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Originally Posted by Cazador
Billie,
Are you sure about the permit needed to photograph them, or were you speaking figuratively? I've never heard of such a restriction for federally protected species... consider the bald eagle, for example.
Rick
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Assuming you can legally be on the property, I don't think it is illegal to photograph them as long as you do not disturb them in any way. If you happen to be, legally, walking down a path and see one you can take a picture of it but if it were half covered with a leaf you could not move the leaf to get a better picture. I have heard stories, I do not know if they are true or not, of people being ticketed for simply moving an endangered species off the road so it wouldn't be run over. I think the words disturb, interact, molest etc. come into play when reading the laws regarding endangered species. The problem is "disturb" is a very vague term. Could casting a shadow on a snake basking on a rock be considered disturbing it. It would probably depend on the attitude of the law enforcement officer who sees you do it.
Steve