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26 October 1995 



Congressman H. James Saxton 



House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans 



United States House of Representatives 



Hl-805 O'Neil House Office Building 



Washington DC 20515 



Dear Mr. Chairman and Subcommittee Members: 



I am writing to you regarding the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 

 (WBCA; Public Law 102-440) and the Public Hearings held on 28 September 1995. 

 I request that the enclosed letter and materials be included in the 

 Congressional Hearing as a written testimony. The enclosed materials are: 



1. American Federation of Aviculture journal containing the article by 

 Mr. Rick Jordan entitled "Conservation and Aviculture" found on pages 

 45-47. I have not made copies for each Subcommittee member due to 

 copyright laws. I respectfully request that each Subcommittee member 

 refer to this journal as part of my testimony. 



2. My letter to the Editor-in-Chief of the American Federation of 

 Aviculture regarding my opinion of this above mentioned article. 



3. An article from the Abaconian newspaper regarding the National Park 

 that was developed for the protection of the Bahama parrot. It was 

 published in May, 1994 on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Research 

 conducted by a well known field biologist was instrumental in the 

 implementation of this park. This research appeared to be criticized by 

 Mr. Jordan in the above mentioned article. 



4. Advertisement from American Federation of Aviculture referring to the 

 WBCA. 



5. Article from the Breeders' Bulletin (October 1995) referring to the 

 WBCA. 



I submit my curriculum vitae to the Subcommittee to substantiate ray 

 position as a research scientist. However, I request that it is not included 

 in the testimony package and remains confidential. Thank you. 



I, personally, take full responsibility for this testimony. It does not 

 necessarily represent the views of any organizations or institutions with 

 which I am affiliated. 



Sincerely, - 



Sincerely, - 



Patricia Wainright, Ph.D. 



