AdvertisementAccidentally Killing Birds Isn't A Crime, Says Trump AdministrationDecember 27, 2017Laurel WamsleyfacebookEmailTwo birds covered in oil sit on a rock near Refugio State Beach in Goleta, Calif., in 2015 after an oil spill from an abandoned pipeline spread over the beach. The Department of the Interior says it will no longer criminally prosecute energy companies that kill birds accidentally. (Getty Images)