At 03:12 AM 10/30/2009 wrote:
But remember it is only(?) in Australia that it is illegal to
collect
feathers, even naturally moulted ones. Thats weird to
me..........
Australia isn't the only place where it is illegal to collect
feathers. It has been illegal in the USA for a long time as
well. Back in the days when women made a habit of decorating
their hats with feathers and stuffed birds, causing the deaths
of numerous birds and driving some species close to extinction,
it was made illegal to possess any part of a native bird without
an appropriate permit. (For game birds, "appropriate permit"
would include a license to hunt the bird in question.) The law
in question is part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which was
also signed by Canada, Mexico, Japan and Russia presumably
making it illegal in those other counties as well.
--
Katrina Knight
Reading, PA, USA
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