Permit Application to Import 3 Bottlenose Dolphins (File No. 22686, Chicago Zoological Society)
Overview
Authority
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Action Status
Notice
Effective
11/26/2019
Affected Species
Summary
NOAA Fisheries issued a permit on November 26, 2019 to the Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo (Bill Zeigler, Responsible Party), 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513, to import up to three bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for public display.
The dolphins may be imported from Dolphin Quest Bermuda to either the Brookfield Zoo or to Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The permit expires on December 1, 2024, or upon the importation of all three dolphins, whichever occurs first.
The issued permit and other relevant documents are provided below under Supporting Materials.
On May 4, 2021, two dolphins were imported to Coral World.