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10 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 1 (1996-1997)
Habitat Protection and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

handle is hein.journals/tulev10 and id is 7 raw text is: TULANE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL VOLUME 10 WINTER 1996 ISSUE I HABITAT PROTECTION AND THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT SCOT FINET* I. INTRODUCION: THE ACCELERATION OF EXTINCTION .............. 2 I[. THE ORIGINS AND INTERPRETATIONS OFTmE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT ........................................................................ 5 A. Forces that Contributed to the Creation of the M BTA ............................................................................ 5 B. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act's Legislative H istory ............................................................................ 7 C. The MBTA Treaties ......................................................... 9 D. Pre-ESA MBTA Cases ...................................................... 11 E. Factors Influencing the MBTA Habitat Preservation Cases ...................................................... 13 1. MBTA's Text ................................................. 14 2. Hunting Regulation Precedent ........................ 16 3. Strict Liability ................................................. 17 4. The Endangered Species Act .......................... 19 III. THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT HABITAT PRESERVATION FRAMEWORK ..................................................... 21 IV. CONCLUSION .............................................................................. 30 * Law Librarian and Associate Professor of Law, Temple University. I am grateful to my colleagues Alice Abreu, Jane Baron, Jeff Dunoff and Muriel Spence for their insightful suggestions and comments on earlier drafts. Indispensable research assistance was enthusiastically provided by my colleagues Burt Benenson, Virginia Gutierrez, John Necci and Larry Reilly, members of the Temple Law Library staff. All errors are mine.

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