186 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



18. In our judgment all facts in any way vital to international action regarding 

 the protection and preservation of the fur-seal herd are now in the possession of both 

 Governments. 



19. These facts show that the herd has largely declined from its original condition 

 and from its condition in 1891 and in 1894; that it is still declining, and that the 

 cause of the decline is the slaughter of females involved in pelagic sealing. 



20. The regulations of the Paris award have proved ineffective to protect and 

 preserve the herd. They have not prevented its decline, \vhich has continued and 

 must continue in spite of them. They can not bring about a restoration of the herd, 

 as they permit the killing of females in numbers vastly in excess of their natural 

 increase. 



