Abstract
Here are USFWS responses to some specific questions regarding interstate commerce with species listed by them as Endangered under the ESA (eg. Golden COnure, Vinaceous and Cuban Amazons, Blue-throated Macaws, and probably soon some combination of Hyacinth, Military, Buffon's, and Central American Scalet Macaws). The devil is in the details, but there is a possibility that the implementation of permitting may have evolved into a way that is workable for aviculturists and people who wish to own these species but not breed them (don't use the word "pet"). It might also be a way to direct more funding to conservation of the species in the wild (which I care about). Here are the responses I received....
