(a) It is agreed that the eggs or birds. 



(number, sex, 



authorized to be in 



species or subspecies, if known) 



the custody of , together with 



( cooper ator) 

 their descendants, shall remain the property of the 

 United States under the stewardship of the Bureau 

 of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. The original breed- 

 ing stock and their descendants are subject to recall 

 at any time and cannot be disposed of in any manner 

 without the consent of the Bureau. 



(b) The cooperator agrees to feed and care for such stock 

 and their descendants at no cost to the United States 

 Government . 



(c) All reasonable precautions will be taken by the 

 cooperator to prevent the birds loaned hereunder, or 

 their descendants, from breeding with other species 

 or subspecies. Hybrids resulting from accidental 

 cross-breeding will be segregated and the Director 

 so advised. 



(e) If the stock or descendants thereof covered by the 

 agreement are exhibited to the public, a sign 

 briefly relating the conservation history of the 

 species or subspecies and indicating that their 

 display is made in cooperation with the Bureau of 

 Sport Fisheries and Wildlife shall be placed and 

 maintained on the exhibit enclosure. 



(f ) !^y January 10 of each year the cooperator will report 

 to the Bureau the number, sex, and species of all 

 stock on hand. In the event of the escape, death, 



or loss of such stock, the report should also include 

 the number, sex, and species lost. 



3. Rules governing disposition 



Birds belonging to species classified as rare or endangered may 

 not be sold except in \inusual instances where a measurable 

 benefit to a rare species will result; this method of dispo- 

 sition may be authorized for surplus progeny of birds in the 

 rare category. Birds surplus to the needs of the individual 

 cooperator may be transferred only with consent of the Bureau 

 to other cooperators authorized under permit to propagate rare 

 and endangered species. 



