![]() Penalties increase substantially for additional offenses, and a second violation of this Act is a felony. In addition to immediate impacts, this definition also covers effects that result from human-induced alterations initiated around a previously used nest site during a time when eagles are not present, if, upon the eagle's return, such alterations agitate or bother an eagle to a degree that interferes with or interrupts normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering habits, and causes injury, death or nest abandonment.Ī violation of the Act can result in a fine of $100,000 ($200,000 for organizations), imprisonment for one year, or both, for a first offense. The Act defines "take" as "pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest or disturb." Regulations further define "disturb" as “to agitate or bother a bald or golden eagle to a degree that causes, or is likely to cause, based on the best scientific information available, 1) injury to an eagle, 2) a decrease in its productivity, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior, or 3) nest abandonment, by substantially interfering with normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering behavior" ( 50 CFR 22.6). , alive or dead, or any part (including feathers), nest, or egg thereof." The Act provides criminal penalties for persons who "take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import, at any time or any manner, any bald eagle. 668-668d), enacted in 1940, and amended several times since, prohibits anyone, without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from "taking" bald or golden eagles, including their parts (including feathers), nests, or eggs. ![]() Mid-Term.The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. This pattern is something we would expect to see at or near bottoms with this cycle. ![]() In terms of technical action, the one thing we have seen with the decline into last week was a spike above the upper reference line with our 72-day 'oversold' indicator (lowest pane, on our 72-day chart). In terms of time, the low for this wave - as projected by the detrend - is due around early-March, though with a decent plus or minus variance in either direction. With the above said and noted, the next key low is expected to come from this 72-day cycle. Going further, following my rule that a cycle has the strong tendency to revert back to a moving average of the same length, the overall assessment called for a decline back to the 72-day moving average for Gold - an action which has now been satisfied with the decline into last week. ![]() In terms of price, it was the February 3rd reversal below the 1912.60 figure (April, 2023 contract) which actually confirmed the downward phase of our 72-day wave to be back in force. Gold's 72-Day Target MetĪs mentioned above, the last correction of significance was due to materialize for Gold - coming from our 72-day time cycle, which is shown again on the chart below: That decline has played out on schedule, with the metal now moving into bottoming territory. ![]() From the comments made back in January, Gold was 'bracing' for its first correction of this year, with that correction expected to come from our 72-day time cycle, which is the most dominant cycle in the Gold market. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |