On the recordJune 13, 2019
I thank the gentlewoman for her support of my original amendment on female genital mutilation, and I thank her for her support of this amendment. I just offer to my colleagues a list of the vulnerable endangered species: Giant panda, giant tortoise, giant white shark, greater one- horned rhino, hippopotamus, leatherback turtle, loggerhead turtle, marine iguana, olive ridley turtle, polar bear, savanna elephant, snow leopard, sea turtle--all of these, among many others. The jaguar is now threatened. The white rhino is threatened. I include in the Record the endangered species list I mentioned: Species Directory Common name, Scientific name, Conservation status: Dugong, Dugong dugon, Vulnerable. Forest Elephant, Vulnerable. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Vulnerable. Giant Tortoise, Vulnerable. Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, Vulnerable. Greater One-Horned Rhino, Rhinoceros unicornis, Vulnerable. Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, Vulnerable. Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, Vulnerable. Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta, Vulnerable. Marine Iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Vulnerable. Olive Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, Vulnerable. Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Vulnerable. Savanna Elephant, Loxodonta africana africana, Vulnerable. Sea Turtle, Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae families, Vulnerable. Snow Leopard, Panthera uncia, Vulnerable. Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, Vulnerable.…
