On Mon, 27 Nov 1995, Robin Panza wrote: > In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (Wray Kephart) > writes: > > found dead raven and want to preserve. dont want to skin and stuff. > > anybody have any suggestions? > > thanx- > > wray kephart > > > > It is a violation of Federal law for an individual to posess a dead raven. It > would be a serious breach of etiquette for anyone to help you maintain > posession of it. Sorry, but the only thing you can legally do is get rid of > it. Some museums might have the necessary permits to allow them to accept it > from you, but otherwise it should go back where it was found. > > The raven is legally the property of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. If you > want to wrangle with them, go right ahead. However, be warned that they are > cracking down on just this kind of violation. Did you read/hear about the > jewelry sent to Ms. Rodham Clinton that contained feathers? That person who > made and sent the jewelry is up on serious charges now. If you let USFWS know > you are violating the Migratory Bird treaty, they may come after you. > > Robin Panza [log in to unmask] > Section of Birds > Carnegie Museum of Natural History > I am curious as to what sort of difficulties there are in the US in getting the necessary permits for the use of migratory bird remains (of whatever sort) for scientific research/study purposes, especially by individuals. We haven't encountered any difficulties in Canada (so far) in retaining the remains of roadkills and predator (e.g. cat or other non-human) kills for the purposes of zooarchaeological research. BTW - is a raven considered to be a migratory bird? They don't follow a seasonal migration pattern in Ontario that I've ever noticed. Chris J.-Andersen Regional Archaeologist Ontario Ministry of Culture