,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,"y ( ,alaska introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,m>9e 
,mammal ,protection ,act ( #aigb to all[
 ! importation ( pol> be> trophies tak5 
9 sport hunts 9 ,canada4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,re/oration ( ! ,u4,s4-,russia ,pol>    
,be> ,cons]vation ,fund ,act ( #bjac4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife  
,s]vice e/imates t ! pol> be> population
 is curr5tly at #bj1jjj to #be1jjj be>s1
 up f z l[ z #e1jjj-aj1jjj be>s 9 !     
#aiejs & #aifjs4  7#b7 ,a #bjjb ,unit$  
,/ates ,geological ,survey ( wildlife 9 
! ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge   
,coa/al ,pla9 not$ t ! pol> be>         
populations may n[ be ne> hi/oric highs4
  7#c7 ,a p]mit fee = import+ pol> be>s 
w invigorate ! public-private fund+     
p>tn]%ip = ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,russian     

,pol> ,be> ,cons]vation ,fund4  7#d7    
,,traffic1 ! wildlife trade monitor+    
network1 has /at$ bo? t ! global        
population ( ,pol> ,be>s is n small & ! 
species' area ( di/ribution is n        
re/rict$1 & trade does n appe> to be a  
significant ?reat to ! species44        
,,traffic also recomm5d$ t ! pol> be> n 
be upli/$ to ,app5dix #a at ! #af?      
,conf]5ce ( ! ,p>ties ( ! ,conv5tion on 
,int]national ,trade ( ,endang]$        
,species ( ,fauna & ,flora 7,,cites74   
7#e7 ,! ,int]national ,union =          
,cons]vation ( ,nature                  
7,,iucn7_/,species ,survival ,commission
 7,,ssc7 ,pol> ,be> ,speciali/ ,gr\p    
7,,pbsg71 has /at$ t fur!r trade        
re/rictions on ! pol> be> are unlikely  
to conf] a cons]vation b5efit1 & c\ld h 
a negative impact on socioeconomic      
sy/ems z well z dome/ic & int]national  
p>tn]%ips4  7#f7 ,! ,int]national ,union
 = ,cons]vation ( ,nature has f\nd t    
hunt+ is a =m ( wildlife use t1 :5      
well-manag$1 may assi/ 9 fur!r+         

cons]vation objectives by creat+ !      
rev5ue & economic inc5tives = !         
managem5t & cons]vation ( ! t>get       
species & its habitat1 z well z support+
 local livelihoods4  #c4 ,p]mits =      
importation ( pol> be> trophies ,! ,m>9e
 ,mammal ,protection ,act ( #aigb is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section                 
#aja7;a77#c77;,b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#acga7;a77#c77;,b771 by ins]t+ or "u    
section #ajd7;c77#e7 ( ?is title aft]   
p>agraph 7#e7 ( ?is subsection2 &  7#b7 
9 section #ajb7;b77#c7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#acgb7;b77#c771 by ins]t+ be=e !        
semicolon ! foll[+3 1 except t ?is      
p>agraph does n prohibit ! importation (
 pol> be> p>ts "u a p]mit issu$ "u      
section #ajd7;c77#e7 ( ?is title4