jlevy@cbnewsd.att.com (janet.levy) (08/13/90)
I recently heard about a local bird club which holds two annual "Swap Meets" where people who raise birds bring them to buy and sell. The club also publishes a "for sale" list once a month for members (and others?). Anyway, I was amazed to see many listings selling birds like mallards, shovelers, canvasbacks, Canadian Geese, and other native water fowl. There was even an ad listing "whoopers, Trumpeter swans, andeans,...". How can these people be selling these birds? I thought it was illegal to possess a migratory bird unless you have a special rehabilitation or scientific research license. These birds are apparently available to private owners. Am I missing something? Is this a common thing? Janet Levy jsl@ihlpm.ATT.COM
dragon@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sam Conway) (08/17/90)
In article <1990Aug13.143525.17977@cbnewsd.att.com> jlevy@cbnewsd.att.com (janet.levy) writes: >There was even an ad listing "whoopers, Trumpeter swans, >andeans,...". How can these people be selling these birds? Trumpeter swans are endangered. They sure as hell better NOT be selling them. Waterfowl can be bought and sold PROVIDED both the buyer AND the seller possess a permit allowing them to own the bird. It would probably be a very good idea for the state Wildlife Authority (or DNR, or Fish&Game, or whatever they are called in your state) to know about this, so that they can make sure everything is on the up-and-up. "andeans"? Andean what? CONDORS? If they're selling THEM, the lot of them are going to jail for a long time. -- Sam Conway * What shape do you usually have? dragon@eleazar.dartmouth.edu * Mickey Mouse shape? Smarties Chemistry Dept., Dartmouth College, NH * shape? Amphibious landing craft Vermont Raptor Center (VINS) * shape? Poke in the eye shape?
john@nmt.edu (John Shipman) (08/17/90)
In article <23720@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> dragon@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sam Conway) writes: Janet Levy (jlevy@cbnewsd.att.com) writes: +-- | There was even an ad listing "whoopers, Trumpeter swans, | andeans,...". How can these people be selling these birds? +-- I assume ``whooper'' refers to Whooper Swans, not Whooping Cranes! -- John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, NM/john@jupiter.nmt.edu ``Let's go outside and commiserate with nature.'' --Dave Farber