Larry Harrison of the Fish and Wildlife Service attended the May meeting in Oregon where the Muscovy Duck situation was discussed. No decisions have been reached.
Barry Koffler of www.feathersite.com summarized the situation in the current June-July issue of Backyard Poultry magazine. He expects Fish & Wildlife will eventually require permits for keeping wild Muscovies, as is currently the case for Wood Ducks and Canada Geese.
The contact person he has worked with at Fish & Wildlife is George T. Allen, George_T_Allen@fws.gov. “He is trying very hard to work with us on this, so please send positive suggestions, not complaints,” Barry writes.
This episode has revealed a disconnect between the naturalists and the domestic poultry keepers. I’m optimistic that it will open communications channels that will serve us well in future. We are all citizens with an interest in protecting wildlife as well as poultry keepers. I’m grateful to all the people on both sides who are working this out.
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- Christine Heinrichs
- As a professional journalist, I began writing about heritaqe poultry after my daughter and I acquired our first chickens in the 1980s. Voyageur Press invited me to write How to Raise Chickens in 2007, followed by How to Raise Poultry in 2009. New editions of both were published in 2013 and 2014. The poultry book covers ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, guineafowl, game birds and ratites as well as chickens. My next book, The Backyard Field Guide to Chickens, will be available in May 2016. Traditional breeds are the best choice for small flocks. I continue as a regular contributor to Backyard Poultry magazine.
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