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Dear Editor, Wording from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service statement in the Dec. 6 Tribune article, “Injured eagles treated at Raptor Center” implied it is legal to kill hawks. All raptors (birds of prey) – hawks, owls, falcons, eagles, ospreys and vultures – are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. North American eagles are also protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Act. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects all migratory bird species, ...
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