They are protected internationally by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, domestically by the U.S. Endangered Species Act and are prohibited in the State of Montana to protect native sheep from disease and hybridization.
“In pursuit of this scheme, Schubarth violated international law and the Lacey Act, both of which protect the viability and health of native populations of animals.”
“The kind of crime we uncovered here could threaten the integrity of our wildlife species in Montana,”
The Act is one of the most powerful tools the United States has to combat wildlife trafficking and prevent ecological invasion by injurious wildlife.
If only animal rights extended to humans...
> They are protected internationally by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, domestically by the U.S. Endangered Species Act and are prohibited in the State of Montana **to protect native sheep from disease and hybridization.**
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> “In pursuit of this scheme, Schubarth violated international law and the Lacey Act, both of **which protect the viability and health of native populations of animals.**”
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> “The kind of crime we uncovered here **could threaten the integrity of our wildlife species in Montana**,”
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> The Act is one of the most powerful tools the United States has to combat wildlife trafficking **and prevent ecological invasion by injurious wildlife**.
If only animal rights extended to humans...
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