Bird Feeders Banned in New Jersey Town As Legislators Push for State Ban
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The village of Ridgewood has enacted new restrictions on wildlife feeding on private property, becoming the first municipality in New Jersey to impose local limits on bird feeders amid…
Swift Bird, SD Man Sentenced for Assault
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Swift Bird, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on October 11, 2023, by Chief…
Westbrook Man Admits Illegally Baiting Ducks in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Casey, Regional Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, announced that DAVID FOSTER, 51, of Westbrook, pleaded guilty today before…
Black Bear Spotted in Freehold Munching on Some Bird Feeders
FREEHOLD, NJ – Black bear sightings in Monmouth County are not uncommon, but one bear caught on video in Freehold is causing quite a commotion. Most likely in search of picnic baskets,…
ESI Energy LLC, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Nextera Energy Resources LLC, Is Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Killing and Wounding Eagles in Its Wind Energy Operations, in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – ESI Energy Inc. (ESI) was sentenced today in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), announced Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim for the Justice Department’s…
Did Governor Murphy Just Change the State Bird?
TRENTON, NJ – From deep within his COVID-19 quarantine, Governor Phil Murphy made an April Fool’s Day appearance to announce an executive order to change the state bird. Let us not kid…