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natural world of which man is a part. It is tho failure to realize that this is 

 not only one world, but also one earth. Mankind is now only not an island in 

 resixH-t to other men, but also is not an island in resi)e<'t to nature as a whole. He 

 must fome to some kind of terms with it. 



But without the glad appreciation of our relationship to nature, without the 

 idea of living with nature, not merely upon nature, we must end .sooner or later 

 either living — or I think more probably dying — in a world where man has imid 

 the ixMialty for doing what he cannot do successfully: namely, think only to 

 himself. 



We l)elieve the new inoriility, wliicli is a worldwide phenomenon, 

 and I do not think we slionld be quite so egocentric to think tlie United 

 States has it all alone. We think it is really a rather shocking thing 

 that onr State Dej)artinont should oppo.sc the idea of making a new 

 treaty these days on the grounds it does not think it can succeed. 



What is so shocking to us who are members of a major power is 

 their unwillingness to even try. 



(A statistical estimate of the number of fur seals born on the 

 Pribilof Islands follow:) 



' Estimate is based on recoveries through age 3 only. 



Source: Attachment to a sworn affidavit of Ancel Johnson, wildlife research biologist employed by the National Marine 

 Fishereis Service, National Oceanica nd Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, July 1 , 1971. 



Miss Herrington. As effective as the first seal treaty was in 1911, 

 that is a great many year's ago, and I do not think I was even born then 

 and, as Jacques Cousteau has said, within the past 20 years the life in 

 the ocean has decreased 30 percent to 40 percent. 



We must admit it is very difficult for the ocean mammals to survive 

 on the pollution, the oil spills, the senseless killing that we add on top 

 of it for their skins or for the f ri vality of it. 



Mr. Keith. You made a reference to opposition by the State 

 Department. 



What is your authority for that statement ? 



Miss Herringtox. May I ask Mr. MCandless to answer that? 



Ml'. Keith. She said they were opj^osed to a new treaty. I would like 

 to know : what is the authority for that statement? 



