"There is no exemption for molted feathers or those taken from road- or window-killed birds." For each unauthorized take of a protected bird or one of its parts, a violator of the MTBA may be ...

based on extrapolations from related birds' feathers housed in museum collections. At first this method worked well — at least no one could argue about it — until DNA studies complicated ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...

"There is no exemption for molted feathers or those taken from road- or window-killed birds." For each unauthorized take of a protected bird or one of its parts, a violator of the MTBA may be ...