FISH AND WILDLIFE PROPOSES REVISING ENDANGERED SPECIES TRADE RULES

FISH AND WILDLIFE PROPOSES REVISING ENDANGERED SPECIES TRADE RULES    The U.S. Department of Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to revise regulations which govern trade of endangered species.
   The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was developed over 25 years ago. The U.S. regulations implementing CITES took effect in 1977.
   CITES uses a system of international permits and certificates to help ensure that trade is legal and does not threaten the survival of wildlife and plant species.
   “Revised regulations will help us more effectively promote species conversation, fulfill our responsibilities under the Treaty, and help those affected by CITES understand how to conduct international trade in CITES species,” agency said.
   Fish and Wildlife will take comments on the proposed revisions until Aug. 7. The full report is available on the Internet at https://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=1080026620+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve, or contact Teiko Saito, chief of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Management Authority at (703) 358-2093.