Argentines are CITES, Appendix I ... no such thing as Appendix II for Captive born.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services will not issue export permits for Argentines. I have spoken directly with them, as many before me, with no success. There are some exceptions for Zoological exchange programs, etc, but nothing that most individuals qualify for.
Interesting that I did find documentation stating "For CITES-APPENDIX-I species, provide a copy of the CITES import permit, or evidence one will be issued by the Management Authority of the country to which you plan to export the specimen(s). In accordance with Article III of the CITES treaty, it is required that import permits are issued before the corresponding export permit.” This was interesting because all my international customers require a copy of my CITES Export permit before they can obtain their CITES Import permit ... kinda sounds like a "dog chasing his tail".
To bad that USFWS does not issue permits, especially for Captive Born, because I get around a dozen international buyers a year wanting my T+ Argentines. The CITES process does not take into consideration Captive Born animals.
Till Next Time ... Bill
PS: I am told that Argentines have been imported into Europe ... obviously illegally ... not worth jail time to me.
