H.R. 2608 — To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

This section removes the following seven species from the lists of endangered species and threatened species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as applicable: (1) Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), (2) Banteng (Bos javanicus), (3) Eld’s brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi), (4) Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi), (5) Red lechwe (Kobus leche), (6) Seledang (Bos gaurus), and (7) Swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli). The section also amends section 4(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)) by adding an exception and new paragraph (4) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from determining that the Bukharan markhor (Capra falconeri heptneri) is an endangered species or threatened species.