Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 is put into effect
- Date Range
- July 3, 1918 – July 3, 1918
- Title
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 is put into effect
- What occurred
- The Migratory Bird Treaty Act prevented all economic traffic between the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain on certain birds. This was one of the earliest U.S. environmental laws alongside the Lacey Act. It currently lists over 800 birds, all of which cannot be used for commercial trade whether alive or dead among the nations.
- Location
- United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
- Student name(s)
- Dante Sasso Jr.