Importation of Exotic Wild Birds to the United States; Final Rule Implementing the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

On October 23, 1992, the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA) was signed into law, the purposes of which include promoting the conservation of exotic birds by: ensuring that all imports into the United States of species of exotic birds are biologically sustainable and not detrimental to the species; ensuring that imported birds are not subject to inhumane treatment during capture and transport; and assisting wild bird conservation and management programs in countries of origin. This final rule would implement procedures for establishment of an approved list of non-captive-bred (wild-caught) species listed in the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or the Convention) that can be imported.