Policy to control migratory birds irks environmentalists From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: November 5, 2000| Author: BEN WHITE | Copyright 2000 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Policy to control migratory birds irks environmentalists

By BEN WHITE

Washington Post

Sunday, November 5, 2000

Washington -- First it was blackbirds. Then came Canada geese. Now preservationists fear it could be open season on cormorants and pelicans.

The fear stems from the Department of Agriculture's appropriations bill, signed recently by President Clinton, which, environmentalists say, directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to "intensify i...

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