WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Emergency Exemption; Issuance of Emergency Permit To Import Endangered Species.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 26 by Timothy MacDonald, Government Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.
Summary: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have waived the 30-day public notice period and have issued an endangered species permit for import of up to 1, 875 blood and tissue samples from the radiated tortoise ( Geochelone radiata), an endangered tortoise species. We issue this permit under the Endangered Species Act.
For more information, contact Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703-358-2104 or via email at D...