A reader has pointed me to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) memorandum regarding destroying migratory bird nests not presently occupied by eggs or young. You can see the memo here: http://policy.fws.gov/m0208.pdf While the regulation I point to below discusses the destruction of nests, and remains relevant so far as I can tell, this memorandum […]
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Background facts:
A red-tailed hawk has had a nest above a 12th story cornice at 927 5th Ave since 1993. The male is known as Pale Male and has become famous through a 1999 […]
Another article in the New York Times explains that the Fish and Wildlife Service may be complicit in the destruction of Pale Male’s nest. From the article,
Terri Edwards [(413)253-8324], a spokeswoman for the Fish and Wildlife Service, said yesterday that the agency had issued a clarification of the rules in 2003 that allows the destruction […]
The following is a letter I just wrote to the Fish and Wildlife service at contact@fws.gov regarding this article in the New York Times. Since that article will probably be archived and unavailable soon, read this Yahoo! news coverage.
Hello,
I am writing to ask if someone within the Department of Interior is investigating what appears to […]