Union of South Africa - convention relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State, Annex and Protocol. Signed at London, August 10th, 1936 [1936] LNTSer 203; 172 LNTS 241

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N° 3995.

UNION SUD-AFRICAINE, BELGIQUE,
GRANDE-BRETAGN B
ET IRLANDE DU NORD, EGYPTE,
ESPAGNE, FRANCE,
ITALIE, PORTUGAL
ET SOUDAN ANGLO-EGYPTIEN
Convention relative a Ia conservation de Ia
faune et de Ia fibre ~ I'état naturel, avec
annexe et protocole. Signés a Londres, Ic
8 novembre 1933.


UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA,
BELGIUM, GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND, EGYPT,
SPAIN, FRANCE, ITALY, PORTUGAL
AND ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN
Convention relative to the Preservation of
Fauna and Flora in their Natural State,
Annex and Protocol. Signed at London,
November 8th, 1933.

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No. 3995. - CONVENTION' RELATiVE TO THE PRESERVATION OF
FAUNA AND FLORA IN THEIR NATURAL STATE. SiGNED AT
LONDON, NOVEMBER 8TH, 1933.


English and French official texts communicated by His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
in Great Britain. The registration of this Convention took place November 6th, 1936.


TEE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, BELGIUM, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, EGYPT, SPAIN, FRANCE, ITALY, PORTUGAL, and raE
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN
Considering that the natural fauna and flora of certain parts of the world, and in particular
of Africa, are in danger, in present conditions, of extinction or permanent injury;
Desiring to institute a special régime for the preservation of fauna and flora;
Considering that such preservation can best be achieved (i) by the constitution of national
parks, strict natural reserves, and other reserves within which the hunting, killing or capturing
of fauna, and the collection or destruction of flora shall be limited or prohibited, (ii) by the institution
of regulations concerning the hunting, killing and capturing of fauna outside such areas, (iii) by
the regulation of the traffic in trophies, and (iv) by the prohibition of certain methods of and
weapons for the hunting, killing and capturing of fauna;
Have decided to conclude a Convention for these purposes, and have appointed as their
Plenipotentiaries

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA:
Mr. C. T. TE WATER, High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa in the United
Kingdom;
Sir Arthur W. HILL, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

`Came into force January x4th, 1936.
Ratifications deposited in London
EGYPT February 21st, 1935.
UNITED KINGDOM April 9th, 1935.


Subject to the following reservations:
(a) That the provisions of Articles ~, ~, 5 (x), 6, 7 (x), 7 (2), 7 (3), and 7 (~) of the
Convention shall not be applicable to the Colony and Protectorate of the Gambia.
(b) That the provisions of Articles 3, ~, 5 (i), 6 and 7 of the Convention shall similarly
not be applicable to the Protectorate of Zanzibar.
(c) That in the case of Southern Rhodesia, Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate
and Swaziland, the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria with the Mandated Territory of the
Caineroons, the Colony and Protectorate of the Gold Coast with the Mandated Territory of
Togoland, the Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone, the Colony and Protectorate of the
Gambia, the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, the Mandated Territory of Tanganyika, and
the Protectorates of Uganda, Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia, Zanzibar and Somaliland,
nothing contained in Article io of the Convention shall be deemed to apply to any measures

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THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM
His Excellency Baron DE CARTIER DE MARCHIENNE, the Belgian Ambassador;

Dr. VAN STRAELEN, Director of the Royal Natural History Museum, Brussels;
Dr. J. M. DERSCHEID, Director of the King Albert National Park, Director of the
International Office for the Protection of Nature.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
The Rt. Hon. the Earl of ONsLow;
Sir William F. GOWERS, K.C.M.G., formerly Governor of Uganda;
Sir Arnold HoDsoN, K.C.M.G., Governor of Sierra Leone;
Mr. A. B. ACHESON, Colonial Office;
Mr. B. F. WRIGHT, Official Secretary, Office of the High Commissioner for Southern
Rhodesia.

THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT
Dr. Ibrahim KADRY, Director of the Zoological Gardens, Giza.

THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN
His Excellency Don Ramdn PEREZ DE AYALA, the Spanish Ambassador.

THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE
M. Louis RUFFAT, Director of the Game Department of the Ministry of the Colonies.

THE GOVERNMENT OF Imi.Y:
Gr. Uff. Dr. Tullio ZEDDA, Secretary-General, Royal Ministry of the Colonies;
Marchese Saverio PATRIZI.

taken, or authorised to be taken, by the competent authorities for the destruction of insect
pests.
BELGIUM July 29th, 1935.

Translation of His Britannic Majesty's Foreign 0//ice
Subject to the following reservation
Elephants shall not be considered in the Belgian Congo or in Ruanda-Urundi as being
included among the animals mentioned in Class B, but shall be understood to be included in
Class A (elephants each tusk of which does not weigh more than 5 kilogrammes)."
SUDAN October i4th, 1935.

Subject to the following reservations
(I) That nothing in Article xo of the Convention shall be deemed to apply to any
measures for the destruction of insect pests, and
(2) That the provisions of Article 7 (~) shall not be applied so as to prevent the native
hunting of animals in a reserve other than the following animals mentioned in Class B of the
Annex to the Convention: B. ~, B. 2, B. ~, B. ~, B. 6, B. 12, B. 13, B. 14, B. 15, B. i6,
B. 17, B. x8, B. x~, B. 20, B. 21.
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA November 19th, 1935.

"The ratification in respect of the mandated territory of South-West Africa is subject
to the reservation that three animals, viz. : the Aard Wolf (Class A 3); the Zebra (Class A II)
and the Hartebeest (Class A 14) mentioned in the Annex to the Convention should be displaced
from Class A to Class B of the Annex.

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THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL

His Excellency Dr. Ruy Ennes ULRICH, the Portuguese Ambassador;
Dr. Carlos MELLO GERALDES, Professor at the Higher Institute of Agronomy, Lisbon;
Dr. Luis WITTNIcH CARR1ss0, Professor, University of Coimbra.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN

Major W. R. BARKER, O.B.E., Game Warden.

Who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed on
the following provisions

Article i.

i. Save as regards the territories mentioned in paragraph 3 (i) of the present Article, any
Contracting Government shall be at liberty, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13, to
assume, in respect of any of its territories (including metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas
territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection, or mandate), only those obligations of the
present Convention which are set out in Article 9, paragraphs 3, 8 and 9. The term" in part" in
the present Convention shall be deemed to refer to those obligations.
2. The expression "territory" or "territories" in relation to any Contracting Government
shall, for the purposes of Articles 2-12 of the present Convention, denote the territory or territories
of that Government to which the Convention is applicable in full; and, subject to the provisions
of the preceding paragraph and of Article 13, the obligations arising under Articles 2-12 shall relate
only to such territories.
3. The present Convention shall apply and shall be applicable in full to (i) all the territories
(i.e., metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection,
or mandate) of any Contracting Government which are situated in the continent of Africa, induding
Madagascar and Zanzibar; (ii) any other territory in respect of which a Contracting Government
shall have assumed all the obligations of the present Convention in accordance with the provisions
of Article 13.
4. For the purposes of the present Convention the British High Commission Territories in
South Africa shall be regarded as a single territory.

5. The present Convention shall not have any application, either in full or in part, to any
metropolitan territory not situated in the continent of Africa, except where and to the extent to
which a declaration effecting such application is made under Article 13.


Article 2.

For the purposes of the present Convention
i. The expression "national park" shall denote an area (a) placed under public
control, the boundaries of which shall not be altered or any portion be capable of alienation
except by the competent legislative authority, (b) set aside for the propagation, protection
and preservation of wild animal life and wild vegetation, and for the preservation of
objects of esthetic, geological, prehistoric, historical, arch~ological, or other scientific
interest for the benefit, advantage, and enjoyment of the general public, (c) in which the
hunting, kffling or capturing of fauna and the destruction or collection of flora is prohibited
except by or under the direction or control of the park authorities.

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In accordance with the above provisions facilities shall, so far as possible, be given
to the general public for observing the fauna and flora in national parks.


2. The term " strict natural reserve" shall denote an area placed under public
control, throughout which any form of hunting or fishing, any undertakings connected
with forestry, agriculture, or mining, any excavations or prospecting, drilling, levelling
of the ground, or construction, any work involving the alteration of the configuration
of the soil or the character of the vegetation, any act likely to harm or disturb the fauna
or flora, and the introduction of any species of fauna and flora, whether indigenous or
imported, wild or domesticated, shall be strictly forbidden; which it shall be forbidden
to enter, traverse, or camp in without a special written permit from the competent
authorities; and in which scientific investigations may only be undertaken by permission
of those authorities.
3. The expression " animal" or " species" shall denote all vertebrates and
invertebrates (including non-edible fish, but not including edible fish except in a national
park or strict natural reserve), their nests, eggs, egg-shells, skins, and plumage.


Article 3.

i. The Contracting Governments will explore forthwith the possibility of establishing in their
territories national parks and strict natural reserves as defined in the preceding Article. In all
cases where the establishment of such parks or reserves is possible, the necessary work shall be
commenced within two years from the date of the entry into force of the present Convention.

2. If in any territory the establishment of a national park or strict natural reserve is found
to be impracticable at present, suitable areas shall be selected as early as possible in the development
of the territory concerned, and the areas so selected shall be transformed into national parks or
strict natural reserves so soon as, in the opinion of the authorities of the territory, circumstances
will permit.


Article 4.

The Contracting Governments will give consideration in respect of each of their territories
to the following administrative arrangements
i. The control of all white or native settlements in national parks with a view to
ensuring that as little disturbance as possible is occasioned to the natural fauna and flora.

2. The establishment round the borders of national parks and strict natural reserves
of intermediate zones within which the hunting, killing and capturing of animals may
take place under the control of the authorities of the park or reserve; but in which no
person who becomes an owner, tenant, or occupier after a date to be determined by the
authority of the territory concerned shall have any claim in respect of depredations
caused by animals.
3. The choice in respect of all national parks of areas sufficient in extent to cover,
so far as possible, the migrations of the fauna preserved therein.


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Article 5.

i. The Contracting Governments shall notify the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the, establishment of any national parks or strict natural
reserves (defining the area of the parks or reserves), and of the legislation, including the methods
of administration and control, adopted in connexion therewith.
2. They shall similarly notify any information relevant to the purposes of the present
Convention and communicated to them by any national museums or by any societies, national
or international, established within their jurisdiction and interested in those purposes.
3. The Government of the United Kingdom wifi communicate the information so received
to the other Governments which have signed or acceded to the present Convention whether in full
or in part.

Article 6.

In all cases in which it is proposed to establish in any territory of a Contracting Government
a national park or strict natural reserve contiguous to a park or reserve situated in another territory
(whether of that Government or of another Contracting Government), or to the boundary of such
territory, there shall be prior consultation between the competent authorities of the territories
concerned. Similarly, there shall be co-operation between those authorities subsequent to the
establishment of the park or reserve, or where such a park or reserve is already established.

Article 7.

Irrespective of any action which may be taken under Article 3 of the present Convention, the
Contracting Governments shall, as measures preliminary and supplementary to the establishment
of national parks or strict natural reserves
i. Set aside in each of their territories suitable areas (to be known as reserves)
within which the hunting, kffling, or capturing of any part of the natural fauna (exclusive
of fish) shall be prohibited save (a) by the permission, given for scientific or administrative
purposes in exceptional cases by the authorities of the territory or by the.central authorities
under whom the reserves are placed or (b) for the protection of life and property. Licences
granted under Article 8, paragraphs i and 3, shall not extend to reserves.

2. Extend in these areas, so far as may be practicable, a similar degree of protection
to the natural flora.

3. Consider the possibility of establishing in each of their territories special reserves
for the preservation of species of fauna and flora which it is desired to preserve, but which
are not otherwise adequately protected, with special reference to the species mentioned
in the Annex to the present Convention.
4. Furnish information regarding the reserves established in accordance with the
preceding paragraphs to the Government of the United Kingdom, which will communicate
such information to all the Governments mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2.
5. Take, so far as in their power lies, all necessary measures to ensure in each of
their territories a sufficient degree of forest country and the preservation of the best
native indigenous forest species, and, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2,
paragraph 2, give consideration to the desirability of preventing the introduction of
exotic trees or plants into national parks or reserves.

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6. Establish as close a degree of co-operation as possible between the competent
authorities of their respective territories with the object of facilitating the solution of
forestry problems in those territories.
7. Take the necessary measures to control and regulate so far as possible the practice
of firing the bush on the borders of forests.
8. Encourage the domestication of wild animals susceptible of economic utiisation.


Article 8.

i. The protection of the species mentioned in the Annex to the present Convention is declared
to be of special urgency and importance. Animals belonging to the species mentioned in Class A
shall, in each of the territories of the Contracting Governments, be protected as completely as
possible, and the hunting, killing, or capturing of them shall only take place by special permission
of the highest authority in the territory, which shall be given only under special circumstances,
solely in order to further important scientific purposes, or when essential for the administration
of the territory. Animals belonging to the species mentioned in Class B, whilst not requiring such
rigorous protection as those mentioned in Class A, shall not be hunted, killed, or captured, even
by natives, except under special licence granted by the competent authorities. For this purpose
a special licence shall denote a licence other than an ordinary game licence, granted at the discretion
of the competent authority, and giving permission to hunt, kill, or capture one or more specimens
of a specified animal or animals. Every such licence shall be limited as regards the period and
the area within which hunting, killing, or capturing may take place.


2. No hunting or other rights already possessed by native chiefs or tribes or any other persons
or bodies, by treaty, concession, or specific agreement, or by administrative permission in those
areas in which such rights have already been definitely recognised by the authorities of the territory
are to be considered as being in any way prejudiced by the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

3. In each of the territories of the Contracting Governments the competent authorities shall
consider whether it is necessary to apply the provisions of paragraph r of the present Article to any
species not mentioned in the Annex, in order to preserve the indigenous fauna or flora in each area,
and, if they deem it necessary, shall apply those provisions to any such species to the extent which
they consider desirable. They shall similarly consider whether it is necessary in the territory,
concerned to accord to any of the species mentioned in Class B of the Amiex the special protection
accorded to the species mentioned in Class A.

4. The competent authorities shall also give consideration to the question of protecting species
of animals or plants which by general admission are useful to man or of special scientific interest.

5. Nothing in the present Article shall (i) prejudice any right which may exist under the local
law of any territory to kill animals without a licence in defence of life or property, or (ii) affect
the right of the authorities of the territory to permit the hunting, killing, or capturing of any species
(a) in time of famine, (b) for the protection of human life, public health, or domestic stock, (c) for
any requirement relating to public order.

6. Each Contracting Government shall furnish to the Government of the United Kingdom
information on the subject of the measures adopted in each of its territories in regard to the grant
of licences, and in regard to the animals, the destruction or capture of which is, in accordance
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with paragraph 3 of this Article, not permitted except under licence. The Government of the United
Kingdom will communicate any such information to all the Governments mentioned in Article 5,
paragraph 2.

Article 9.

I. Each Contracting Government shall take the necessary measures to control and regulate
in each of its territories the internal, and the import and export, traffic in, and the manufacture
of articles from, trophies as defined in paragraph 8 of the present Article, with a view to preventing
the import or export of, or any dealing in, trophies other than such as have been originally killed,
captured or collected in accordance with the laws and regulations of the territory concerned.
2. The export of trophies to any destination whatsoever shall be prohibited unless the exporter
has been granted a certificate permitting export and issued by a competent authority. Such
certificate shall only be issued where the trophies have been lawfully imported or lawfully obtained.
In the event of an attempted export without any certificate having been granted, the authorities
of the territory where this attempt takes place shall apply such penalties as they may think
necessary.
3. The import of trophies which have been exported from any territory to which the present
Convention is applicable in full, whether a territory of another Contracting Government or not,
shall be prohibited except on production of a certificate of lawful export, failing which the trophy
shall be confiscated, but without prejudice to the application of the penalties mentioned in the
preceding paragraph.
4. The import and export of trophies, except at places where there is a Customs station,
shall be prohibited.
5. (a) Every trophy consisting of ivory and rhinoceros horn exported in accordance with
the provisions of the present Article shall be identified by marks which, together with the weight
of the trophy, shall be recorded in the certificate of lawful export.
(b) Every other trophy shall, if possible, be similarly marked and recorded but shall in any
event be described in the certificate so as to identify it with as much certainty as possible.
(c) The Contracting Governments shall take such measures as may be possible by the
preparation and circulation of appropriate ifiustrations or otherwise to instruct their Customs
officers in the methods of identifying the species mentioned in the Annex to the present Convention
and the trophies derived therefrom.
6. The measures contemplated in paragraph i of the present Article shall include provisions
that found ivory, rhinoceros horn and all trophies of animals found dead, or accidentally killed, or
killed in defence of any person, shall, in principle, be the property of the Government of the territory
concerned, and shall be disposed of according to regulations introduced by that Government, due
regard being had to the native rights and customs reserved in the succeeding paragraph.

7. No rights of the kind specified in paragraph 2 of Article 8 are to be considered as being
prejudiced by the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.
8. For the purposes of the present Article the expression "trophy" shall denote any animal,
dead or alive, mentioned in the Annex to the Convention, or anything part of or produced from
any such animal when dead, or the eggs, egg-shells, nests or plumage of any bird so mentioned.
The expression " trophy" shall not, however, include any trophy or part of a trophy which by a
process of bona fide manufacture, as contemplated in paragraph i of the present Article, has lost
its original identity.
9. Each Contracting Government shall furnish to the Government of the United Kingdom
information as to the measures taken in order to carry out the obligations of the present Article
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or any part of them. The Government of the United Kingdom will communicate any information
so received to all the Governments mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2.


Article ro.

i. The use of motor vehicles or aircraft (including aircraft lighter than air) shall be prohibited
in the territories of the Contracting Governments, both (i) for the purpose of hunting, killing, or
capturing animals, and (ii) in such manner as to drive, stampede, or disturb them for any purpose
whatsoever, including that of filming or photographing; provided, however, that nothing in the
present paragraph shall affect the right of occupiers in respect of land occupied by them, or of
Governments in respect of land utilised for public purposes, to use motor vehicles or aircraft for
the purpose of driving away, capturing, or destroying animals found on such land in all cases where
such ejection, capture, or destruction is not prohibited by any other provision of the present
Convention.
2. The Contracting Governments shall prohibit in their territories the surrounding of animals
by fires for hunting purposes. Wherever possible, the under-mentioned methods of capturing or
destroying animals shall also be generally prohibited
(a) The use of poison, or explosives for killing fish;
(b) The use of dazzling lights, flares, poison, or poisoned weapons for hunting
animals;
(c) The use of nets, pits or enclosures, gins, traps or snares, or of set guns and missiles
containing explosives for hunting animals.


Article xx.

It is understood that upon signature, ratification, or accession any Contracting Government
may make such express reservations in regard to Articles 3-10 of the present Convention as may be
considered essential.


Article 12.

i. Each Contracting Government shall furnish to the Government of the United Kingdom
information as to the measures taken for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the preceding
Articles. The Government of the United Kingdom will communicate all the information so furnished
to the Governments mentioned in Article 5, paragraph a.
2. The Contracting Governments shall, wherever necessary, co-operate between themselves
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the preceding Articles and to prevent the extinction
of fauna and flora.
3. All the Governments which sign or accede to the present Convention shall be deemed
to be Parties to the Protocol bearing this day's date, drawn up to facilitate the co-operation
mentioned in the preceding paragraph.


Article 13.

i. Any Contracting Government may, at the time of signature, ratification, or accession, or
thereafter, make a declaration assuming in respect of any one or more of its territories (including
metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection,
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or mandate) other than those mentioned in paragraph 3 (i) of Article x, either all the obligations
of the present Convention, or only those contained in Article 9, paragraphs 3, 8 and 9. If such
declaration is made subsequent to ratification or accession it shall be effected by means of a
notification in writing addressed to the Government of the United Kingdom, and shall take effect
on the entry into force of the Convention or, if the Convention is already in force, three months
after the date of the receipt of the notification by the Government of the United Kingdom.

2. It is understood that any Contracting Government may, by a single declaration made
under the preceding paragraph, assume, in respect of some of its territories mentioned in that
paragraph, all the obligations of the present Convention, and in respect of other such territories
only the obligations contained in Article g, paragraphs 3, 8 and g.
3. Any Contracting Government which has made a declaration under the preceding paragraph,
assuming, in respect of any territory, only the obligations contained in Article 9, paragra~is 3,
8 and 9, may, at any subsequent time, by a notification in writing addressed to the Government
of the United Kingdom, declare that such previous declaration shall henceforth be deemed to relate
to all the obligations of the Convention in respect of the territory concerned ; and such subsequent
declaration shall take effect on the entry into force of the Convention or, if the Convention is already
in force, three months after the date of the receipt of the notification by the Government of the
United Kingdom.
4. Any Contracting Government may at any time, by a notification in writing addressed
to the Government of the United Kingdom, determine the application of the Convention to any
territory or territories which have been the subject of a declaration under paragraphs i and 3 of the
present Article, and the Convention shall thereupon cease to apply to the territory or territories
mentioned in the notification one year after the date of its receipt by the Government of the United
Kingdom, provided that such notification shall in no case take effect until the expiry of the period
of five years mentioned in Article 19, paragraph r.
5. It is understood that if, as the result of a notification made under the preceding paragraph,
there would remain no territories of the Contracting Government concerned to which the Convention
would be applicable either in full or in part, such Government shall, instead of making the
notification, proceed by way of denunciation under Article 19.
6. It is further understood that no notification made under paragraph 4 of the present Article,
or otherwise, may purport to apply only the provisions of Article 9, paragraphs 3, 8 and 9, to any
territory to which, at the time of the notification, the Convention applies in full.
7. The Government of the United Kingdom will inform all the Governments mentioned in
Article 5, paragraph a, of any notifications received under the preceding paragraphs of the present
Article, of the date of their receipt and of their terms.


Article 14.

It is understood that no Government will sign, ratify, or accede to the present Convention
unless it either has territories covered by Article I, paragraph 3 (i), or makes or has made a declaration
under Article 13 assuming in respect of one or more territories the obligations of the Convention
either in full or in part.


Article 15.
The present Convention, of which the French and English texts shall both be equally authentic,
shall bear this day's date and shall be open for signature until the 31st March, 1934.
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Article i6.

The present Convention shall be subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall
be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom, which will notify their receipt and the
date thereof, and their terms and the terms of any accompanying declarations or reservations to
all the Governments mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2.


Article 17.

At any time after the 31st March, 1934, the present Convention shall be open to accession by
any Government of a metropolitan territory, by which it has not been signed, whether it has
territories covered by Article i, paragraph 3 (i), or not. Accessions shall be notified to the Government
of the tinted Kingdom, which will inform all the Governments mentioned in Article 5, paragraph z,
of all notifications received, their terms and the terms of any accompanying declarations or
reservations, and the date of their receipt.


Article i8.

i. After the deposit or notification of not less than four ratifications or accessions on the
part of Contracting Governments having territories covered by Article i, paragraph 3 (i), the present
Convention shall come into force three months after the deposit or notification of the last of such
ratifications or accessions, as between the Governments concerned. The Government of the United
Kingdom will notify all the Governments mentioned in Article 5, paragraph 2, of the date of the
commg into force of the Convention.
2. Any ratifications or accessions received after the date of the entry into force of the
Convention shall take effect three months after the date of their receipt by the Government of
the United Kingdom.


Article 19.

i. Any Contracting Government may at any time denounce the present Convention by a
notification in writing addressed to the Government of the United Kingdom. Such denunciation
shall take effect, as regards the Government making it, and in respect of all the territories of that
Government to which the Convention shall then apply, either in full or in part, one year after the
thte of the receipt of the notification by the Government of the United Kingdom; provided,
however, that no denunciation shall take effect until the expiry of five years from the date of the
entry into force of the Convention.
2. If, as the result of simultaneous or successive denunciations, the number of Contracting
Governments bound, in respect of one or more of their territories, by all the obligations of the
present Convention is reduced to less than four, the Convention shall cease to be in force as from
the date on which the last of such denunciations shall take effect in accordance with the provisions
of the preceding paragraph.
3. The Government of the United Kingdom will notify all the other Governments mentioned
in Article 5, paragraph a, of any denunciations so received and the date on which they take effect.
The Government of the United Kingdom will also, if occasion arises, similarly notify the date on
which the Convention ceases to be in force under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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In witness whereof the above-named Pleni-
potentiaries have signed the present Convention.

Done in London, this eighth day of Novem-
ber, `933~ in a single copy, which shall remain
deposited in the archives of the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, which will transmit certified
true copies thereof to nil the Governments
attending the Conference at which the present
Convention has been drawn up, whether as
participators or observers, as well as to any
other Government to which the Government of
the United Kingdom may deem it desirable to
communicate a copy.


Union of South Africa :

En foi de quoi les plénipotentiaires susnom-
més ont signé la présente convention.

Fait a. Londres, ce huit novembre 1933, en
une seule copie qui restera déposée aux archives
du Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni de Grande-
Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, qui en trans-
mettra des copies certifiées conformes a. tous
les gouvernements qui ont assisté a la conference
a. laquelle la présente convention a été dressée,
soit comme participants, soit comme observa-
teurs, ainsi qu'à tout autre gouvernement
auquel le Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni ju-
gera desirable de communiquer une copie.


Union de l'Afrique du Sud

Belgium:

C. T. TE WATER.

Arthur W. HILL.


Baron DE CARTLER DE MARCHIENNE.
V. VAN STRAELEN.

J. M. DERSCHEID.

Belgique

Great Britain and Northern Ireland
ONSLOW.

Grande-Brelagne et Irlande du Nord

Egypt


Spain


France

W. F. GowERs.
Arnold HOD50N.
A. B. ACHESON.
B. F. WRIGHT.


I. KADRY.


R. P. DR AYALA.


L. RUFFAT.

Egypte :


Espagne :


France

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Portugal : Portugal
R. Ennes ULRIcH.
Carlos MELLO GERALDES.
Luis W. CARRISSO.


Anglo-Egyptian Sudan : Soudan anglo-tgyptien :
W. R. BARKER,


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ANNEX.

CLASS A.

x. ANIMALIA.

(x) MAMMALIA.

Primates.

A 1. Gorilla-Gorilla gorilla (Savage & Wyman) (all subspecies).
Anthropopithecus gorilla Savage & Wyman, 1847, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 5 419.
A 2. All Madagascar Lemurs-Chiromyidae, Lemuridae and Indrisidae.
(Note. - These families include numerous genera and species.)

Carnivora.
A 3. Aard Wolf-Proteles cristatus (Sparrman).
Viverra cristata Sparrinan, 1785, Voy. 177.
A 4. Fossa-Fossa Gray (all subspecies).
Fossa Gray, 1864, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1864 518.

Ungulata.
A 5. Giant Sable Antelope-.--Hi~potragus niger variani Thomas.
Hippotragus niger variani Thomas, 1916, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 298.
A 6. Nyala-Tragelafthus angasi Angas.
Tragelaphus angasi Angas, 1848, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1848 89.
A q. Mountain Nyala or Buxton's Bushbuck-.--Tragela~hus buxtoni Lydekker.
Tragelaphus buxtoni Lydekker, 1910, Nature 84 397.
A 8. Okapi-Okajia johnsloni (Sclater).
Equus (?) johnstoni Sclater, ,goi, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. I9oI (i) : 50.
A 9. Barbary Stag-Cervus ela~hus barbarus Bennett.
Cervus barbarus Bennett, 1837, List Anim. Gardens Zool. Soc. 31.
A io. Pigmy Hippopotamus-Choero~sis liberiensis (Morton).
Hippopotamus liberiensis Morton, 1849, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. (i) ~ 232.
Hippopotamus minor Morton, 1844, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 2 (i) : 15.
A xx. Mountain Zebra-Hippotigris zebra (Linnaeus) (all subspecies).
Equus zebra Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ad. io I : 74.
A 12. Wild Ass-A sinus asinus (Linnaeus) (all subspecies).
Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ed. 10 I 73.
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A 13. White Rhinoceros-Rhinoceros simus Burchell (all subspecies).
Rhinoceros simus Burchell, 1817, Bull. Soc. Philom. 1817 96.

A 14. Northern Hartebeest or Bubal-Bubalis buselaphus (Pallas).
Antilope buselaphus Pallas, 1766, Misc. Zool. : 7.

A 15. Abyssinian Ibex or Wali-Capra walie Ruppell.
Capra walie Ruppell, 1835, Neue Wirbeithiere Abyssin. x : x6.

A i6. Elephant-Elephas africanus Blumenbach.
Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1779, Handbuch der Naturgeschichte ed. 5 I 25.
(NOTE. - This species to be included in Class A only in respect of specimens of which
the tusks do not exceed 5 kilogrammes in weight each.)
A 17. Water Chevrotain-Hyemoschus aquaticus (Ogilby) (all subspecies).
Moschus aquaticus Ogilby, 1840, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1840 : 35.


(ii) AyES.

A x8. Whale-headed Stork or Shoe-bil-Balaeniceps rex Gould.
Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1851, Proc. Zoo!. Soc. Lond. 1851 : I.
A `9. Bald-headed Ibis or Waldrapp-Comatibis eremita (Linnaeus).
Upupa eremita Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ad. 10 I ii8.
A 20. White-breasted Guinea Fowl-A gelastes meleagrides Bonaparte.
A gelastes meleagrides Bonaparte, 1849, Proc. Zoo!. Soc. Lond. 1849 : 145.

2. VEGETABILIA.

A 21. Welwitschia-Welwitschia Bainesii (Carrière).
Welwitschia Bainesii (Carrière), 1g33, Flora Capensis ~ (z) : Suppi. 1-3.
(Formerly Welwitschia mirabilis Hooker fil.)


CLASS B.

ANIMALIA.

(i) MAMMALIA.


Primates.
B i. Chimpanzee-Anthropopithecus Blainville (all subspecies).
Anthropopithecus Blainville, 1838, Ann. Franc. et Etrang. d'Anat. el Physiol. 2 360.
B 2. Colobus Monkey-Colobus Illiger (all subspecies).
Colobus huger, 1811, Prodomus 69.
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Ungulata.

B 3. Giant Eland or Lord Derby's Eland-Taurotragus derbianus (Gray) (all subspecies).
Boselaphus derbianus Gray, 1847, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (i) 20 286.
Boselaphus oreas Gray, 1847, List Osteol. Brit. Mus. 155.
B 4. Giraffe-Giraffa Zimrnermann (all subspecies).
Giraf/a Zimmermann, 1780, Geogr. Gesch. 2 125.
B ~. White-tailed Gnu-Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann).
Bos gnou Zimmermann, 1772, Spec. Zool. Geogr. : 372.
B 6. Yellow-backed Duiker-Cephalophus sylvicultrix (Afzelius).
Antilo-pe syivicuitrix Afzelius, 1815, Nova Acta Soc. Upsala 6 : 265.
B 7. Jentink's Duiker-Cephalophus jentinki Thomas.
Cephalophus jentinki Thomas, 1892, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. ,8gz 417.
Antilope ion giceps Jentink, 1885, Notes Leyden Mus. 7 272.

B 8. Eeira-~Dorcotragus megalotis (Menges).
Oreotragus megalotis Menges, 1894, Zool. Anz. 1894 131.
B 9. Dibatag or Clarke's Gazelle-A tnmodorcas darkei (Thomas).
Cervicapra clarkei Thomas, 189,, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hint. (6) 7 304.
B io. Bontebok-Damaliscus ~ygargus (Pallas).
Antiio/,e pygarga Pallas, 1767, Spicil. Zool. fasc. x io.
Antilope dorcas Pallas, 1766, Misc. Zool. : 6; nec Capra dorcas Linnaeus.
B ii. Black Rhinoceros-Rhinoceros bicornis Linnaeus.
Rhinoceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ed. 10 I : 56.
B 12. Elephant-Ele~has africanus Blumenbach.
Elephas a/ricanus Blumenbach, 1779, Handbuch der Naturgeschichte ed. 5 125.
(The above species to be included in Class B in respect of specimens of which the
tusks exceed 5 kilogrammes in weight each.)

Edent ala.

B 13. Pango]in-Manis Linnaeus (all species).
Manis Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ed. 10 I : 36.


(ii) AyES.

B x~. Marabou-Leptoptilos crumeni/erus (Lesson).
Ciconia crumenifera Lesson, 1831, Traité d'Orn 585.

B x~. Abyssinian Ground Hornbill-Bucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert).
Buceros abyssinicus Boddaert, 1783, Tabl. Planches enluminées 48.
B x6. Ground Hornbffl-Bucorvus ca/er (Schlegel).
Buceros carunculatus ca/er Schlegel, 1862, Mug. Pays-Bas x : 20.

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B i~. Wild Ostrich-Struthio Linnaeus (all African subspecies).
Struthio Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ed. 10 I : 155.
NOTE. - The African subspecies are the following
North African Ostrich-S. camelus camelus Linnaeus, 1758
Southern Ostrich-S. c. australis Gurney, i868
Masai Ostrich-S. c. massaicus Neumann, i8g8; and
Somali Ostrich-S. c. molybdophanes Reichenow, 1883.

B i8. Secretary Bird-Sagittarius serpentarius (Miller).
Falco serpentarius Miller, 1779, Icon. Anim. p1. 28.

B `9. Little Egret-Egretta garzella garzelta (Linnaeus).
Ardea garzella Linnaeus, 1766, Syst. Nat. ed. 12 I 237.

B 20. African Great White Egret-Casmerodius albus melanorhynchus (Wagler).
Ardea melanorhynchos Wagler, 1827, Syst. Av. Additamenta (last page).

B 21. African Yellow-bified Egret-Mesophoyx intermedius brachyrhynchus (Brehm).
Herodias (Egretta) brachyrynchos Brehm, 1858, J. Ornith. 471.
B 22. Buff-backed Heron-Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus).
Ardea ibis Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. ed. 10 I : 144.


PROTOCOL.

At the moment of the signature of the Convention relative to the Preservation of Fauna and
Flora in their Natural State which bears this day's date, the Undersigned, being duly authorised
to that effect by their respective Governments, have agreed on the following provisions
x. In order to facilitate co-operation for the purpose of preventing the extinction
of natural fauna and flora and to examine the working of the above-mentioned Convention,
as well as the question of any improvements which might be made to it, periodical
international Conferences shall be held at appropriate intervals at which the Governments
Parties to the Convention or on whose behalf the present Protocol has been signed shall
be represented.
2. The first of such Conferences shall take place within four years from this day's
date, and the arrangements in connection with it shall be made by the Government of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which shall, invite the
Governments referred to in Article i of the present Protocol, together with any other
Government whose presence may be considered desirable.
3. It is agreed that the matters to be discussed at the above-mentioned Conference
shall include (a) the question of the exchange between Governments of lists of persons
known to have been guilty of persistent infringements of game regulations, (b) the question
of the exchange of information relating to infectious or contagious diseases of importance
for the preservation of fauna or flora, or capable of affecting men as well as animals.

4. Subsequent Conferences shall be held at such dates and in accordance with such
arrangements as may be made at the first Conference.
5. The present Protocol, of which the French and English texts shall both be equally
authentic, shall bear this day's date, and shall come into force upon signature.
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In faith whereof the Undersigned have signed
the present Protocol.

Done in London, this eighth day of No-
vember, 1933, in a single copy, which shall
remain deposited in the archives of the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, which will
transmit certified true copies thereof to all the
Governments attending the Conference at which
the present Protocol has been drawn up,
whether as participators or observers, as well
as to any other Government to which the
Government of the United Kingdom may deem
it desirable to communicate a copy.

En foi de quoi les soussignés ont signé le
present protocole.

Fait a Londres, ce huit novembre 1933, en
une seule copie, qul restera déposée aux archives
du Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni de Grande-
Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, qui en trans-
mettra des copies certifiées conformes a tous les
gouvernements qui ont assisté a la conference
a laquelle le present protocole a été dressé,
soit comme participants, soit comme observa-
teurs, ainsi qu'à tout autre gouvernement
auquel le Gouvernement du Royaume-TJni
jugera desirable de communiquer une copie.

Union of South Africa

C. T. TE WATER.

Union de l'Afrique du Sud

Arthur W. HILL.

Baron DR CARTIER DE MARCHIENNE.
V. VAN STRAELEN.
J. M. DERSCHEID.

Belgique :

Great Britain and Northern Ireland
ONSLOW.

Grande-Bretagne el Irlande du Nord :

Egypt:

Spain :

France

Italy


Portugal

W. F. GOWERS.
Arnold HODSON.
A. B. AcHE50N.
B. F. WRIGHT.

I. KADRY.


R. P. DR AYALA.


L. RUFFAT.

Tullio ZEDDA.
Saverio PATRIZI.


R. Ennes UL1UcH.
Cabs MELLO GERALDES.
Luis W. CARRISSO.

W. R. BARKER.

Egypte :

Espagne

France :

Italie

Belgium

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan :

Portugal:


Soudan anglo-dgyptien :

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