Comment Now on Permits to Handle Foreign Endangered Critters
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for your thoughts on requests to work with endangered animals from other countries. If you want to do things like study or move these rare species, you need a special permit, and now’s your chance to speak up before permits are given. This helps protect endangered animals while letting important work happen safely and legally.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Permit required to work with foreign endangered species
If you want to do activities with foreign species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, you must get Federal authorization (a permit) before doing those activities. The ESA generally prohibits such activities unless a permit is issued.
Public comment invited on permit applications
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is inviting the public to comment on applications to conduct activities with foreign endangered species before permits are issued. You can submit comments that the agency will consider during its permit decision process.
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