[GeoStL] Re: geocaching Digest V7 #20
- From: Laurie Elfrank <lwatermann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:07:36 -0600
Beware of picking up lava rocks in Hawaii...
http://www.pacificnaturopathic.com/articles/articles3.html
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:16:43 -0800From: leeharper13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
[GeoStL] Re: geocaching Digest V7 #20To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WOW! Did I rustle some feathers here?
You will all be happy to know that I'm not the jail type so I have returned the
feather to the woods. Not the same woods I took it from as that was too far to
drive, but it has been place amoung some happy trees.
I didn't realize that so many birds' feathers were protected. I wonder if it's
still safe to pick up rocks.
On a serious note: thank you all for letting me know this is an issue as I
would have take this feather home via the airport never knowing that there was
a problem with having a feather in my possession. So, thanks for keeping me
out of jail, a federal conviction off my record, and a loss of money I can
spend buying photos of feathers legally from somewhere else.
PS: I assume I can leagally buy photos of feathers right?Cindy J.
SpurrFreelance Writer(757) 432-1423Web site: www.creativeace.comAlt email:
cindys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----From: thistle coney <kabukibadger@xxxxxxxxx>To:
geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:12:15 PMSubject:
[GeoStL] Re: geocaching Digest V7 #20R: About FeathersThe deal with the
feathers is: Raptors (Eagles, Hawks, Owls, etc.) and other migratory birds are
protected, and killing one - even turkey-vultures, carries a hefty $1000 fine.
If you possess a feather from one, now matter how that feather was obtained
(Red Tailed-Hawks for example, will pick up dead rats and snakes off the road,
and are frequently hit by cars) the government assumes you killed the bird for
the feathers. Only those Native Americans that can prove they practice a
traditional tribal religion and those people having the Federal license to
handle these birds are exempt (I have a permission under this law to handle
raptors when I am volunteering at the World Bird Sanctuary. This license does
not transfer when I'm working at the Zoo) So, unless you are positive the
feather is from a turkey, the safe bet is to leave the feather where you found
it.-Thystle
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