Protected Bird Status?

[Ray B]

If a bird with protected status (hawk) swoops down and kills a bird with protected status (song bird), does the hawk lose its protected status since it is now a criminal?

 

[crs]

Of course! Same as if that hawk tried to steal a wounded game bird from a hunter or bird dog.

 

[Firebird]

Yes but still cannot be imported or exported! —jailbirds??