This Agreement prohibits the taking of polar bears except as provided in Article III. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "taking" includes hunting, killing and capturing. Exceptions include taking for scientific purposes and by local population. Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate action to protect the ecosystems of which polar bears are a part, with special attention to habitat components such as denning and feeding sites and migration patterns, and shall manage polar bear populations in accordance with sound conservation practices based on the best available scientific data. The use of aircraft and large motorised vessels for the purpose of taking polar bears shall be prohibited, except where the application of such prohibition would be inconsistent with domestic laws. A Contracting Party shall prohibit the exportation from, the importation and delivery into, and traffic within, its territory of polar bears or any part or product thereof taken in violation of this Agreement. They shall conduct national research programmes on polar bears, particularly research relating to the conservation and management of the species.
Canadá, Dinamarca, Noruega, Federación de Russia, Estados Unidos de América · 1973-11-15