migratory
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The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species is a global UN treaty signed in 1979 which commits countries to work together to protect migrating species of all kind.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Cooper’s hawks are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as well as state law, which protects all raptors.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
After the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 protected gulls from hunting and egg harvesting in the U.S., populations rebounded.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024
Migratory locusts differ from other insects in the anatomical structure of their olfactory brain, the antennal lobe, which receives and processes olfactory information from the antenna.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024
“Goshawks are protected by law, too. Sean Conklin, the conservation officer, said all the birds of prey are protected under the International Migratory Bird Treaty. They belong to the world.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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