On Sunday, September 15, 1996 at 1:27:17 pm EDT,
"ross mayhew" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Mr. Orin (or anyone else who knows);
>        How difficult is it  for someone to become an "accredited
scientist",
>to avoid most hassles?  What are the requirements and procedures?
>
 
You are an accredited scientist if you fit in the definition FWS established.
And this is how they define it in 50 CFR 14.4:
 
"Accredited scientist means any individual associated with, employed by, or
under contract to and accredited by an accredited scientific institution for
the purpose of conducting biological or medical research, and whose research
activities are approved and sponsored by the institution granting
accreditation.
 
Accredited scientific institutions means any public museum, public zoological
park, accredited institution of higher education, accredited member of the
American Zoo and Aquarium Association, accredited member of the American
Associaiton of Systematic Collections, or any State or Federal government
agency that conducts biological or medical research."
 
So, in other words, if you are an accredited scientist working for an
accredited scientific institution, then you are an accredited scientist. Kind
of circular, isn't it?
 
Not even a high school science teacher would be considered an accredited
scientist, unless FSW considers high schools institutions of "higher
education".
 
A.