Deb Fuller wrote:

> I think laws are in effect for the protection of illegally smuggled eagle
> parts which can fetch a high price on the black market.  I don't think
> every eagle that decides to migrate up to Canada has to check with the US
> government first.  :)
>
> Deb Fuller

 Actually, yes, they do.  The problem is not the eagle feathers that 'migrate'
out, but the problems mentioned by Deanna Kerrigan in a later post,  namely
that of getting them back in.

Years ago, a museum in the west loaned to Canada some Eskimo dolls made with
parts of a protected species, and there was serious question for some time
whether they could get them back.

The watchword is extreme caution and knowing every detail of the law before
you start. Be in full communication with both U.S. Customs as well as Fish and
Wildlife.  As Deanna pointed out, it may very well not be worth the effort.

Lucy Skjelstad