The White Falcon - 01.05.1987, Blaðsíða 3

"Being an active scout before I joined the
military... I find it some what the same.
However, the scouts here don't have to travel
to far to earn some of their merit badges.
During the spring and summer months we'll
work on Sea View which is a cabin the scouts
have just off NAVFAC road. There we train
the scouts the proper way to cook outdoors
and how to keep up the camping area; along
with other projects that they perform out
there.
“This year we may not be roughing it as in
the pass years thanks to Public Works who ‘s
donating a portable toilet to the scouts and
helping us get a gasoline generator for Sea
View. ’
join.
Don't get stuffed with
wildlife gifts on your
next vacation, move
If you're going overseas, already stationed there
or just plain traveling in a foreign country, exotic
animals and wildlife products may make tempting
souvenirs of the lands you have visited.
Think twice, however, about buying that cute
ocelet kitten or a matching set of crocodile shoes,
purse and belt, say law enforcement officials of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Many such
creatures and their by-products are protected
species that were taken illegally in their country of
origin.
U.S. law forbids entry into the United States of
any wildlife taken against the laws of the country of
origin. The owner risks fines as well as seizure of
the souvenirs.
Following are major laws and regulations
governing wildlife imports:
□ The Endangered Species Act prohibits the
import and export of species listed as endangered
and most species listed as threatened.
□ The Lacey Act prohibits the import of species
that have been taken, possessed, transported, or
sold in violation of foreign law. Many countries
now completely ban or strictly limit wildlife trade.
□ CITES, the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is a
comprehensive wildlife treaty signed by close to
100 countries, including the United States, that
regulates, and in many cases prohibits,
commercial imports and exports of wild animal and
plant species that are threatened or endangered by
trade.
□ The Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits
the import of marine mammals and their parts and
products. These species include whales, walruses,
narwhals (small whales with long, twisted tusks),
seals, sea lions, sea otters and polar bears.
It's difficult to know what wildlife products may
be brought into the United States. The regulations
are complex, and wildlife may be “laundered" to
you're thinking of purchasing check with a local
branch of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
located in most major cities, before you go
overseas. On the NATO Base contact your local
custom officer, or write: Division of Law
Enforcement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
P.O. Box 28006, Washington,D.C. 20005. You
may save yourself some money and frustration.
A free brochure, Buyer Beware, is available
from the World Wildlife Fund. It contains guidelines
concerning which wildlife products might be illegal.
For single or bulk copies, write: TRAFFIC “BUYER
BEWARE- World Wildlife Fund 1255 23rd
Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037
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Volunteer
RMC Ken Porter
Chief Radioman Ken Porter, who works for
the Naval Communication Station tNCS),
volunteers his time to the Boy Scouts Troop
364.
“I started putting time in with the sc-outs
when my oldest son Brian reached the age to
become a Cub Scout," said Porter,“And my
wife Jeanne joined the scouts as well when
our youngest son Brett was old enough to
May 1, 1987
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