Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications (applicant: Jacobs Engineering Group; Tempe, Arizona)

Friends of Animals, a non-profit advocacy organization, opposes the permit application by the Oklahoma Aquarium for holding and displaying endangered sea turtles. They argue that the aquarium lacks the necessary accreditation and oversight to ensure proper animal welfare and that the facility is intended for entertainment rather than scientific research or species survival.

The commenter is requesting that the Fish and Wildlife Service deny a long list of recovery permit applications, specifically those involving the killing of animals. They argue that all animals deserve protection and that the agency should prioritize non-lethal methods for research and management.