Comment on FR Doc # E9-16354

Document ID: FWS-R9-IA-2009-0016-0006
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Fish And Wildlife Service
Received Date: August 24 2009, at 05:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: September 2 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: July 14 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: July 14 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80a1085d
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List 14 Parrot Species as Threatened or Endangered

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I have kept birds for 55 years! I have been involved in USF&WS approved captive breeding for release consortiums. I have utilized birds for educational purposes since 1970. I have never understood why Fish & Wildlife is so protective of birds unless it's to keep us 'ignorant' of what's out there so we don't complain about deforesting the U.S. Why would you discourage commerce in endangered species when it would encourage inbreeding/linebreeding and less genetic diversity for their survivability in captivity? Oh, yes...because you don't WANT them in captivity! There are many professional, scientific and well educated aviculturists. I personally do not breed birds or condone it. Don't you guys have enough to take care of? Why don't you go after the idiots who keep other wild animals like snakes, crocodiles, etc?