[Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit
The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct
certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided
pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.):
Applicant: African Lion Safari & Game Farm Ltd, Ontario, Canada.
PRT-817217, 817258, 018894, 018895, 018896, 018897.
The applicant requests a permit to import and re-export captive
born and wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and progeny of the
animals currently held by the applicant and any animals acquired in
interstate commerce in the United States by the applicant to enhance
the survival of the species through conservation education. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three
year period.
Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY. PRT-018012.
The applicant requests a permit to import one captive born male
black and white ruffed lemur (Lemur v. variegatus) from the Mulhouse
Zoologique Botanique Parc, Mulhouse, France, for the purpose of captive
propagation and acclimatization for possible release to the wild for
the enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Glady's Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX. PRT-018992.
The applicant requests a permit to import one male and two female
Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) from the Crocodile
Farming Institute, Puerto Princesa, Philippines, for the purpose of a
cooperative global effort to maintain genetic diversity in the captive
population.
Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH.
PRT-018120.
The applicant requests a permit to import ten captive born Chinese
giant salamanders (Andrias davidianus) from Mr. Thomas Schoettler,
Germany, for the purpose of enhancing the captive breeding program and
producing a sustainable captive born population in North America.
Applicant: Zool. Society of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh,
PA. PRT-019215.
The applicant requests a permit to import one female captive born
Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) from the Sankt Peterburg Zoo,
Sankt Peterburg, Russia for the purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species through captive propagation.
Applicant: Center for Endangered Cats, Sandstone, MN. PRT-019526.
The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import captive
born and wild snow leopards (Uncia uncia) and progeny of the animals
currently held by the applicant and any animals acquired in the United
States by the applicant to/from worldwide locations to enhance the
survival of the species through conservation education. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three
year period.
Applicant: Lisa Bailey Comeaux, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN. PRT-018592.
The applicant requests a permit to import blood, tissue, and wing
biopsy samples from captive-held/captive born Rodrigues Fruit bats
(Pteropus rodricensis), both live and dead specimens from various zoos
and museums in the United Kingdom, for scientific research.
Written data or comments should be submitted to the Director, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203 and must be received
by the Director within 30 days of the date of this publication.
Documents and other information submitted with the application are
available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act
and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to the above address within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice.
Dated: November 22, 1999.
Kristen Nelson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 99-30821 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]
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