Animal Welfare Institute: Department of Interior Weakens Migratory Bird Protections
April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release:
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Department of Interior Weakens Migratory Bird Protections
Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the incidental killing of birds protected under the law. This reinterpretation reverses a decades-long interpretation that the MBT . . .
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Department of Interior Weakens Migratory Bird Protections
Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the incidental killing of birds protected under the law. This reinterpretation reverses a decades-long interpretation that the MBT . . .