Category — Species

One of the oldest international environmental treaties is the 1916 Convention between the United States (US) and Great Britain for the Protection of Migratory Birds in the US and Canada. It was adopted after the destruction of the once ubiquitous passenger pigeon, to require each country to protect the remaining birds that fly between them. These include many of our most beautiful and best loved birds.

Each country implements the treaty through its own laws; in Canada, it is the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.

The biggest problem with the treaty has always been the lack of enforcement. [Read more →]