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Differences in the Laws between Canada and the US
Topic Started: May 2 2015, 05:26 PM (468 Views)
Pet6
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Hello,I was interested in knowing if there are differences in the laws governing Bald Eagles between Canada & the US. , and what they might be ? Such as interfering or changing a nest ..or stepping in to rescue etc.. Thank you for any help :}^
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Eagle Guy
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Bald eagles are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act throughout North America, which makes it illegal for anyone to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such a bird except under the terms of a valid permit issued pursuant to Federal regulations. I don't know about any other specific Canadian laws regarding the birds.

Permits would not generally be given to interfere at a nest to rescue a chick that is ill or naturally injured because 1) it may cause nest failure or the death of other chicks and 2) the rescued bird would most likely end up in captivity, which from a population standpoint is the same as being dead because they will never reproduce and add to the population.

Generally, nests could be reinforced outside of the breeding season to avoid collapse, and permits are given to move or destroy nests that are a hazard to the birds or humans (e.g. a nest tree leaning over powerlines).
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JoJo
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Pet6.....Welcome to the Forum :}^ , and thank you for your question.

Pete, thank you for your reply and information. All very interesting.
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tinaseagle
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That is very interesting. Didn't know that the law protect them on North American. Thanks Dr. Sharpe and Pet. Good question and good answer.
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Pet6
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Thank you very much for your reply Dr Sharpe... very interesting information! :^:
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