[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2837]
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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.):
PRT-838751
Applicant: Roy Bianchini, Harsens Island, MI.
The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from a captive
herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South
Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
PRT-838728
Applicant: International Animal Exchange, Ferndale, MI.
The applicant requests a permit to engage in foreign commerce for
the transfer of 1.1 lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) from
Assininboine Park Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to the Seoul Grand
Park Zoo, Seoul, Korea for the purpose of enhancement of the
propagation of the species.
PRT-838376
Applicant: Nashville Zoo, Joelton, TN.
The applicant requests a permit to engage in foreign commerce and
to export 3 male tigers (Panthera tigris) to Panyu Xiang Jiang Safari
World Co., Inc., Panyu City, China for the purpose of enhancement of
the survival of the species through conservation education.
PRT-837753
Applicant: Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park, Colorado Springs, CO.
The applicant requests a permit to export a female Western Lowland
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) to the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo, Scarborough,
Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement through exhibition and
breeding.
PRT-837850
Applicant: Woodland Park Zoological Gardens, Seattle, WA.
The applicant requests a permit to import a male Sumatran Tiger
(Panthera tigris sumatrae) from the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo,
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of enhancement through
exhibition and breeding, as recommended by the Sumatran Tiger Species
Survival Plan.
PRT-835113
Applicant: Avicultural Breeding and Research Center, Loxahatchee,
FL.
The applicant requests a permit to export 6 thick-billed parrots
(Rhynchopsitta pachyrhycha) captive-hatched at their facility to
Susanne Iten-Discher, Unterageri, Switzerland, to enhance the survival
of the species through captive propagation.
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 these applications
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 following office within 30
days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room
700, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-2104); FAX: (703/358-
2281).
Dated: January 30, 1998.
Karen Anderson,
Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 98-2837 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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