On This Day
1916 – The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
The Migratory Bird Treaty or Convention is an environmental treaty between Canada and the United States. It was originally signed on 16 August 1916 by the U.S. and the United Kingdom (representing Canada), entered into force in on 6 December 1916, and has since been amended several times.
Whereas, many species of birds in the course of their annual migrations traverse certain parts of the Dominion of Canada and the United States; and
Whereas, many of these species are of great value as a source of food or in destroying insects which are injurious to forests and forage plants on the public domain, as well as to agricultural crops, in both Canada and the United States, but are nevertheless in danger of extermination through lack of adequate protection during the nesting season or while on their way to and from their breeding grounds;
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, and the United States of America, being desirous of saving from indiscriminate slaughter and of insuring the preservation of such migratory birds as are either useful to man or are harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system of protection which shall effectively accomplish such objects …[1]
Implementation
This treaty led to important environmental legislation being passed in each of the two countries in order to implement the terms of the treaty.
Implementation in Canada
Main articles: Migratory Birds Convention Act and List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada
The Migratory Birds Convention Act (also MBCA) is a Canadian law established in 1917 and significantly updated in June 1994 which contains regulations to protect migratory birds, their eggs, and their nests from hunting, trafficking and commercialization. A permit is required to engage in any of these activities.[2] One major outcome of the act was the creation of Federal Migratory Bird Sanctuaries (MBSs).
Implementation in the United States
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: “Migratory Bird Treaty” – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Main article: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
Under United States Code Title 16, Chapter 7, Subchapter II, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 is the United States legislation implementing the convention between the U.S. and Great Britain (for Canada). It replaced the Weeks-McLean Act, which had become effective in 1913. The United States subsequently entered into similar agreements with four other nations (Canada, Mexico, Japan and Russia) to protect migratory birds. The statute makes it unlawful to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill or sell birds listed therein (“migratory birds”). The statute does not discriminate between live or dead birds and also grants full protection to any bird parts including feathers, eggs and nests. Over 800 species are currently on the list.
The statute is broken down into ten sections, 703 through 712 (16 U.S.C. 703 through 712). Note that § 709 is omitted, but § 709a Authorization of appropriations is included and active, making eleven listed sections (including § 709 Omitted).
Born On This Day
1900 – Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976)
Ida Alison Browne (1900–1976) was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist at the University of Sydney.
Early life and education
Ida Alison Brown was born 16 August 1900 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales.[1] She was educated at Fort Street Girls’ High School, and went on to study her B.Sc. at the University of Sydney, graduating with Honours, winning the University medal in geology and the Deas Thomson scholarship in 1922.[2]
Career
Giving up the scholarship in 1922 at the request of Professor Edgeworth David,[3] she worked as a demonstrator in geology and petrology at the University until 1927, and researched the minerals of Broken Hill and geology of the south coast of New South Wales.[2] After being awarded a Linnean-Macleay Fellowship from 1927-1931 she further worked on the geology of this region, undertook extensive mapping, travelled overseas visiting research institutes and attending scientific congresses.[1][4]
Brown took her D.Sc. in 1932,[5] the second woman to do so at the University of Sydney,[6] and then found work hard to find. She was unable to work for mining companies because women were forbidden from working underground.[4] She again worked as a demonstrator until 1934, when she became Assistant Lecturer in palaeontology, following the illness of W.S. Dun. She spent considerable time developing her knowledge of palaeontology to the exclusion of other geological research, as well as carrying a full teaching load.[4] Brown was promoted to full lecturer in 1940, and published a paper on the fossiliferous Silurian and Devonian sequences of the Yass district with Germaine Joplin, in 1941. She attempted to work with colleague, Dorothy Hill from the University of Queensland to publish internationally, but mainly focused on Australian publications and her teaching responsibilities.[7] Moving from hard rock to soft rock studies, Brown’s research evolved into the study of Palaeozoic invertebrates, specifically brachiopods, as well as stratigraphical studies. Her mapping skills were praised, and her Taemas map continues to be of use.[7] She became a Senior Lecturer in 1945,[1] but like many women, Ida Brown resigned from teaching in 1950, with her marriage to fellow geologist and colleague, William Rowan Browne.
Later life
William and Ida Browne worked from their home residence, undertaking fieldwork when required up until 1965. She published ten papers after her marriage to Browne.[2] She assisted him on his field trips to Kosciusko and he assisted her on field trips to Yass and other regions of New South Wales.[8] She was a member of the Royal Society of New South Wales and Linnean Society of New South Wales, and was the first woman president of the Linnean Society in 1945.[9] She was Vice President of the Royal Society of New South Wales from 1942–1950, Honorary Editorial Secretary from 1950–1953 and first woman President in 1953. She was a member of the Australian National Research Council, ANZAAS and Geological Society of Australia.[1] She was a generous donor of books to the Australian Museum and University of Wollongong libraries.[2] She also supported the creation of the William Rowan Browne medal to honour her husband’s legacy.[2]
Browne suffered from a paralysing illness from 1970[4] and died 21 October 1976 in Edgecliff, New South Wales.[1] Her husband had predeceased her the previous year.
FYI
Gizmodo: Moto’s Latest Phone Has a Genius Solution for Preventing Vertical Video Syndrome; UPS Has Been Delivering Cargo in Self-Driving Trucks for Months And No One Knew and more ->
Deadspin: Vacation Home Beset By Legion Of Barfing And Shitting Vultures; NASCAR Looking Into Homophobic Comments Allegedly Made Over Truck Series Team Radio and more ->
Gizmodo Science: Physicists Entangled Photons in the Lab With Photons From the Sun; Dozens of People in Multiple States Have Lung Disease Linked to Vaping, and No One Knows Why; The FDA Is Previewing Some Grisly New Cigarette Warnings and more ->
By Peter Dunlap-Shohl: August Parkinson’s Reminders for the Anchorage Area
By Scott Myers, Medium: “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned”
By Martin Kielty, Ultimate Classic Rock: Revisiting the ‘Forgotten Woodstock’ of 1989
By Laura Geggel, Live Science: Toothless Druid Woman’s Face Comes Alive in Wax, Wrinkles and All
By Mike Hayes and Meg Wagner, CNN: Police investigate rice cookers found in New York City
By Elisha Fieldstadt, CBS News: Indiana lawmaker arrested for impersonating police to find coke, driving while intoxicated The lawmaker, the local sheriff’s nephew, threatened to “have” all of the officers’ badges during his arrest.
Gastro Obscura: 12 Forgotten Desserts; Charlotte Russe; Whirla-Whip Ice Cream; Smearcase and more ->
The Rural Blog: First Amendment awareness campaign kicks off; Construction begun on first 60-acre Ky. greenhouse, part of a plan to get fresher produce to Eastern U.S. consumers; Work suspended on Mountain Valley Pipeline and more ->
Open Culture: Hear Laurie Anderson Read from The Tibetan Book of the Dead on New Album Songs from the Bardo; Science Shows That Snowball the Cockatoo Has 14 Different Dance Moves: The Vogue, Headbang & More; Listen Online to Every Minute of the Original Woodstock Festival and more ->
Recipes
Widget not in any sidebars
Widget not in any sidebars
wikimedia
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for October 16 October 16, 2024Picture of the day Window in Arkadi Monastery (gr. Μονή Αρκαδίου) in Rethmyno Regional District, Crete, Greece
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for October 15 October 15, 2024Picture of the day Purple sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis), Garajau Marine Nature Reserve, Madeira, Portugal