year-round: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com   Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episodes with friends! Business inquiries and comments contact Ramsey Russell ramsey@getducks.com

Preceding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, waterfowl hunting was a huge industry in Texas and throughout the civilized United States. Everyday Americans went to the local market for wild-harvested tablefare. The finest restaurants fetched eye-popping prices for wildfowl. Business boomed. And wildfowl provided more than just meat! In the first of this special 2-part series, historian Robert K. Sawyer takes us on a deep dive into this interesting timeframe in American history, especially as it pertains to Texas. Tune in to Part 2 next Wednesday, October 26, and be sure to take a look at Sawyer's related links below for more information.   Related Links: Robert K Sawyer's 100 Years Texas Waterfowl hunting and Other Books https://robertksawyer.com   Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/waterfowl-shotguns Tetra Hearing https://tetrahearing.com/ Kanati Waterfowl Taxidermy https://https://kanati.com/ Mojo Outdoors https://www.mojooutdoors.com/p Tom Beckbe https://tombeckbe.com/ Flash Back Decoys https://www.duckcreekdecoys.com/ Voormi https://voormi.com/ GetDucks.com USHuntList.com   It really is duck season somewhere for 365 days per year. Follow Ramsey Russell's worldwide duck hunting adventures as he chases real duck hunting experiences year-round: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com   Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episodes with friends! Business inquiries and comments contact Ramsey Russell ramsey@getducks.com

Ashley Kloes, research coordinator with the Davey Institute, talks about why Davey arborists have to consider migratory birds in their tree work, as well as some general information about migration and how you can help and feed birds in your yard.  In this episode we cover:How Ashley started learning about birds (0:38)Migratory Bird Treaty Act (2:13)Migration (7:03)What to do if you find a baby bird (11:42)How to help birds (14:25)What can you feed birds? (15:57)Identifying bird sounds (16:53)Birds that signal spring is here (17:31)What Ashley enjoys about her job (18:32)To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.To learn more about the best trees to attract birds, read our blog, Best Trees and Plants for Bird Lovers. Connect with Davey Tree on social media:Twitter: @DaveyTreeFacebook: @DaveyTreeInstagram: @daveytreeYouTube: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyLinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyHave topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!

A lot happened for birds in 2021, for example,  Andrés found the Razorbills... Now, seriously, In this minisode, we cover some of the good news stories that we didn't have a chance to touch on in our last episode, such as the strengthening of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and significant funding for Indigenous stewardship programs in Canada.Jody Allair is an avid birder and naturalist who enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the natural world. He is the producer of the Warblers Podcast and the Director of Community Engagement at Birds Canada and has written numerous articles on birds, birding and connecting with nature. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram at @JodyAllair.Out of Christmas coffee? Want to help create more positive news stories for birds? grab some certified bird-friendly coffee for The Warblers now => at Birds and Beans. The Great Backyard Bird Count runs from February 18-21, 2022. Register or learn more here: https://www.birdcount.org/More about the Bird Names for Birds movement.Please remember we would love to hear from you, let us know what you think about the podcast here or which topics you will love -> podcast@birdscanada.orgAndrea Gress studied Renewable Resource Management at the University of Saskatchewan. She pivoted towards birds, after an internship in South Africa. Upon returning, she worked with Piping Plovers in Saskatchewan and now coordinates the Ontario Piping Plover Conservation Program for Birds Canada. Follow her work at @ontarioploversAndrés Jiménez is a Costa Rican wildlife biologist with a keen interest in snakes, frogs, birds and how human relationships are interconnected with the living world. He studied Tropical Biology in Costa Rica and has a Masters in Environmental Problem Solving from York University. He is Birds Canada's Urban Program Coordinator and you can follow him at @andresjimo Have a burning question? Many people might have the same question, we would love to answer it.Please send us your voice memo with any bird question to -> podcast@birdscanada.orgAlternatively, call 519-586-3531, extension 128 and leave a voice mail!

Band-tailed pigeons nearly went the way of their now-extinct cousins, passenger pigeons. But these mountain-dwelling pigeons got a reprieve from market hunting through the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and have since recovered as a species. For this episode, we talked to ODFW migratory gamebird coordinator Brandon Reishus and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Flyway Representative Todd Sanders to learn more about the biology and life history strategy of these fascinating forest pigeons that are among the most fun and challenging of gamebirds to hunt. 

Hey look, it's us doing this thing two weeks in a row again. Looks like we're back on our grind, hustling, vibing, and keeping it tight. Come on in, the water is mostly fine. Other talking points: The importance of being a good parent Addison is out there now chasing Ambulances now The pros of starting a new job Trump booed in Kansas by Qanon Clone Biden Liquid Death Sparkling Water Startup founders dressed like Fred Durst who really love Sugar Ray The smell of Got2BGlued vs tub hair gel Roblox Fascism and Roblox Roman Slave Camps Can you be held liable if your Crows injure someone? The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 The Vanishing Middle Class You can submit your thought experiments and questions by: Tweeting at us: @part_time_pod Email: pt.podcasters@gmail.com Voicemail: Anchor voice message (we'd feature it on the show with your permission) Web: ptpod.fun It would also really help us out if you could take the time to review the show on Apple Podcasts if you're enjoying it. Thanks for listening and please follow us on Instagram for art based on things we've talked about on the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/part-time-pod/message

Some birds in the Eastern United States have been dying of a new disease with strange symptoms, including crusty, swollen eyes. Most of the affected birds so far are in the mid-Atlantic, but scientists and wildlife enthusiasts are concerned this disease could show up in Connecticut. This hour, we find out more about this mysterious illness and what you can do about it. And later, we get an update on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. An interpretation change by the Trump administration weakened the government's ability to punish corporations that harm birds; we learn what's happening now under the Biden Administration. If you observe a bird in distress, you should contact a wildlife rehabilitator in your area. List of rehabilitators from Connecticut DEEP here. If you find a dead bird in Connecticut, you can report it to the Wild Bird Mortality Database. GUESTS: Brian Hess - Wildlife Biologist at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Margaret Rubega - Connecticut state ornithologist and professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UConn Juliet Eilperin - Senior national affairs correspondent for the Washington Post Cat Pastor contributed to this show. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some birds in the Eastern United States have been dying of a new disease with strange symptoms, including crusty, swollen eyes. Most of the affected birds so far are in the mid-Atlantic, but scientists and wildlife enthusiasts are concerned this disease could show up in Connecticut. This hour, we find out more about this mysterious illness and what you can do about it. And later, we get an update on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. An interpretation change by the Trump administration weakened the government's ability to punish corporations that harm birds; we learn what's happening now under the Biden Administration. If you observe a bird in distress, you should contact a wildlife rehabilitator in your area. List of rehabilitators from Connecticut DEEP here. If you find a dead bird in Connecticut, you can report it to the Wild Bird Mortality Database. GUESTS: Brian Hess - Wildlife Biologist at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Margaret Rubega - Connecticut state ornithologist and professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UConn Juliet Eilperin - Senior national affairs correspondent for the Washington Post Cat Pastor contributed to this show. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some birds in the Eastern United States have been dying of a new disease with strange symptoms, including crusty, swollen eyes. Most of the affected birds so far are in the mid-Atlantic, but scientists and wildlife enthusiasts are concerned this disease could show up in Connecticut. This hour, we find out more about this mysterious illness and what you can do about it. And later, we get an update on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. An interpretation change by the Trump administration weakened the government's ability to punish corporations that harm birds; we learn what's happening now under the Biden Administration. If you observe a bird in distress, you should contact a wildlife rehabilitator in your area. List of rehabilitators from Connecticut DEEP here. If you find a dead bird in Connecticut, you can report it to the Wild Bird Mortality Database. GUESTS: Brian Hess - Wildlife Biologist at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Margaret Rubega - Connecticut state ornithologist and professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UConn Juliet Eilperin - Senior national affairs correspondent for the Washington Post Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some birds in the Eastern United States have been dying of a new disease with strange symptoms, including crusty, swollen eyes. Most of the affected birds so far are in the mid-Atlantic, but scientists and wildlife enthusiasts are concerned this disease could show up in Connecticut. This hour, we find out more about this mysterious illness and what you can do about it. And later, we get an update on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. An interpretation change by the Trump administration weakened the government's ability to punish corporations that harm birds; we learn what's happening now under the Biden Administration. If you observe a bird in distress, you should contact a wildlife rehabilitator in your area. List of rehabilitators from Connecticut DEEP here. If you find a dead bird in Connecticut, you can report it to the Wild Bird Mortality Database. GUESTS: Brian Hess - Wildlife Biologist at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Margaret Rubega - Connecticut state ornithologist and professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UConn Juliet Eilperin - Senior national affairs correspondent for the Washington Post Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In May, we celebrate migratory birds, including this Common Yellowthroat. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 gave much needed protection to birds, especially migratory songbirds. In 1940, the US and 17 other countries throughout the Americas signed a pact to "protect and preserve - in their

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Florida has become the latest state to pass Republican legislation making it harder for people to vote. Voter advocacy groups are already challenging the new law in court. Meanwhile, Brazilian police committed a massacre in one of Rio’s largest favelas. At least twenty five people were killed in what police described as a campaign to ensure public safety. And lastly, the United States is reportedly turning a corner in the pandemic. Public health experts are expressing cautious optimism about declining infection numbers, but they also warn against letting our guard down too soon. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: This dispatch from the Republican war on democracy comes from the Associated Press. Governor Ron DeSantis signed a major rewrite of Florida’s elections law yesterday, tightening rules around drop boxes and mail-in voting. Critics say the changes will make it harder for voters, particularly the elderly and people of color, to cast ballots. It’s the latest victory in the nationwide push by Republicans to restrict access to the polls. The campaign has been fueled by Donald Trump’s false claim that his reelection was stolen from him. Florida’s Republican legislators passed this law – without a single Democratic vote – even though they acknowledged there were no signs of fraud in the state. The AP reports that DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, clearly saw the political advantage in fighting for what his party describes as election integrity. In an extraordinary move, he staged his bill-signing live on Fox and Friends, with no other media outlets allowed. Elections supervisors did not ask for the changes, warning that some of the new rules may prove cumbersome. Voter advocates assailed the law as a blatant attempt to impede access to the polls so Republicans might retain an advantage. Patricia Brigham, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, called the law despicable, undemocratic, unconstitutional, and un-American. The league joined the Black Voters Matter Fund, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and others in assailing the new law in a federal lawsuit filed minutes after the signing. May the courts strike it down! Rio Police Commit Massacre The news from Brazil is ugly. The Guardian reports that at least twenty five people have been killed after heavily armed police stormed one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favelas in pursuit of drug traffickers. Activists called it one of the deadliest raids in the city’s history. About two hundred members of Rio’s civil police launched their incursion into Jacarezinho (Haca-ray-zeenho) in the early hours yesterday, sprinting into the vast redbrick community as a bullet-proof helicopter circled overhead with snipers poised on each side. By lunchtime at least twenty five people were reported dead, including a drug squad officer who was shot in the head. Police and local media described the other victims as suspects but offered no immediate evidence for that claim. Photographs and videos taken by residents and shared with the Guardian showed bloodied corpses splayed out in the favela’s narrow alleyways and beside the heavily polluted river from which Jacarezinho takes its name. Police officials and their cheerleaders in Rio’s tabloid press celebrated the mission as an essential attack on the drug gangs who have for decades used the favelas as their bases. But there was outrage from human rights activists and public security specialists as the scale of the carnage became clear. Pedro Paulo Santos Silva, a researcher from Rio’s Centre for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship, said, " It’s extermination – there’s no other way to describe it. This was a massacre." The least we can do is bear witness. US Pandemic Case Numbers Falling Good news! The New York Times reports that after weeks of coronavirus patients flooding emergency rooms in Michigan, the worst Covid-19 hot spot in the nation, hospitalizations are finally falling. On some recent days, entire states, including Wisconsin and West Virginia, have reported zero new deaths. And in New York and Chicago, officials have vowed to fully reopen in the coming weeks. Americans have entered a new, hopeful phase of the pandemic. Local officials have joined in the newfound optimism, rapidly loosening restrictions. Public health experts remain cautious. But they said that while they still expect surges in the coming weeks, they do not think they will reach past peaks. The nation is recording about forty nine thousand new cases a day, the lowest number since October. Hospitalizations have plateaued at around forty thousand, a similar level as the early fall. Nationwide, deaths are hovering around seven hundred a day, down from a peak of more than three thousand in January. Meanwhile, the Washington Post says the pandemic could be at least temporarily throttled by July if the vast majority of people get vaccinated and continue with precautions. That’s according to a strikingly optimistic paper released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said she expects the current infection numbers to continue their recent decline. She also warned against complacency. She said, "If we’re not humble at this point, we have a problem." And remember, it’s not over until it’s over everywhere. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The Washington Post reports that months after the Trump administration weakened the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, allowing industry and individuals to kill any number of birds, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that would revoke that change. The proposal announced by the Interior Department yesterday would restore protections that governed accidental killings of birds. Oil companies are mad, so you know it’s good. According to CBS News, refusing to wear a mask or other unruly behavior on an airplane has gotten more than four thousand people banned by US airlines over the past year. Airlines have referred more than thirteen hundred passengers to the Federal Aviation Administration for unruly behavior since February, after the agency announced a zero- tolerance policy. Is it really that hard to keep your mask on? The New York Times reports that New York City is launching a new program to provide funding to artists for public works. Officials said the city will spend $25 million on the program, called the City Artist Corps. It’s expected to create jobs for more than fifteen hundred artists. Color us excited. Gizmodo reports that informants working for the FBI committed more than nine thousand six hundred crimes under the bureau’s supervision during Donald Trump’s first two years in office. That’s according to unclassified government reports known as Otherwise Illegal Activity reports, which detail the number of crimes committed by what the bureau calls confidential human sources. Want to break the law? Get a cop’s permission first! MAY 7, 2021 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

Preceding the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, duck hunting was not considered recreational. It was big business. Very big. Who was Florentine "Pie" Champagne and how'd he start hunting ducks commercially? What was his daily quota, how'd he hunt and where'd all those ducks go? Where'd he get decoys and calls, and how big was his spread? What firearms did he favor and just how good were his shooting skills? What became of Pie after market hunting? And why does he remain Louisiana's most famous market hunter? In today's Duck Season Somewhere podcast episode, grandson Benny Broussard borrows from his own boyhood memories, his mother's meticulous notes and his uncle's supper table stories to describe his famous duck hunting grandfather, portraying the people and culture of last-century Louisiana duck hunting "hired guns".     Related links: Lake Arthur Marksman Gains Notoriety The Market Hunter   Episode Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells Benelli Shotguns Kanati Waterfowl Taxidermy GunDog Outdoors Mojo Outdoors GetDucks USHuntList   Enjoying Duck Season Somewhere podcast? Please rate and comment. Tell your friends about favorite episodes! And be sure to check out our new GetDucks Shop! Your support is greatly appreciated.   It's always duck season somewhere, all 365 days per year, and Ramsey Russell chases them everywhere, year-round. Follow Ramsey's duck hunting adventures: Instagram @ramseyrussellgetducks YouTube @GetDucks Facebook @GetDucks.com

In the 1800s, Wood Ducks were possibly the most abundant ducks east of the Mississippi. But the draining of wetlands, the cutting of forests, and market hunting caused precipitous declines. In 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act completely banned the hunting of Wood Ducks for 23 years. This

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, in spite of a divided nation, Joe Biden's approval rating stands unusually high at sixty-one per cent.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Biden administration will delay a last-minute Trump rule that would have drastically weakened the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act; a district judge ruled that Trump officials did not weigh the climate costs of a massive coal mine on the Montana/ Wyoming border; and, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed President Joe Biden's nomination of veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the US ambassador to the United Nations.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the UK expelled three Chinese spies posing as journalists in the past year; and, Sergei Lavrov warned Antony Blinken he better respect the Russia legal system, as if they ever respected ours.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/2/5/2014131/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Republicans will react to the growing power of Black Democratic voters, and Donald Trump vote fraud lies, to justify new vote suppression tactics.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump administration has embarked on an eleventh-hour bid to drastically weaken civil rights; ignoring a court order from August, the Trump administration finalized changes to how the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act is enforced; and, in a rebuke to Trump, the top national security agencies confirmed that Russia is responsible for the ongoing massive hack of US government departments and corporations.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where an American lawyer was arrested by Hong Kong police in a national security crackdown; and, Ethiopian police released a Reuters cameraman after detaining him for twelve days without charge.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.” -- Shauna Niequist "Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/6/2006211/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

Following legal challenges to early attempts at Federal protection of migratory birds, policy makers and conservation leaders sought alternative avenues for establishing Federal jurisdiction. Dale Humburg and Ken Babcock rejoin Dr. Mike Brasher to discuss the Migratory Bird Treaty Act becoming law in 1918, its role in a landmark Supreme Court case, and its emergence as the foundation for regulated waterfowl harvest and migratory bird management. Please subscribe, rate, and review the DU Podcast and contact the DU Podcast via email at DUPodcast@ducks.org with recommendations or questions. www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

Last week the Department of the Interior completed it's efforts to effectively remove critical protections within the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a 100 year old law that has protected thousands of bird species and millions of birds from human and industrial harm. Alison Holloran, the executive director of Audubon Rockies and Vice President of the National Audubon Society joins Chris and Nell on this week's This Green Earth , to talk about the MBTA, the removal of "incidental taking" and what the Biden administration might be able to do to prevent the proposed Trump changes from being enacted.

Ag Land Values Crop Planting Considerations and Prep Ag News Migratory Bird Treaty Act 00:01:29 – Ag Land Values: K-State agricultural economist Mykel Taylor offers an updated view of agricultural land value trends in Kansas, and if those have been affected by the economic disruptions from the pandemic. She also addresses some of the changes in how farm and ranch land purchases take place, and who is buying land. She presented this information at the recent K-State Agricultural Lenders Conference. 00:12:52 – Crop Planting Considerations and Prep: K-State crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz talks about applying anhydrous ammonia to crop ground in the fall, in advance of corn planting next spring. He highlights two things that should be considered before doing this: soil moisture conditions and soil temperature.  00:24:14 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines. 00:32:33 – Migratory Bird Treaty Act: On this week's wildlife management segment, K-State wildlife specialist Charlie Lee reports on proposed changes to how the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is enforced in the U.S., involving the "incidental take" provisions.  Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

The Trump administration’s naked callousness poses a unique challenge for socialists in the U.S. We’ve accurately described the Democrats’ betrayal of workers, their complicity in the unraveling of welfare and in the sharp increase in income inequality. So now we're finding it hard to assess the differences between the two parties that really matter. But this is just as much our responsibility as is laying bare the limits of bourgeois democracy. Here’s my case for why socialists should organize to defeat the Trump administration in November, with incidental birdsong. Comments welcome Covid mortality projection Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Overview Do you want more ducks on the strap or dead in a tailing pond?  Your vote this fall may affect the outcome for waterfowl.  I talk with Dr. Michael Anderson, retired biologist from Ducks Unlimited Canada, about how policy decisions by the current administration affect waterfowl management and possibly even your hunting experiences.  You […]

On this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, I am once again lucky enough to be speaking with Eric Glitzenstein, this time about a recent resounding success for animals, specifically birds, in Natural Resources Defense Council v US Dept. of the Interior. This case involves a recent "opinion" issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which, since its issuance, has dramatically reinterpreted the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to reduce protections for birds by requiring that the only covered acts are ones that are "directed" at birds. Yikes! As seems obvious, birds are most frequently put in danger in the modern world because they are in someone's way, not just because someone sets out to kill them on purpose. Fortunately a conglomeration of advocacy groups got together and cried foul (or fowl!)(sorry). And, fortunately, the Southern District of New York agreed. And, to add to the good fortune, we have Eric, a true model of the consummate legal qualities of passion and clarity, here to tell us the story.

This week we're joined by the charming and witty voice of Laura Mendenhall. Laura is a biologist by day, and a conservationist in her spare time. In college, she describes herself as an "aggressive vegetarian," which changed when she was doing condor conservation work in California and went on her first abalone hunt. These days, Kansas is her home hunting territory, where she's Board President of the Kansas Wildlife Federation. Laura shares with us what it's like to join a board of directors, and why you should consider it, even if your first reaction is, "Uhhh, what is a board?" 2:30 Anyone else feeling a little soft and doughy before September? 3:00 "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" with Samin Nosrat on Netflix and in print (it takes your turkey-cooking game to another level) 7:00 On being a Jane of all trades - hunting, gardening, birding, AND... (wait for it)... sourdough. Boom. 8:00 College memories: "I know I had classes with hunters...because there were always dudes who showed up in camo. But I never interacted with them." 8:30 From being an "aggressive vegetarian" to being a hunter 9:30 One of the biggest threats to condor recovery in California was lead ammunition 10:00 Check out the Artemis episode 9 on lead-free ammo with Kodi Jo Jaspers 11:00 Michael Pollan's book, "Omnivore's Dilemma" and his hunt for a feral pig in California 12:00 Diving for abalone in Pacific waters... it involves two wet suits, a special pry bar, and crossing a thermocline, kelp forests, pearls... and SHARKS. Abalone = basically a rock with guts the size of your face 18:00 Going from an abalone hunt to pheasants and beyond - hunting fills a void when your life circumstances need it most 24:00 Totally ok to dislike hunting with your husband 26:00 Finding female hunting friends... not always easy, almost always rewarding! 28:00 Feeding 100+ wedding guests on home-harvested turkeys... it can be done! (Eight turkeys did the job.) 30:00 MeatEater's "hunting purity score"  - the more primitive/ethical/harder you make it, the higher the purity score 32:00 Kansas deer hunting scene: Bowhunting season overlaps with the rut, people are big into tree stands and bait piles. Hunting on private land (especially ag land) is more common than public land hunts 36:00 Kansas... "we're more than I-70, you guys!" 37:00  Hunting shelter belts or hedgerows -- they're breaks in ag fields, and great hunting spots (kind of thorny sometimes!) 38:00 Kansas Wildlife Federation 40:00 On volunteering by serving on a group's board of directors.... and having that moment, "Want to join the board?" and you're all, "Wut is a board?" Not as scary as it sounds! And a great way to give back. 44:00 If you're thinking about possibly joining a board, try sitting in on a meeting or meeting some of the other board members. And don't fall victim to imposter syndrome! Reach out. Start talking. 46:00 Non-diverse boards taking on diversity 48:00 Artemis book club, "Black Faces in White Spaces" by Carolyn Finney  51:00 Laura's super-secret method for prepping yourself for any kind of speaking or interview engagement. (Spoiler alert: It starts with Beyonce... and there's hand-motions involved!) 55:00 Kansas Wildlife Federation: 70 years strong! Plus, they run an outdoor adventure camp for kids. 57:00 R3 - Recruitment, retention, reactivation 1:00:00 Axing mountain goats to save sheep in the Grand Tetons 1:01:00 Federal judge overturns Trump administration changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act  1:04:00 Artemis is hiring! 1:05:00 Monday, Aug. 24, webinar on sports dog safety with a veterinarian/bird hunter/general badass Meg Puchlerz of On Point Vet. Register here!

Big things happened this week across the country, and you should know about them. The guys discuss a 9th Circuit case involving California's high capacity magazine ban; the withdrawn appointment of William Perry Pendley to lead BLM; a case out of New York interpreting take prohibitions of Migratory Bird Treaty Act; and the administration's oil and gas leasing plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Lots to wonk out on in this episode!

Welcome to the ninth episode of Taking Flight. Today, I discuss the mechanics of bird flight, flying patterns, and share some good news regarding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Recordings: www.xeno-canto.org

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: It’s a victory for teachers unions in New Jersey as the state reconsiders its requirement for in-person classes. Can their campaign be replicated elsewhere students, teachers, and families remain at risk due to COVID-19? Meanwhile, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make their first appearance together in Delaware. Reviews are encouraging, but mixed. And lastly, a big win for the birds! A federal judge overturned a Trump administration rule change that let oil companies off the hook for killing wildlife en masse. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: Teachers unions at a single district in New Jersey forced a statewide policy reversal from the governor over safety concerns in schools. Some four hundred out of a total two thousand teachers at the Elizabeth school district opted out of teaching in-person classes, citing health fears on account of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Phil Murphy had originally mandated that all New Jersey schools offer in-person learning. But after the strong showing by teachers in Elizabeth, Murphy changed his tune. On Monday, the district voted to begin the school year with all-online learning for twenty-eight thousand students, blaming COVID-19 and the subsequent teacher shortage. Then, late on Tuesday, in a joint statement with principals and administrators, the teachers union called for online learning statewide. The statement called for swift and decisive action from the governor. The union said that while remote education cannot replace in-person instruction, QUOTE we believe that a carefully planned, well-resourced remote education plan is better than the dangerous, uncertain in- person alternative currently available to us ENDQUOTE. Yesterday, Murphy, an ally of the teachers union, finally dropped the in-person learning requiorement. The union wasn’t alone in its campaign. The mayor of Newark, a former high school principal, had advised parents to keep their kids home from school on account of the risk. And while opinions remain divided among parents, students, and teachers, one parent told CBS News why she thought holding classes online for now was the right choice. She said, QUOTE do we really want to risk our children going back to school, getting sick and getting all the other kids sick, and then we are all back lock down all over again? ENDQUOTE. Well, when you put it like that, no, I guess we don’t really want that. Biden, Harris appear together Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made their first joint appearance as a presidential ticket yesterday in Wilmington, Delaware. Calling Harris an honorary Biden, the former vice president said QUOTE we both believe we can define America in one word: possibilities. Possibilities. Let me say it again: possibilities ENDQUOTE. Harris attacked Donald Trump’s leadership failures and said it’s all on the line for America in this election. She said, QUOTE the case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut... Electing Joe Biden is just the start of the work that’s ahead of us ENDQUOTE. After their speeches, CNN reported, the two Democratic candidates held an online fundraiser for small-dollar donors. According to the Wall Street Journal, Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief when Biden chose Harris to be his number two. In Harris’s home state of California, reaction was a mixture of excitement and doubts, given the familiarity voters have there with Harris’s record as a US Senator as well as a prosecutor. Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, told the LA Times that she would’ve preferred a more progressive candidate as Biden’s vice presidential pick. However, she said, BLM leaders did have several positive interactions with Harris shortly after the group was founded. Separately, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump’s son-in-law and key adviser Jared Kushner met with the rapper Kanye West last weekend. West is running his own Quixotic campaign for president and will appear on the ballot in at least a few states. According to the Times, West did not deny that he was running as a spoiler. Judge restores conservation rule A federal judge in New York overturned rule changes by the Trump administration that allowed corporations and individuals to kill vast numbers of birds. Trump changed the environmental rule in order to benefit oil companies, which had paid most of the fines under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The law covered a wide range of birds including eagles, red knots, Canada geese and vultures, according to the Washington Post. Trump changed the way it was interpreted two years ago, and required US Fish and Wildlife Service police to enforce the act only if they could prove violators intended to harm birds. In other words, if companies killed birds accidentally as part of their operations, they got a pass. That suited companies like BP just fine. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill killed an estimated one million birds. Under Trump’s interpretation of the law, they wouldn’t have been liable for that particular crime against nature. But US District Judge Valerie Caproni restored the plain meaning of the law in her ruling yesterday. Eight state attorneys general had joined the National Audubon Society and other conservation groups in challenging the Trump rule. Judge Caproni wrote QUOTE it is not only a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is also a crime. That has been the letter of the law for the past century. But if the Department of the Interior ha[d] its way, many mockingbirds and other migratory birds that delight people and support ecosystems throughout the country w[ould] be killed without legal consequence ENDQUOTE. In a joint statement, more than a thousand species of birds tweeted their thanks. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: Bloomberg News reported that Trump has said privately he plans to replace Defense Secretary Mark Esper, a former Raytheon lobbyist, after the November election. For his part, Esper claims he plans to leave the administration regardless of the election’s outcome. Trump was reportedly mad that Esper didn’t get on board with deploying active-duty military to put down Black Lives Matter protests around the country. So there’s at least one functioning brain cell between them. More than six thousand people have reportedly been arrested in Belarus after three nights of protests against alleged vote-rigging in Sunday’s presidential election. The main opposition candidate fled to Lithuania following threats to her children. The election commission declared a landslide victory for incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko. In Minsk yesterday, hundreds of women formed a human chain to protest against police brutality and mass arrests, the Guardian reported. The women wore white and held flowers. The Colorado attorney general has opened a so-called pattern and practice investigation into the Aurora Police Department. The investigation centers on the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died in Aurora police custody last year. The AG’s announcement came the same day that McClain’s family filed a federal lawsuit against the department. Police Chief Vanessa Wilson pledged QUOTE full cooperation ENDQUOTE, but the Aurora Police Association has declined comment. The chief executive of Uber says the company will shut down service in California if a judge does not overturn an unfavorable ruling. On Monday, a judge granted an injunction against the company that forbids it from classifying its drivers as independent contractors when they are in fact employees. But yesterday Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told MSNBC that the company would rather shut down temporarily than comply with the law. Sounds like a personal problem! Aug 13 2020 - AM Quickie HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

The guys give an update on the case involving delisting grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. They also break down the major federal laws governing waterfowl management in the United States. Learn about Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Duck Stamp Act, how season setting works, and more!

Birders are undoubtedly familiar with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, at least by name, and recent proposed changes to that venerable piece of conservation legislation by the Trump Administration have environmental groups concerned about the long-term impacts on birds. Tykee James, host of On Word for Wildlife, a wildlife and politics podcast on the Wildlife Observer Network, and a government affairs professional joins host Nate Swick to talk about what the MBTA does and what birders can do to address these changes including commenting here before July 20! Also, thoughts on the AOS's McCown's Longspur announcement and Nate issues corrections.  Donate the ABA’s Nesting Season Appeal!

Migratory birds have enjoyed federal protection since 1918 under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The law makes it illegal to capture, kill, trade, or otherwise transport wild birds without the express permission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It also holds companies or corporations accountable who cause the death of migratory birds through environmental accidents such as oil spills. But a proposed revision to the law rolls back some of these protections if entities can prove the deaths were unintentional.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Susan Rice criticized the Hungarian prime minister for using the pandemic in an illegal power grab.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump's rollback of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act could kill billions of birds; New Yorkers cheer the city's health care workers from their windows every day at 7 pm, but Trump keeps accusing them of being thieves every day at his virus pressers; and, Trump wants to send ventilators abroad as US patients are forced to share.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where furloughed crews from Scandinavian airline SAS are taking a three-day course in basic hospital duties to help Sweden battle the pandemic; and, the Paris Club of creditor nations agreed to cancel $1.4 billion of Somalia debt.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.” -- Shauna Niequist "Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/1/1933243/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

Jonah closes out the podcast finale with some news and reflections about the show. Grand Teton National Park mountain goat cull:https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/national-parks/2020/02/25/grand-teton-national-park-goat-shooting-halted-after-governor-letter/4866066002/ Feral horse removal in Nevada:https://wildlife.org/court-upholds-wild-horse-removals-in-nevada/ Sage-grouse management in need of a revamp:https://wildlife.org/jwm-study-upends-management-strategy-for-sage-grouse/ New federal budget threatens conservation efforts:https://wildlife.org/agriculture-budget-proposal-contains-mixed-bag-for-wildlife/ https://wildlife.org/administration-budget-would-cut-wildlife-funding/ Migratory Bird Treaty Act further weakened by administration’s proposal:https://abcbirds.org/article/new-rule-weakens-migratory-bird-treaty-act/?fbclid=IwAR1zr2aXVFMxNzlNE2l3tu7r6JsW3fA9VLG0TQJlMRGDahBNTyyIqyY4uts Comment on the regulation here:https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-0002 Lawsuit against Total oil development in Uganda:https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/france-uganda-green-groups-total-oil Road collisions and giant anteaters:https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/study-investigates-impact-of-road-deaths-on-giant-anteater-population-in-cerrado/ Gorillas officially recorded in a region of Equatorial Guinea for the first in a decade:https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/camera-traps-confirm-presence-of-lowland-gorillas-in-central-mainland-equatorial-guinea-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade/ New laws to protect rays:https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/small-steps-aim-to-make-a-large-ocean-safer-for-rays/ Stay tuned for an upcoming podcast called Nature's Archive:https://www.naturesarchive.com/Podcast

At more than 100 years old, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act was among the first environmental laws in the United States. Until recently, power companies and other industries could be prosecuted by the federal government for causing egregious bird deaths, even accidentally. Not anymore.  The Trump administration is proposing that only the intentional killing of birds would be prohibited under the act. This despite recent research that finds a nearly 30% decline in birds from North America - that’s a loss of nearly 3 billion birds - over the past 50 years. Our guest is Brad Bortner, one of 17 former directors and high-level appointees from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who co-signed a letter denouncing the move. 

When we seek out to bird with others, it is to share in the joy of birds. Whether intended or not, along the way we build a sense of community. In order to appreciate that joy to its fullest, we shouldn’t have to worry about who we are or be second guessing our most basic actions around others in that community. And it's that concept, that birding is an extension of our true selves, that prompted the creation of Queer Birders of North America. A fellowship group for LGBT+ birders and allies, QBNA now host all sorts of events for all sorts of birders based on a shared interest in birds and a dedication to inclusivity.  QBNA leaders Jennifer Rycenga and Michael Retter join host Nate Swick to talk about why QBNA came about and why it's still essential.  Also, Nate rants a bit about the USFWS's proposed changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and encourages you to leave a response to the rule change here. 

Octopus came out of Kim Krans’ The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit deck to inspire this episode. With his tentacles in everything, there might be some boundary issues to work on. Listen to the meditation to energetically firm up your own boundaries. Then, if you are in the United States, call your reps and the heads of the Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife and tell them to enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Endangered Species Act rather than decimating these critical laws for the protection of wildlife and their habitats. You have another opportunity to find out the shifts you can make to find your fire. Join me on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 7:30pm EST / 4:30pm PST for a free webinar. I’ll share how I found impactful aligned action in both my business and wildlife advocacy, and how I choose an extraordinary life every day. Register at http://debbiephilp.com/find-your-fire/ to get the webinar link and access to the replay. If you would like to chat about this episode or learn more about yoga, Shamanic Reiki, wildlife conservation, or other ways we can bring healing to all of the beings on our beautiful planet Earth, join us in the Shamanic Flow Circle group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1722776598019767/) or visit www.myshamaniclife.com and sign up for the newsletter. Please consider becoming a Patreon sponsor (https://www.patreon.com/debbiephilp) and help me purchase needed equipment and supplies for Dancing Turtle Rescue and Rehab, my wild turtle rehabilitation clinic. Much love and gratitude to Blair Sutherland (www.blairsutherland.com) for the beautiful intro and background music. Blair is also an outstanding webmaster and makes sure I can share these episodes with you. Thank you, Blair! While the yoga and other practices presented are intended to be accessible to most, please be open to practicing in an appropriate and safe way for you. It is recommended that you consult your physician before beginning any new exercise program and that at any time during a practice you feel nausea, dizziness, or pain you stop and seek medical advice. I accept no liability whatsoever for any damages arising from the use of my podcasts and, while I make all reasonable efforts to share accurate instruction, the podcast may contain unintended errors. Before all else, listen to your body and trust your inner knowing.

Rebecca Shanahan is the Deputy Director at WaterStart. Prior to joining WaterStart in 2013, Rebecca spent 14 years working on water resources management issues for the Southern Nevada Water Authority gaining an intimate perspective of the challenges in obtaining, treating, and delivering consistently high-quality water to a growing community. While at SNWA, she developed and managed the evaporation data collection and analysis program to support groundwater-basin hydrologic budgets and water-right appropriations, scientific studies for species protected by the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Nevada Revised statutes, and other federal policies, and negotiations for contractual third-party agreements.

In 2018, we mark the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the most powerful and important bird-protection law ever passed. In honor of this milestone, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has joined forces with other nature lovers around the world for the year-long Year of the Bird celebration. Every month, all year long we are posting photos and facts about Nevada's birds as part of our commitment to protect birds today and for the next hundred years. In this week's Nevada Wild NDOW's Aaron Keller and Ashley Sanchez sit down with avid bird watchers Rob Lowry and NDOW's Julie Watson to talk about the importance of this celebration and what you can do to contribute. To see monthly Year of the Bird posts, be sure to find the Nevada Department of Wildlife on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NvDOW/). Learn more about the Year of the Bird Celebration at these links: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/year-of-the-bird https://www.audubon.org/yearofthebird Find out how you can contribute to bird research locally with the Lahontan Audubon Society here: https://www.nevadaaudubon.org/

怎么根据捡到的羽毛，找出是什么鸟掉下的？（一）tips for identifying found feathers（1）Occasionally we run across loose feathers on the ground — sometimes a single feather, sometimes a bunch together , which usually marks the scene of a predator's meal. Regardless of the situation, the same question always comes up: What species lost these feathers?The best way to begin is to ignore color and instead study the shape of a feather. All birds share a similar structure, and simple rules will help you determine which part of the bird a feather is from. Knowing that, matching a feather's color and pattern to a species becomes much easier.Please note that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to possess any feather or other part of a native, non-game species. If you find feathers on the ground, it's OK to handle them, study them, and take photographs, but it is against the law to carry any away with you.All feathers curve toward the tail, and if you find a feather that is essentially straight, it's likely to be a tail feather. The largest and stiffest feathers are on the wings and tail, and each of them has a distinctive shape that will allow you to determine exactly which part of the wing or tail it's from, and (just for fun) which side of the bird. 如果你希望查看音频的内容讲解与分析，请关注微信公号【荒野苏州】，加入我们的自然课堂！如果你希望周末带孩子走进自然，请申请成为“荒野俱乐部”会员。拓展孩子的词汇量   提高孩子的表达能力  本专辑原创音频版权归“荒野苏州”所有，未经授权许可，严禁用于其他平台或商业用途！

怎么根据捡到的羽毛，找出是什么鸟掉下的？（一）tips for identifying found feathers（1）Occasionally we run across loose feathers on the ground — sometimes a single feather, sometimes a bunch together , which usually marks the scene of a predator's meal. Regardless of the situation, the same question always comes up: What species lost these feathers?The best way to begin is to ignore color and instead study the shape of a feather. All birds share a similar structure, and simple rules will help you determine which part of the bird a feather is from. Knowing that, matching a feather's color and pattern to a species becomes much easier.Please note that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to possess any feather or other part of a native, non-game species. If you find feathers on the ground, it's OK to handle them, study them, and take photographs, but it is against the law to carry any away with you.All feathers curve toward the tail, and if you find a feather that is essentially straight, it's likely to be a tail feather. The largest and stiffest feathers are on the wings and tail, and each of them has a distinctive shape that will allow you to determine exactly which part of the wing or tail it's from, and (just for fun) which side of the bird. 如果你希望查看音频的内容讲解与分析，请关注微信公号【荒野苏州】，加入我们的自然课堂！如果你希望周末带孩子走进自然，请申请成为“荒野俱乐部”会员。拓展孩子的词汇量   提高孩子的表达能力  本专辑原创音频版权归“荒野苏州”所有，未经授权许可，严禁用于其他平台或商业用途！

怎么根据捡到的羽毛，找出是什么鸟掉下的？（一）tips for identifying found feathers（1）Occasionally we run across loose feathers on the ground — sometimes a single feather, sometimes a bunch together , which usually marks the scene of a predator's meal. Regardless of the situation, the same question always comes up: What species lost these feathers?The best way to begin is to ignore color and instead study the shape of a feather. All birds share a similar structure, and simple rules will help you determine which part of the bird a feather is from. Knowing that, matching a feather's color and pattern to a species becomes much easier.Please note that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to possess any feather or other part of a native, non-game species. If you find feathers on the ground, it's OK to handle them, study them, and take photographs, but it is against the law to carry any away with you.All feathers curve toward the tail, and if you find a feather that is essentially straight, it's likely to be a tail feather. The largest and stiffest feathers are on the wings and tail, and each of them has a distinctive shape that will allow you to determine exactly which part of the wing or tail it's from, and (just for fun) which side of the bird. 如果你希望查看音频的内容讲解与分析，请关注微信公号【荒野苏州】，加入我们的自然课堂！如果你希望周末带孩子走进自然，请申请成为“荒野俱乐部”会员。拓展孩子的词汇量   提高孩子的表达能力  本专辑原创音频版权归“荒野苏州”所有，未经授权许可，严禁用于其他平台或商业用途！

怎么根据捡到的羽毛，找出是什么鸟掉下的？（一）tips for identifying found feathers（1）Occasionally we run across loose feathers on the ground — sometimes a single feather, sometimes a bunch together , which usually marks the scene of a predator's meal. Regardless of the situation, the same question always comes up: What species lost these feathers?The best way to begin is to ignore color and instead study the shape of a feather. All birds share a similar structure, and simple rules will help you determine which part of the bird a feather is from. Knowing that, matching a feather's color and pattern to a species becomes much easier.Please note that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to possess any feather or other part of a native, non-game species. If you find feathers on the ground, it's OK to handle them, study them, and take photographs, but it is against the law to carry any away with you.All feathers curve toward the tail, and if you find a feather that is essentially straight, it's likely to be a tail feather. The largest and stiffest feathers are on the wings and tail, and each of them has a distinctive shape that will allow you to determine exactly which part of the wing or tail it's from, and (just for fun) which side of the bird. 如果你希望查看音频的内容讲解与分析，请关注微信公号【荒野苏州】，加入我们的自然课堂！如果你希望周末带孩子走进自然，请申请成为“荒野俱乐部”会员。拓展孩子的词汇量   提高孩子的表达能力  本专辑原创音频版权归“荒野苏州”所有，未经授权许可，严禁用于其他平台或商业用途！

On our latest show: the Migratory Bird Treaty Act under attack; the bird that walks to the breeding grounds; how birds use the earth’s magnetic field in migration; and why you might want to stock up on mealworms for your backyard birds.

Beginning Bird Books and Activities--lots of great resources http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/02/beginning-bird-books-activities-and.html  Make your own bird guide. http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2014/01/homemade-bird-guide.html  Growing Up Wild http://www.projectwild.org/GrowingUpWILD.htm Flying Wild http://www.flyingwild.org/    Check your local parks and Audubon society to learn more. http://www.audubon.org/   Merlin Bird ID: http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ Stanley Clark and birding project:  Our feathered friends preschool birding curriculum: https://www.massaudubon.org/content/download/13465/209556/file/PreKTeachingUnit-BIRDS.pdf Migratory Bird Treaty Act—easy explanation: https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/17/drop-that-feather-its-illegal-to-collect-most-bird-feathers/ Cannot keep birds nests, feathers, parts of birds ARTICLES: Teaching and learning about birds in the early years – A few ideas to for getting started; Ann Smith 2009 Teaching Science  For the Birds Jan. 2008, YC Young Children Russo, Calurciello, and Kelly  QUOTE: Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird? –David Attenborough  Book PICKS: April Pulley Sayre Vulture View My review: https://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2012/11/vulture-view.html?m=0 Find it on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2Fy0r28 (aff link) Woodpecker Wham My review: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com/2015/05/woodpecker-wham-book-review.html Find it on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2GkMwtu (aff link)   Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ Loose Parts Nature Play Website: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com

For a century, most birds in the United States have been protected under a federal law called the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It targets poaching and other causes bird deaths, like oil spills and wind turbines.   But now, to benefit the energy industry, the Trump Administration has made a major change to how the law is enforced. As our EarthFix reporters Jes Burns and Courtney Flatt found, it potentially leaves hundreds of bird species vulnerable, at a time when their numbers are already declining across the country. And OPB Senior Political Reporter Jeff Mapes and OPB Political Analyst Bill Lunch join Morning Edition Host Tim Manickam to discuss this week’s political developments.

Pursuant to a modern interpretation of a 100-year old law, every American who owns a cat, drives a car, or owns a home with windows is a potential criminal. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a strict liability statute that was passed in 1918 to prevent commercial hunting and poaching from driving migratory birds into extinction. Decades later, government lawyers began using this hunting and poaching law to prosecute people for accidental bird deaths resulting from otherwise lawful activity. The result was the imposition of a greater duty to protect the lives of birds, prosecutorial discretion to decide which people and industries would be held to account for “incidental takings,” and a collection of formal and informal guidance from enforcement agencies about how to comply to avoid jail time and heavy fines. On this call, hear how we got here, what the Department of the Interior is doing in this regulatory space, and what effect the DOI’s actions will have.Featuring:- Gary Lawkowski, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior Visit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

Pursuant to a modern interpretation of a 100-year old law, every American who owns a cat, drives a car, or owns a home with windows is a potential criminal. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a strict liability statute that was passed in 1918 to prevent commercial hunting and poaching from driving migratory birds into extinction. Decades later, government lawyers began using this hunting and poaching law to prosecute people for accidental bird deaths resulting from otherwise lawful activity. The result was the imposition of a greater duty to protect the lives of birds, prosecutorial discretion to decide which people and industries would be held to account for “incidental takings,” and a collection of formal and informal guidance from enforcement agencies about how to comply to avoid jail time and heavy fines. On this call, hear how we got here, what the Department of the Interior is doing in this regulatory space, and what effect the DOI’s actions will have.Featuring:- Gary Lawkowski, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior Visit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

Today we are going to learn about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a piece of legislation that the Trump administration is attempting to dismantle 100 years after it was passed.  We are presenting for you in today's episode a presentation given by the Chief Network Officer of the National Audubon Society, David Ringer.  David highlights the key role played by the Audubon Society in the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 100 years ago, and discusses how Audubon is currently working to ensure that this and other important protections for birds and our environment are maintained. David gave this presentation back in November of 2018 as Audubon was winding down it’s celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act - but this message remains equally critical now, at the start of the new year.  While our current political situation can be downright depressing, it’s important to remember that we do have options for making our voices heard.