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Some donkus
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I learned a lot recently about eagle feathers, and I thought, "Hey, maybe someone else will wonder like I did, why not write it down, just in case?" So here it is.
I had emailed the DNR here in Minnesota asking about the laws concerning eagle feathers, and specifically whether I could purchase some from a Chinese seller on ebay to give as gifts here. These are email responses from officials working in Minnesota, but the laws extend to all of the United States. "Hello and thank you for your great questions. You are correct that it is illegal for anyone to possess any part of a migratory bird (under the migratory bird treaty act, MBTA) including nests, eggs, feathers, bones, fluid, etc. Eagles and their feathers and parts have additional protection under the bald and golden eagle act of 1940. Both of these acts can be looked up to find the language therein. If someone who IS native American finds an eagle or eagle feather, they still have to turn it over to the repository in order to have it or other feathers distributed to them by the repository. They need to fill out an application (available online) and be granted the parts of the eagle they are requesting. Eagle feathers or dead eagles should be brought to the DNR or FWS offices so we can send them to the repository. Even DNR is not allowed to keep these eagles or feathers, without a proper permit and we have maxed out our permit. Non-eagle migratory birds or their parts are sometimes possessed for educational purposes, permits which are given to teachers or other educational facilities. Domestic or farm animals do not fall under wildlife laws and do not have the same protection. [ Which is why imitation feathers should be used whenever possible, way less of a headache, way easier to come by and keep ] As far as receiving feathers from other countries, you would need to find out about cities (pronounced SIGHT-eees) permits and laws from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. I have cc’d their permit office to answer those questions for you. I hope this is helpful. Let me know if you have further questions." And here is the response from the office mentioned in the last paragraph, concerning importing feathers. "The US Fish and Wildlife Service does not allow for the sale of eagle feathers, therefore a website such as this would not be permissible in the US. In addition, the purchase of eagle feathers is prohibited regardless of the origin of the feathers. Thank you." Whether or not anyone chooses to abide by these laws is their own personal choice, but I felt it worthwhile to make people aware of what they might be in for if they choose to ignore them. I do understand why a person might not feel the need to abide by these laws, or why someone could feel that they would face a greater spiritual consequence going about it the other way, but for those who want the information, it is here. I was not sure if I should post contact info for these officials so I did not, but they were very easy to find and get ahold of, and extremely pleasant to talk to. As someone unregistered with a tribe... I think I will personally be sticking with the painted turkey feathers. ![]() |
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I've seen those Chinese eagle feathers offered for sale on various import websites. CITIES seems receive about as much respect as REACH and RoHS and Prop65. Pretty much none.
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Me & Eyes are the best !
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This has been cussed and discussed in other threads. It's always good to have this information handy though ! Here's a link to another thread:
FAQ: laws about eagle feathers
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are any of the asian breeds on the US migratory or raptor act?
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Some donkus
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I think we have some of the same species, or similar enough that they still fall under it... The one I looked at, the seller claimed they were the same animal, but didn't say where he got the feathers from originally. Eagles don't like... Migrate to China, do they?
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The voices tell me...
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How are you gonna contest against Josh Bear, Lonnie Street or Ardell Scalplock in imitation eagle feathers?
You have to be wearing ruby slippers!
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Why must I feel like that..why must I chase the cat? "When I was young man I did some dumb things and the elders would talk to me. Sometimes I listened. Time went by and as I looked around...I was the elder". Mr. Rossie Freeman |
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Eagles regulated under CITES: Aquila adalberti, Adalbert's Eagle Aquila adalberti, Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti, White-shouldered Eagle Aquila audax, Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila chrysaetos, Golden Eagle Aquila clanga, Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga, Spotted Eagle Aquila gurneyi, Gurney's Eagle Aquila hastata, Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila heliaca, Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca, Imperial Eagle Aquila nipalensis, Steppe Eagle Aquila pomarina, Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila rapax, Tawny Eagle Aquila verreauxii, African Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii, Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii, Verreaux's Eagle Circaetus gallicus, Short-toed Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus , Black-chested Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla, Grey Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla, White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus , White-headed Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, River Eagle Haliastur indus, White-headed Sea Eagle Haliastur indus, Red-backed Sea Eagle Haliastur sphenurus, Whistling Eagle Harpia harpyja, American Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja, Harpy Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus, Crowned Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus , Crowned Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius, Black Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius, Solitary Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae, New Guinea Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae , New Guinea Harpy Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii, Ayres's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus, Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii, Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides, Little Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus, Booted Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster, African Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi, Wahlberg's Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis, Lesser Fishing Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus , Grey-headed Fishing Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis, Asian Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis, Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis, Indian Black Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis, Long-crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis, Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis, Guianan Crested Eagle Oroaetus isidori, Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori, Isidor's Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi, Great Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi, Monkey-eating Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi, Philippine Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus, Martial Eagle Spilornis klossi, Nicobar Serpent Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus, Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus , African Crowned Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus, Bateleur Eagle Last edited by OLChemist; 05-06-2016 at 06:16 PM.. |
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When the Great Seal of the United State was designed, William Barton's golden eagle was changed to a bald eagle, because the golden eagle had flow over Europe. Some years later, Ben Franklin wrote his daughter lamenting the choice. He considered the eagle a lazy and cowardly bird and thought the turkey much more courageous. Some Scots clan regalia includes eagle feathers. European heraldry is replete with images of eagles. They are in the Bible: "...they shall mount up with the wings like eagles... (Isaiah 40:31)" Eagles are important in many cultures. (Oh, heavens the crud that sticks in your brain after a decade in academia.) Golden Eagles Bald Eagles Last edited by OLChemist; 05-06-2016 at 06:42 PM.. |
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Some donkus
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OLChemist you are the smartest person in the world. Can I come live with you. Lmao.
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Tiny Tot Dancer
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Ok OLChemist - now say it in Latin or Greek!
I didn't know it was illegal to have feathers, especially eagles or migratory birds. Not that I have any, but good to know nonetheless. Thanks for posting this thread Niigig. |
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Oh, heck no. That list is courtesy of spending way too much time dealing with EU regulations. Consequently, I have a huge list of UK sites that have lovely downloadable lists of things covered by various laws. I downloaded them birdies, LOL.
For reasons I still find incomprehensible I choose to study Hellenistic and Koine Greek for a very short time. Since the texts everyone uses for that are the New Testament and some Gnostic stuff, I can still recite John 1:1 in Greek: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. Because everyone in those classes was a pastoral student, except me, they had the Bible memorized. So the prof would use scraps of Gnostic texts for tests, so nobody could guess from the whole thing because they recognized three or four keywords. You'd be translating the section and really start wondering if you should have studied more when you read about Jesus cursing a playmate and killing him. I was mainlining dominant culture studies in those days, LOL. Last edited by OLChemist; 05-07-2016 at 12:06 AM.. |
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On The Rocks
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Mongol eagle hunters, near China
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The voices tell me...
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Mongolians are bad a$$. That's where wardancer's family comes from. Crossed the toll bridge.
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Why must I feel like that..why must I chase the cat? "When I was young man I did some dumb things and the elders would talk to me. Sometimes I listened. Time went by and as I looked around...I was the elder". Mr. Rossie Freeman |
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Some donkus
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I knew Mongolians were masters at mounted archery but I didn't know they also had eagles. That is awesome.
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Me & Eyes are the best !
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I think that's my uncle Benny in that video ! ![]() After we crossed the toll bridge , we blew it up hoping Joe'sDad's people couldn't follow us ( they were always following us around trying to get our sacred ruby slippers). But they found a way over anyway and so to get them to stop following us , we gave them the sacred ruby slippers ! We lived happily ever after , The End ! ![]()
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I believe blood quantums are the governments way to breed us out of existance ! They say blood is thicker than water ! Now maple syrup is thicker than blood , so are pancakes more important than family ? There are "Elders" and there are "Olders". Being the second one doesn't make the first one true ! ![]() Somebody is out there somewhere, thinking of you and the impact you made in their life. It's not me....I think you're an idiot ! ![]() There's a chance you might not like me , but there's a bigger chance I won't care |
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The toll-bridge? Must have been built by TxDOT. (Can you tell I'm bitter?)
I just want to know who in here was the Troll? I've got the three billy goats gruff pegged, JD, Wardancer and MHS. ![]() |
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Some donkus
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I loved that book when I was little but thinking back on it I can't even remember how it ended. Did the troll make soup out of all 3 of them or what? LOL
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if the troll was native he probably let them go and made soup out of their dogs
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Me & Eyes are the best !
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Gruff ??? BUH !
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I believe blood quantums are the governments way to breed us out of existance ! They say blood is thicker than water ! Now maple syrup is thicker than blood , so are pancakes more important than family ? There are "Elders" and there are "Olders". Being the second one doesn't make the first one true ! ![]() Somebody is out there somewhere, thinking of you and the impact you made in their life. It's not me....I think you're an idiot ! ![]() There's a chance you might not like me , but there's a bigger chance I won't care |
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