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Museum specimens



Alex Netherton asked:

>I hate to look stupid, but isn't it against Federal law to have dead non-game
>birds in our possession? Something to do with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act?
>This is why I never collect road kill. I probably should. People
hereabouts say
>it is mighty tasty....

Technically that is correct and if you plan to do a lot of this, you should
get a permit.  If you find a dead bird on a USFWS Refuge, you need to get
permission from the refuge mgr ahead of time as to what your intent is.  A
fellow on the Outer Banks was arrested this year for salvaging a dead Sea
Turtle shell which is on the rare and endangered species list.  There is a
good reason for these rules as cumbersome as they may be in dealing with them.

Bob Burrell
Kill Devil hills NC
rburrell@coastalnet,com