[mou] What to do with a dead owl
Chris Fagyal
Chris.Fagyal@udlp.com
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 07:52:53 -0600
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Someone should also arrest him, because he broke the law. I hope you got =
his name and remember what county he was in. It is illegal to shoot any =
bird covered under the migratory bird law. That is a federal offense, and =
he should be prosecuted.
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Chris Fagyal
Senior Software Engineer
United Defense, L.P. ASD
Fridley, MN=20
(763) 572-5320
chris.fagyal@udlp.com
>>> Val/Roger <writers2@comcast.net> 02/23/2005 07:46:39 AM >>>
Hello, Dave:
I can't help with the answers to your questions about the legalities =
relating to the transport of a protected species, etc.
I think the entire listserv would appreciate hearing what you learn on =
this topic.
But I'm very concerned about the sheriff (deputy?) who shot the apparently =
injured owl on the side of the road: this would be a real opportunity for =
the MOU to provide vital education that could save raptors' lives. I'm not =
clear about what county this occurred in, but can someone from the MOU or =
the Raptor Center contact the sheriff and provide some insight about this =
rare species and how an injured owl should be helped, not shot?? MOU =
members already have indicated their willingness to travel to retrieve =
injured owls and would do so in this county, too, I am sure--I'd sign up, =
as well.=20
Thanks, Dave,
Val Cunningham
St. Paul, Minn.=20
on 2/22/05 9:52 PM, David A. Cahlander at david@cahlander.com wrote:
My sister told me that she has a dead Boreal Owl in her wood pile in Grand =
Marais. In the past, I would transport the owl to the UofM and give it to =
them. However, I understand that only someone with a collector's permit =
is allowed to pick up or transport a bird.
Do I misunderstand the law, or is there a catch 22 involved? Should the =
owl be reported to someone and they will travel to Grand Marais to pick it =
up? Who is that?
This same question applies to an injured owl. Marj and I turned around =
and stopped when she saw a Great Gray Owl on the side of the road. Before =
we could turn around and get to the bird, a sheriff made a U-turn, got out =
and shot the owl. Needless to say I was disappointed. I suggested to him =
that I would take the owl to the UofM, but I told him that I had no =
collector's permit and was therefore not allowed to do that. As near as I =
can tell, he was not allowed to either shot the owl (he did not have a =
permit) and was not allowed to pick the owl up.
It's very confusing. Can someone provide some light?
Thanks.
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David Cahlander david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN 952-894-5910
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<DIV>Someone should also arrest him, because he broke the law. I =
hope you=20
got his name and remember what county he was in. It is illegal to =
shoot=20
any bird covered under the migratory bird law. That is a federal =
offense,=20
and he should be prosecuted.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Fagyal<BR>Senior Software Engineer<BR>United Defense, L.P.=20
ASD<BR>Fridley, MN <BR>(763) 572-5320<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:chris.fagyal@udlp.com">chris.fagyal@udlp.com</A><BR><BR>>=
>>=20
Val/Roger <writers2@comcast.net> 02/23/2005 07:46:39 AM=20
>>><BR>Hello, Dave:<BR>I can't help with the answers to your =
questions=20
about the legalities relating to the transport of a protected species, =
etc.<BR>I=20
think the entire listserv would appreciate hearing what you learn on =
this=20
topic.<BR><BR>But I'm very concerned about the sheriff (deputy?) who shot =
the=20
apparently injured owl on the side of the road: this would be a real =
opportunity=20
for the MOU to provide vital education that could save raptors' lives. I'm =
not=20
clear about what county this occurred in, but can someone from the MOU or =
the=20
Raptor Center contact the sheriff and provide some insight about this =
rare=20
species and how an injured owl should be helped, not shot?? MOU members =
already=20
have indicated their willingness to travel to retrieve injured owls and =
would do=20
so in this county, too, I am sure--I'd sign up, as well. <BR><BR>Thanks,=20=
Dave,<BR>Val Cunningham<BR>St. Paul, Minn. <BR><BR>on 2/22/05 9:52 PM, =
David A.=20
Cahlander at david@cahlander.com wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">My sister told me =
that she=20
has a dead Boreal Owl in her wood pile in Grand Marais. In the =
past, I=20
would transport the owl to the UofM and give it to them. However, =
I=20
understand that only someone with a collector's permit is allowed =
to=20
pick up or transport a bird.<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20=
face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Do I misunderstand the law, or is there a catch =
22=20
involved? Should the owl be reported to someone and they will =
travel to=20
Grand Marais to pick it up? Who is that?<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT=
=20
size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">This same question applies to an =
injured=20
owl. Marj and I turned around and stopped when she saw a Great =
Gray Owl=20
on the side of the road. Before we could turn around and get to =
the=20
bird, a sheriff made a U-turn, got out and shot the owl. Needless =
to say=20
I was disappointed. I suggested to him that I would take the owl =
to the=20
UofM, but I told him that I had no collector's permit and was therefore =
not=20
allowed to do that. As near as I can tell, he was not allowed to =
either=20
shot the owl (he did not have a permit) and was not allowed to pick the =
owl=20
up.<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans =
MS">It's very=20
confusing. Can someone provide some light?<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><FO=
NT=20
size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Thanks.<BR>---<BR>David =
Cahlander=20
david@cahlander.com Burnsville, MN=20
952-894-5910<BR></FONT></FONT><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BODY></HTML>
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