A Forwarded message from a Lawyer
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:03:14 -0500
From: "Ralf Brookes" <>
Subject: RE: Hunters in Egypt kill protected birds and others.
CITES protects endangered species which some of these birds may be.
Also Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects migratory birds as well.
Each of these acts has its own specific provisions. I would have
to look up any Citizen Suit civil remedy provisions, but if authorities have
caught them they will likely bring a criminal action and ask for penalties,
in which they can also ask for natural resources damages.
Some US citizen suit provisions require a 60 day notice to government who
gets first shot at
whether it wants to pursue violation and may preclude private actions in
some cases.
Wish I knew more about this, will forward to Wildlife Law Professor Ankersen
at UF to see if he can offer any guidance regarding this international
violation to the nature discussion group.
Ralf Brookes
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