B. CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE 



1. CONVENTION ON NATURE PROTECTION AND WILD- 

 LIFE PRESERVATION IN THE WESTERN HEMI- 

 SPHERE, OCTOBER 12, 1940* 



Opened for signature at the Pan American Union at Washington 

 October 12, 19^0; Signed for the United States October 12, IQJfi; 

 Ratification advised by the Senate April 7, 19^1 ; Ratified by the 

 President April 15, 1941: Rati f cation deposited with the Pan 

 American Union at Washington April 28, 191^1 ; Proclaimed by the 

 President April 30, 191^. 



By the President of the United States oe America 



A PROCLAMATION 



Whereas a convention on nature protection and wildlife preserva- 

 tion in the Western Hemisphere was opened for sionature at the Pan 

 American Union on October 12, 1940, and was on that day signed by 

 the respective plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, 

 Bolivia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, 

 Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela and was subsequently signed on be- 

 half of Costa Rica on October 24, 1940, Mexico on November 20, 1940, 

 Uruguay on December 9, 1940, Brazil on December 27, 1940, Colombia 

 on January 17, 1941, Chile on January 22, 1941, Guatemala on April 9, 

 1941, Haiti on April 29, 1941, and Argentina on May 19, 1941, the 

 original of which convention, being in the English, * '" * languages, 

 is Avord for word as follows : 



Preamble 



The governments of the American Republics, wishing to protect 

 and preserve in their natural habitat representatives of all species and 

 genera of their native flora and fauna, including migratory birds, in 

 sufficient numbers and over areas extensive enough to assure them from 

 becoming extinct through any agency within man's control ; and 



Wishing to protect and preserve scenery of extraordinary beauty, 

 unusual and striking geologic formations, regions and natural objects 



*GltaHon: 50 Stat. 1354 ; TS 081 ; .'? BovniiH 030. 



Statcn which are partieit: ArKontlnn (with reHcrvntlon). Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica. Domin- 

 ican Koiiubllc, lOciuulor, Kl Salvador, (iuatcniala, Haiti, Mexico, NlcaniKua, I'anania, Peru, 

 Trinidad and Tobapo, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela. 



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