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Permits also have been issued to 14 zoological institutions to 

 import specimens for breeding and display for species ranging 

 from Birds of Paradise from Papua-New Guinea to hummingbirds from 

 Suriname. Permits are also available for imports associated with 

 cooperative breeding programs. Programs have been approved for 

 nine species ranging from harpy eagles with oversight by the 

 Peregrine Fund to crimson-bellied conures with oversight by the 

 American Federation of Aviculture. In reviewing cooperative 

 breeding program applications, the Service seeks the expertise 

 and opinion of the CITES Management Authorities and biologists in 

 the range states regarding the status of the bird species to be 

 imported and the conservation efforts for the species in the 

 wild. For example, comments from the Government of Brazil have 

 provided critical information needed to evaluate proposed 

 cooperative breeding programs for Brazilian endemic parrots. 



The second priority for implementation was to establish an 

 approved list of captive-bred species that came from captive 

 breeding facilities in foreign countries. The Service considered 

 these regulations a priority in order to facilitate shipments to 

 U.S. by importers of these captive-bred species. Species on this 

 approved list can be imported into the U.S. without a WBCA 

 permit. The final list of approved species includes 45 captive- 

 bred exotic bird species and the color mutations for 3 captive- 

 bred species. As a result of comments received during the public 



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