PROGRAM FOR SALVAGING SICK AND WOUHDED MIGRATORY WATERFOWL MP 

 PROPAGATING OIHER MIGRATORY BIRDS CLASSED AS RARE OR ENDANGERED, 



Program Objectives 



The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife has adopted a policy on 

 issuing special permits to encourage the salvage of sick, injured, 

 or oil-soaked migratory game birds for rehabilitation and return to 

 the wild. Avicuitiirists holding valid propagating permits may retain 

 certain of these salvaged birds for breeding stock. Another type of 

 permit will encoiirage private propagation of certain migratory game 

 birds of species classed as rare or endangered. 



These two conservation measures are expected to broaden the cooperation 

 with qualified experienced private aviculturists and substantially 

 benefit migratory game bird populations directly and indirectly. Many 

 birds may be saved which would otherwise perish, foundation stocKs of 

 rare or endangered species will be assured for reintroduction into 

 the wild in the event of local catastrophe, and the Bureau's avi cultural 

 research will be axigmented by the experience and "know how" of dedicated 

 migratory game bird propagators. 



A. Sick, injured, or oil-soaked birds 



1. Salvage, capture, and marking procedures 



Under this program an avicultxirist holding a Federal propagating 

 permit may be issued a special permit to salvage sick, injiired, 

 or oil-soaJsed migratory waterfowl from the wild. The permittee 

 may capture any species of migratory waterfowl manually or with 

 the aid of retrieving dogs at any time, or at any place except 

 on Mational wildlife refuges, and in accordance with State laws 

 or regulations as indicated in his permit. Firearms may not be 

 carried by the permittee or his helpers when the birds are 

 collected. The special permit specifies how the birds are to 

 be handled and allows the permittee to retain for his own 

 breeding stock 2 birds of each 10 salvaged, but no more than 

 a total of 12 of any species. The remaining birds must be 

 turned over to a U, S. Game Management Agent for disposal when 

 they have recovered. Those birds that fail to recover and die 

 shall be disposed of by burial or burning. 



