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From: mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: what to do with a dead bird
Summary: license?
Message-ID: <19200@oliveb.olivetti.com>
Date: 1 Apr 88 01:24:59 GMT
References: <1988Mar31.125547.10118@utzoo.uucp>
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In article <1988Mar31.125547.10118@utzoo.uucp>, rising@utzoo.uucp (Jim Rising) writes:
> One of the things that can be done with a dead bird is to 
> pick it up, note the date and locality found, put it in a
> plastic bag, pop it into your freezer, and take it to the
> nearest museum (with a bird collection) so that they might
> be able to preserve it for future study.

	Many migratory birds are protected under federal law. Wouldn't one
need a license to collect specimens?

Looking and listing,
Mike