Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit

The following applicants have applied for a permit to conduct

certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided

pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.):

PRT-798085

Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to import a female captive-bred

Andean condor (Vulture gryphus) from the Buenos Aires Zoo, Buenos

Aires, Argentina, for the purpose of enhancement of propagation and

survival of the species through captive-breeding.

PRT-798343

Applicant: Top Cats, Ltd., New Hill, NC.

The applicant requests a permit to import one male captive-bred

bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) and a one female captive-bred leopard

(Panthera pardus) from Nikki Riddell, London, England, for the purpose

of enhancement of survival of the species through conservation

education.

PRT-783660

Applicant: Keith A. Evans, Las Vegas, NV.

The applicant request a permit to export and reimport a pair of

captive-bred leopards (Panthera pardus), a pair of captive-born snow

leopards (Panthera uncia) and one male and two female captive-born

tigers (Panthera tigris) to and from Europe, for the purpose of

enhancement of survival of the species through conservation education.

PRT-798280

Applicant: Gluck Equine Res. Ctr., University of Kentucky,

Lexington, KY.

The applicant requests a permit to import from Canada and Australia

biological samples of blood and DNA from captive held zoo animals of

the following species: Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii), Grevy's

zebra (E. grevyi), Asian wild ass (E. hemionus), Hartmann's mountain

zebra (E. zebra hartemannae), cape mountain zebra (E. zebra zebra),

African wild ass (E. africanus), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis),

Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), and nothern white

rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), taken in the course of normal

husbandry procedures for the purpose of scientific research on equine

evolution.

PRT-798281

Applicant: Gluck Equine Res. Ctr., University of Kentucky,

Lexington, KY.

The applicant requests a permit to export to Australia samples of

purified DNA of endangered and threatened equines and rhinoceros listed

in PRT-798281 (above) for the purpose of scientific research on equine

evolution.

PRT-798275

Applicant: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Vienna, VA.

The applicant requests a permit to export and re-import 2 captive-

born and 7 captive-held Asian elephants (Elaphus maximus) to/from the

Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico, for the purpose of

enhancement of survival of the species through conservation education.

Written data or comments should be submitted to the Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203 and must be

received by the Director within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

Documents and other information submitted with these applications

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 the following office within 30

days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Office of Management Authority, 4401 North

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Fairfax Drive, Room 420(c), Arlington, Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358-

2104); FAX: (703/358-2281).

Dated: January 27, 1995.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 95-2532 Filed 2-1-95; 8:45 am]

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