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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 26, 2006 / Notices
Dated: June 30, 2006.
Michael S. Moore,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. E6–11960 Filed 7–25–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Emergency Exemption: Issuance of
Permit for Endangered Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of emergency issuance of
permit for endangered species.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
The following permit was
issued.
Documents and other
information submitted for this
application 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:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division
of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,
Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358–2104
or fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
19, 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) issued a permit (PRT–
125946) to the Wildlife Conservation
Society (WCS/Bronx Zoo), New York,
New York, to import an orphaned male
snow leopard (Uncia uncia) from
Pakistan for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species. Authorization of this action is
under Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Service
determined that an emergency affecting
the health and life of the snow leopard
existed, and that no reasonable
alternative was available to the
applicant for the following reasons.
The WCS requested a permit to
import a male snow leopard from
Pakistan. The animal, born in June 2005,
was orphaned at approximately three
weeks of age when a farmer killed his
mother in self-defense. The animal was
turned over to the Pakistani Northern
Areas Forest Department. Prior to the
earthquake in October 2005, the
Government of Pakistan intended to
keep the animal in Pakistan. However,
after the earthquake, all available
resources were dedicated to earthquake
relief; the required resources needed to
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house and care for the orphaned snow
leopard were no longer available.
The Government of Pakistan, after
determining that it could not care for
the animal, requested assistance from
the WCS, which has a presence in
Pakistan. Since the animal was removed
from the wild at such a young age, it is
highly unlikely that it could ever be
reintroduced to the wild. The snow
leopard is currently being housed in a
facility that is inadequate for the proper
care of the animal. The WCS, through its
facility, the Bronx Zoo, has extensive
experience with both wild and captive
snow leopards. The facilities at the
Bronx Zoo have well-trained staff and
the resources necessary to maintain this
animal.
The WCS signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Government of
Pakistan that outlined certain
conditions and arrangements in regards
to the import of this animal. In exchange
for importing the animal, the WCS will
provide technical support for and assist
in raising funds for a wild foundling
care facility in Northern Areas, Pakistan,
that will have the particular focus on
care and management of foundling snow
leopards. In addition, the Government
of Pakistan will retain ownership of the
snow leopard and WCS agrees to return
the animal to Pakistan when so
requested.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that
on the date above, as authorized by the
provisions of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service
issued the requested permit subject to
certain conditions set forth therein. As
required by the ESA, the application
requesting this import was filed in good
faith by the WCS. In granting
authorization for this import, the
Service has determined that it would
not operate to the disadvantage of the
endangered species since the animal
had been removed from the wild for
purposes other than importing it to the
United States. Further, since the animal
is currently housed in facilities that are
inadequate for its long-term survival,
housing it at the Bronx Zoo would
ensure that this specimen of a highly
endangered species will survive. Lastly,
the granting of this permit is consistent
with the purposes and policy set forth
in section 2 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended.
Dated: July 19, 2006.
Michael S. Moore,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for the
Douglas County Distinct Population
Segment of the Columbian White-tailed
Deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the Post-Delisting
Monitoring Plan for the Douglas County
Distinct Population Segment of the
Columbian White-tailed Deer
(Odocoileus virginianus leucurus). The
monitoring plan describes the methods
that are being used to monitor the status
of the Douglas County distinct
population segment of the Columbian
white-tailed deer and its habitat for a 5year period, from 2003 (at the time of
delisting) to 2008. The plan also
provides a strategy for identifying and
responding to unexpected population
declines and habitat alteration, as well
as disease outbreaks.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the post-delisting
monitoring plan are available by request
from the State Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Office, 2600 SE. 98th Avenue,
Suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97266
(telephone: 503–231–6179; fax: 503–
231–6195). It is also available on the
World Wide Web at:
https://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/
ESA-Actions/CWTDPage.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cat
Brown, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at
the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Columbian white-tailed deer is
the westernmost representative of 30
subspecies of white-tailed deer in North
and Central America (Halls 1978, p. 44;
Baker 1984, p. 11). The subspecies was
formerly distributed throughout the
bottomlands and prairie woodlands of
the lower Columbia, Willamette, and
Umpqua River basins in Oregon and
southern Washington (Bailey 1936, p.
90; Verts and Carraway 1998, p. 479). It
currently exists in two distinct
population segments (DPS), one in
Douglas County, Oregon (Douglas
County DPS), and the other along the
lower Columbia River in Oregon and
Washington (Columbia River DPS).
The Douglas County DPS was
removed from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants on July 24, 2003 (68 FR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Emergency Exemption: Issuance of Permit for Endangered Species
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of emergency issuance of permit for endangered species.
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SUMMARY: The following permit was issued.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted for this
application 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: U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-
2104 or fax 703/358-2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358-2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 19, 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) issued a permit (PRT-125946) to the Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS/Bronx Zoo), New York, New York, to import an
orphaned male snow leopard (Uncia uncia) from Pakistan for the purpose
of enhancement of the survival of the species. Authorization of this
action is under Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Service determined that an
emergency affecting the health and life of the snow leopard existed,
and that no reasonable alternative was available to the applicant for
the following reasons.
The WCS requested a permit to import a male snow leopard from
Pakistan. The animal, born in June 2005, was orphaned at approximately
three weeks of age when a farmer killed his mother in self-defense. The
animal was turned over to the Pakistani Northern Areas Forest
Department. Prior to the earthquake in October 2005, the Government of
Pakistan intended to keep the animal in Pakistan. However, after the
earthquake, all available resources were dedicated to earthquake
relief; the required resources needed to house and care for the
orphaned snow leopard were no longer available.
The Government of Pakistan, after determining that it could not
care for the animal, requested assistance from the WCS, which has a
presence in Pakistan. Since the animal was removed from the wild at
such a young age, it is highly unlikely that it could ever be
reintroduced to the wild. The snow leopard is currently being housed in
a facility that is inadequate for the proper care of the animal. The
WCS, through its facility, the Bronx Zoo, has extensive experience with
both wild and captive snow leopards. The facilities at the Bronx Zoo
have well-trained staff and the resources necessary to maintain this
animal.
The WCS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of
Pakistan that outlined certain conditions and arrangements in regards
to the import of this animal. In exchange for importing the animal, the
WCS will provide technical support for and assist in raising funds for
a wild foundling care facility in Northern Areas, Pakistan, that will
have the particular focus on care and management of foundling snow
leopards. In addition, the Government of Pakistan will retain ownership
of the snow leopard and WCS agrees to return the animal to Pakistan
when so requested.
Therefore, notice is hereby given that on the date above, as
authorized by the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service issued
the requested permit subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
As required by the ESA, the application requesting this import was
filed in good faith by the WCS. In granting authorization for this
import, the Service has determined that it would not operate to the
disadvantage of the endangered species since the animal had been
removed from the wild for purposes other than importing it to the
United States. Further, since the animal is currently housed in
facilities that are inadequate for its long-term survival, housing it
at the Bronx Zoo would ensure that this specimen of a highly endangered
species will survive. Lastly, the granting of this permit is consistent
with the purposes and policy set forth in section 2 of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Dated: July 19, 2006.
Michael S. Moore,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
[FR Doc. E6-11961 Filed 7-25-06; 8:45 am]
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