The U.S. Department of Justice reports:
Duke Energy Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming today to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) in connection with the deaths of protected birds, including golden eagles, at two of the company’s wind projects in Wyoming. This case represents the first ever criminal enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for unpermitted avian takings at wind projects.
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2 comments:
Pretty sure the feral cats and those that let pet kitties out kill far more birds than Duke energy did.
Maybe the feds have not been taking Migratory Bird Act offenses to court, but in 1962 we were threatened with closure of our little museum because it featured mounted songbirds that had died in a cold snap. The kids collected the little corpses and brought them in for fifty cents each. This particular enforcer enlightened us that killing, harassing, etc. migratory birds is a FELONY -- big fine plus possible jail time. He is said to have prosecuted a man whose cat killed a phalarope. We removed all birds.
Prairie Mary
Mary Scriver
Valier, MT
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