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Having Falconiformes and other groups of avian species that 

 biologically are not threatened by commercial import to the United 

 States included in the WBCA discourages research and conservation 

 on those species. We are required to expend organizational and 

 personal resources (time, money, and personnel) uselessly to comply 

 with overly complex regulations when those resources are 

 desperately needed to conserve the world's biological diversity. 



Thank you for your consideration. 



Sincerely yours, 



William Burnham, Ph.D. 

 President 



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