Bird Law

(Legislation Protecting Birds)

PROPOSED LEGISLATION - ACTION ALERT 

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      BIRD LEGISLATION (FEDERAL)

BIRD LEGISLATION - NEW JERSEY STATE

URGENT NEWS

Gov't Authorizes Slaughter of Arctic Polar Bear:  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Authorizes Oil Exploration Companies to kill Polar Bears - Don't take my word for it.  Read the OFFICIAL GOV'T PERMIT for yourself.
Protect Birding at NJ Liberty State Park from    Politicians and Developers - Automated Email to your local congresspeople
Read about Clinton's Year 2000 Wilderness Preservation Initiatives

 ACTION ALERT

Visit www.saveourenvironment.org Action Center protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge now.
Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, read the facts about the true impact on the Refuge, the devastating impact of exploration on the landscape, polar bears, endangered birds and more, all for less than a 9 month supply of oil best case scenario.
Find out what the National Audubon Society is doing to protect birds and the Arctic in Washington.  http://www.capitolconnect.com/audubon/ Read about legislative initiatives.  
Sierra Club - www.sierraclub.org and Sierra Action Center -  www.sierraactivist.org 
World Wildlife Organization - www.takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action.htm 
Protect the Endangered NJ Timber Rattlesnake
Protect Golden Eagles from Indian Slaughter:  - read proposed federal regulations permitting ritual killing of eagles - http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a010122c.html page down to "National Park Service" - write to the Park Service to oppose these regulations prior to March 23, 2001.
Ecology Action Center - Join Nova Scotia Environmentalists in Protecting Canadian Wilderness - Ecology Action Center - www.supercity.ns.ca/~land/toics.html 

PENDING LEGISLATION

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BIRD LEGISLATION - FEDERAL:

Acts of Congress:

Neotropical Bird Conservation Act of 2000, 16 U.S.C. Section 6101 (Clinton - signed July 21, 2000) - http://www.audubon.org/local/latin/bulletin7/habitat.html

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544

Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Protection Acts, 16 U.S.C. 668-668d

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-666c

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703-711

Federal Regulations:

Federal Listing of Migratory Birds, 50 C.F.R. 10.13

Government's Listing of Endangered Species, 50 C.F.R. 17.11

Executive Orders: 

Clinton's Executive Order No. 13186, Vol. 66 Fed. Reg. No. 11, January 17, 2001, "Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds"

Clinton's Executive Order No. 13178, Vol. 65 Fed Reg. 76903, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, signed December 4, 2000

BIRD LEGISLATION (STATE - NEW JERSEY)

New Jersey's "Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act"

PENDING LEGISLATION

CARA - Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H.R. 701 - passed by House, not reached by Senate of 106th Congress - stay tuned

Check out the status of current proposed legislation at Project Vote Smart.

Read Proposed Legislation in the House and Senate - just type in the bill number (e.g. S1744) [find the bill number on Project Vote Smart, who voted for it and the bill's status]