<div dir="ltr"><div>The headline and the body of the article seem to carry different messages. The main text says nothing about birdfeeders being discouraged, only that ANY feeder that attracts deer, elk or moose is also illegal, even if they aren't the intended species. This change to the law is about trying to slow or halt the spread of chronic wasting disease in ungulates, nothing to do with birds.</div><div><br></div><div>Louise Rutter</div><div>Kirkland</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM Jerry Tangren via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">



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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">"</span>Feeding deer, elk, moose now illegal in Washington; Bird feeders discouraged"</h1>
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<div dir="ltr">--Jerry Tangren</div>
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