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16 U.S.C. § 6301 — Findings and purposes
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds that—
(1) great ape populations have declined to the point that the long-term survival of the species in the wild is in serious jeopardy;
(2) the chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, and gibbon are listed as endangered species under [section 1533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim) and under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249);
(3) because the challenges facing the conservation of great apes are so immense, the resources available to date have not been sufficient to cope with the continued loss of habitat due to human encroachment and logging and the consequent diminution of great ape populations;
(4) because great apes are flagship species for the conservation of the tropical forest habitats in which they are found, conservation of great apes provides benefits to numerous other species of wildlife, including many other endangered species;
(5) among the threats to great apes, in addition to habitat loss, are population fragmentation, hunting for the bushmeat trade, live capture, and exposure to emerging or introduced diseases;
(6) great apes are important components of the ecosystems they inhabit, and studies of their wild populations have provided important biological insights;
(7) although subsistence hunting of tropical forest animals has occurred for hundreds of years at a sustainable level, the tremendous increase in the commercial trade of tropical forest species is detrimental to the future of these species; and
(8) the reduction, removal, or other effective addressing of the threats to the long-term viability of populations of great apes in the wild will
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds that—
(1) great ape populations have declined to the point that the long-term survival of the species in the wild is in serious jeopardy;
(2) the chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, and gibbon are listed as endangered species under [section 1533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim) and under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249);
(3) because the challenges facing the conservation of great apes are so immense, the resources available to date have not been sufficient to cope with the continued loss of habitat due to human encroachment and logging and the consequent diminution of great ape populations;
(4) because great apes are flagship species for the conservation of the tropical forest habitats in which they are found, conservation of great apes provides benefits to numerous other species of wildlife, including many other endangered species;
(5) among the threats to great apes, in addition to habitat loss, are population fragmentation, hunting for the bushmeat trade, live capture, and exposure to emerging or introduced diseases;
(6) great apes are important components of the ecosystems they inhabit, and studies of their wild populations have provided important biological insights;
(7) although subsistence hunting of tropical forest animals has occurred for hundreds of years at a sustainable level, the tremendous increase in the commercial trade of tropical forest species is detrimental to the future of these species; and
(8) the reduction, removal, or other effective addressing of the threats to the long-term viability of populations of great apes in the wild will require the joint commitment and effort of countries that have within their boundaries any part of the range of great apes, the United States and other countries, and the private sector.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to sustain viable populations of great apes in the wild; and
(2) to assist in the conservation and protection of great apes by supporting conservation programs of countries in which populations of great apes are located and by supporting the CITES Secretariat.
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**(a) Generally**
(1) The Secretary shall by regulation promulgated in accordance with subsection (b) determine whether any species is an endangered species or a threatened species because of any of the following factors:
(A) the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range;
(B) overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes;
(C) disease or predation;
(D) the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or
(E) other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence.
(2) With respect to any species over which program responsibilities have been vested in the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 1970—
(A) in any case in which the Secretary of Commerce determines that such species should—
(i) be listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, or
(ii) be changed in status from a threatened species to an endangered species,
he shall so inform the Secretary of the Interior; who shall list such species in accordance with this section;
(B) in any case in which the Secretary of Commerce determines that such species should—
(i) be removed from any list published pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, or
(ii) be changed in status from an endangered species to a threatened species,
he shall recommend such action to the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Interior, if he concurs in the recommendation, shall implement such action; and
(C) the Secretary of the Interior may not list or remove from any list any such species, and may not change the status of any such species which are listed, without a prior favorable determination made pursuant to this section by the Secretary of Commer
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The purpose of this chapter is to perpetuate healthy populations of African elephants.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6302
Sec.
6302.
Definitions.
6303.
Great ape conservation assistance.
6304.
Great Ape Conservation Fund.
6305.
Authorization of appropriations.
§ 6301. Findings and purposes
(a) Findings
Congress finds that—
(1) great ape populations have declined to
the point that the long-term survival of the
species in the wild is in serious jeopardy;
(2) the chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orang-
utan, and gibbon are listed as endangered spe-
cies under section 1533 of this title and under
Appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249);
(3) because the challenges facing the con-
servation of great apes are so immense, the re-
sources available to date have not been suffi-
cient to cope with the continued loss of habi-
tat due to human encroachment and logging
and the consequent diminution of great ape
populations;
(4) because great apes are flagship species for
the conservation of the tropical forest habi-
tats in which they are found, conservation of
great apes provides benefits to numerous other
species of wildlife, including many other en-
dangered species;
(5) among the threats to great apes, in addi-
tion to habitat loss, are population fragmenta-
tion, hunting for the bushmeat trade, live cap-
ture, and exposure to emerging or introduced
diseases;
(6) great apes are important components of
the ecosystems they inhabit, and studies of
their wild populations have provided impor-
tant biological insights;
(7) although subsistence hunting of tropical
forest animals has occurred for hundreds of
years at a sustainable level, the tremendous
increase in the commercial trade of tropical
forest species is detrimental to the future of
these species;
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