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From: john@nmtsun.nmt.edu (John Shipman)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Cardinals and Idiots was birds and gators
Keywords: captive cardinals
Message-ID: <3499@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 16 Nov 89 08:12:02 GMT
References: <1989Nov15.013610.15152@xanadu.com>
Reply-To: john@nmtsun.nmt.edu (John Shipman)
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STella Calvert (STella@xanadu.UUCP) forwards this from her friend:
>...I don't know how they caught them but my neighbors have three 
>cardinals...

It is illegal under federal law in the USA and Canada to possess
native birds, dead or alive.  Shooting them is also illegal.
Exceptions are made for hunting and scientific research, but only with
the proper licenses and permits.  Introduced birds (e.g., starlings,
house sparrows, rock doves) are excepted.

If you are aware of any violations of this law, you should report
them to the authorities; failure to report violations could make
you liable as an accessory.  Game wardens or other employees of
your state game and fish department can handle these complaints.
They will also handle any necessary rehabilitation.
-- 
John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, New Mexico
john@nmtsun.nmt.edu, ucbvax!unmvax!nmtsun!john  
``Let's go outside and commiserate with nature.'' [Dave Farber]