Species Changes Proposed by the United States for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) regulates international trade in certain animal and plant species, which are listed in the appendices of this treaty. The United States, as a Party to CITES, may propose amendments to the appendices for consideration by the other Parties. In this notice, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the proposals to amend the CITES appendices that it has submitted to the CITES Secretariat on behalf of the United States and which will be considered for adoption by the Parties at the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) in Zimbabwe, June 9- 20, 1997. The reasoning for selecting these proposals and rejecting others under consideration is provided below. In a related notice on March 27, 1997, the Service announced provisional agenda topics, draft resolutions, and other documents that the United States has submitted for consideration by the Parties at COP10 (62 FR 14689).