Service Proposes to Repeal Exemption of Captive-Bred African Antelope Species under the Endangered Species Act

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposed rule to eliminate a regulation that authorized certain otherwise prohibited activities under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with U. S. captive-bred live wildlife and sport-hunted trophies of three endangered African antelope species. The proposed change, if finalized, would require authorization under the Service