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Thanks bud, I appreciate it. Extensive.
In general the various protection acts go like this:
"...the framers of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act were determined to put an end to the commercial trade in birds and their feathers that, by the early years of the 20th century, had wreaked havoc on the populations of many native bird species.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act decreed that all migratory birds and their parts (including eggs, nests, and feathers) were fully protected.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is the domestic law that affirms, or implements, the United States' commitment to four international conventions (with Canada, Japan, Mexico, and Russia) for the protection of a shared migratory bird resource. Each of the conventions protect selected species of birds that are common."
I note that the birds were protected, not because they prey on us, but because we preyed on them.
Today, there is little use for plumage, hunting and trade restrictions on species that have lost their appeal or marketability.
Now, I don't suggest we go back to the free-for-all times of the 1800's. Yet, the laws that were created to prevent species decimation may be, just may be, in need of review. Alas, few laws, once enacted, are repealed. Certainly not those as sweeping as these. And most assuredly not in these times.
Meanwhile, the hawks are free to leave their normal environs and come to your chicken dinner. SO it goes.
We still havent answered this question: "Is there anything that can postively deter them before they appear on the fencepost above your chicken yard?"
Thanks bud, I appreciate it. Extensive.
In general the various protection acts go like this:
"...the framers of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act were determined to put an end to the commercial trade in birds and their feathers that, by the early years of the 20th century, had wreaked havoc on the populations of many native bird species.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act decreed that all migratory birds and their parts (including eggs, nests, and feathers) were fully protected.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is the domestic law that affirms, or implements, the United States' commitment to four international conventions (with Canada, Japan, Mexico, and Russia) for the protection of a shared migratory bird resource. Each of the conventions protect selected species of birds that are common."
I note that the birds were protected, not because they prey on us, but because we preyed on them.
Today, there is little use for plumage, hunting and trade restrictions on species that have lost their appeal or marketability.
Now, I don't suggest we go back to the free-for-all times of the 1800's. Yet, the laws that were created to prevent species decimation may be, just may be, in need of review. Alas, few laws, once enacted, are repealed. Certainly not those as sweeping as these. And most assuredly not in these times.
Meanwhile, the hawks are free to leave their normal environs and come to your chicken dinner. SO it goes.
We still havent answered this question: "Is there anything that can postively deter them before they appear on the fencepost above your chicken yard?"
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