Scientists Need Permission Slips to Study Animals They're Trying to Save
Published Date: 1/13/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking the public to comment on new permit applications that allow scientists to study and help endangered animals and plants. These permits let researchers do important work that might otherwise be illegal under the Endangered Species Act. If you want your voice heard, send your comments by February 12, 2025—help shape the future of wildlife recovery!
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Permits Let Researchers Perform Takes
The notice lists recovery-permit applications that, if issued or renewed, authorize organizations and researchers to do activities otherwise prohibited by the Endangered Species Act—such as presence/absence surveys, capture, relocation, transport, rehabilitation, captive propagation, and in some cases killing. These permits are for many named applicants (zoos, consulting firms, universities) and cover species in states including Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado, and others.
Public Comments Become Public Record
The Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for written comments on recovery-permit applications and says all comments become part of the public record. If you include your address, phone number, email, or other personal identifying information in a comment, it may be publicly disclosed; you can ask to withhold it but the agency cannot guarantee it will be withheld.
Relay Access for Commenters with Disabilities
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services to contact the listed point of contact. Individuals outside the United States should use relay services offered in their country to make international calls to the U.S. point of contact.
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