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Trying to read these regulations is making my brain hurt a little! Raptors are
on the list of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but it looks
like possession of them is controlled by the province. There is a program for
natives to obtain eagle feathers through DNR, though I don't know the details.
I do know that crows are protected species. You cannot possess a live crow
without permits and they can be killed only during their open season or to
prevent damage to property. Pigeons, house sparrows and starlings are not
protected.
For anyone who's interested, the Migratory Birds Convention Act and regulations
can be found here, the provincial Wildlife Act here, and the provincial General
Wildlife Regulations here.
Kathleen MacAulay
Milford Station
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From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 1:58:37 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] feathers jurisdiction & identification.
Actually, I believe the jurisdiction over migratory and other birds is rather
more complicated than what Kathleen said below. There are 4 species of
non-protected species (pigeon, house sparrow, starling, crow). The vast
majority of birds are legally "migratory" birds re protection under Migratory
Birds Convention Act? But all raptors (eagles, hawks, falcons, accipiters,
buteos, osprey, harrier, kites, and owls too) plus cormorants and ?? are under
provincial jurisdiction, and thus are protected differently. Finally, regarding
laws regarding feathers, eagles are quite special because of their usefulness re
ethnic lore and headdresses etc. Thus I believe that the province has some sort
of arrangement with the Mi'kmaq nation so that they can legally access
especially tail and wing feathers of bald eagles (and golden eagles, too?).
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Trying to read these regulations is making my brain hurt a little! Raptors are on the list of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but it looks like possession of them is controlled by the province. There is a program for natives to obtain eagle feathers through DNR, though I don't know the details.<br><br>I do know that crows are protected species. You cannot possess a live crow without permits and they can be killed only during their open season or to prevent damage to property. Pigeons, house sparrows and starlings are not protected.<br><br>For anyone who's interested, the Migratory Birds Convention Act and regulations can be found <a
href="http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/M-7.01/20101016/index.html?rp2=HOME&rp3=SI&rp1=migratory%20bird&rp4=all&rp9=cs&rp10=L&rp13=50">here</a>, the provincial Wildlife Act here, and the provincial General Wildlife Regulations here.<br><br>Kathleen MacAulay<br>Milford Station<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sat, October 16, 2010 1:58:37 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] feathers jurisdiction &
identification.<br></font><br>
Actually, I believe the jurisdiction over migratory and other birds is rather more complicated than what Kathleen said below. There are 4 species of non-protected species (pigeon, house sparrow, starling, crow). The vast majority of birds are legally "migratory" birds re protection under Migratory Birds Convention Act? But all raptors (eagles, hawks, falcons, accipiters, buteos, osprey, harrier, kites, and owls too) plus cormorants and ?? are under provincial jurisdiction, and thus are protected differently. Finally, regarding laws regarding feathers, eagles are quite special because of their usefulness re ethnic lore and headdresses etc. Thus I believe that the province has some sort of arrangement with the Mi'kmaq nation so that they can legally access especially tail and wing feathers of bald eagles (and golden eagles, too?).<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br><div><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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