Officials apologize to Alaska Natives for bird regulations

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State and federal wildlife officials have apologized to Alaska Natives for the enforcement of migratory bird regulations that failed to consider the effects on subsistence practices.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the apology Thursday for the consequences of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which prohibited the spring and summer harvests of migratory birds and their eggs during

its implementation in the 1960s and 1970s, KTVA-TV reported

The prohibition caused Alaska Natives to lose an important food source, prompting...