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implement the "appropriate" habitat and ecosystem protection 

 actions. 



There is no discussion of the meaning of the phrase 

 "sound conservation practices" in the background documentation 

 of the Agreement. In a resolution passed by the parties 

 during the 1973 Oslo meeting, however, it was specified that 

 the taking of females with cubs and their cubs would be 

 contrary to "sound conservation practices." 152 



