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Albania
• Law No.7875 on the Protection of the Wild Fauna and Hunting (1994)
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Antigua and Barbuda
• Mongoose Prohibition Act (1903) (PDF file)
• Wild Birds Protection Act (1913) (PDF file)
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Argentina
• Ley Nacional 14.346 -de protección a los animales- Norma Argentina vigente
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Australia
• Australian Capital Territory
  • Nature Conservation Act 1980
• Federal Regulations
  • National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act (1975)
  • Whale Protection Act (1980)
  • Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act (1982)
  • Endangered Species Protection Act (1992)
  • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999)
  • Clause-by-Clause Guide to the Act
  • Implementing Regulations(PDF file)
  • Whale Watching Guidelines (1999)
  • National Guidelines for Cetacean Observation
  • Regulations/Policies
  • Wetlands Policy of the Commonwealth of Australia
• Northern Territory
  • Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1977
• Queensland
  • Nature Conservation Act 1992
• South Australia
  • National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
• Tasmania
  • National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970
  • Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
• Victoria
  • Conservation, Forests, and Lands Act 1987
  • Wildlife Act 1975
  • Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
• Western Australia
  • Wildlife Conservation Act 1950
  • Conservation and Land Management Act 1984

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Austria
• Federal Act No. 33/1998 on Trade of Wild Flora and Fauna (PDF file)
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Bahamas
• Wild Birds Protection Act (1952) (PDF file)
• Wild Animals (Protection) Act (1968) (PDF file)
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Barbados
• Coastal Zone Management Act (1998)
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Brazil
• Brazilian National Wildlife Legislation (in Portuguese)
• Act No. 9.605 establishing sanctions against environmental illegal activities (1998)
• Decree No. 1.354 Creating the National Program of Biodiversity (1995)
• Act No. 7.643 Prohibiting the Catching of Cetaceans (1987)

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Bulgaria
• Nature Protection Act (1991)
• Protected Areas Law (1998)
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Canada
• Wildlife Act (1985)
• Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (1992)
• Migratory Birds Convention Act (1994)
• Oceans Act (1996)
  • Summary of Oceans Act
• Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations (2000)
• Fisheries Laws
  • Coastal Fisheries Protection Act
  • Fisheries Act
  • Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act
    • Regulations
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China
• National Legislation
  • Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife (1991)
  • Regulations for the Implementation of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Terrestrial Wildlife (1992)
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• Hong Kong
  • Wild Animals Protection Ordinance
  • Whaling Industry (Regulation) Ordinance
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Cook Islands
• Cook Islands Declaration on the Establishment of a Whale Sanctuary (2001)
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Costa Rica
• Biodiversity Law of Costa Rica (English Version PDF file)
• Biodiversity Law of Costa Rica (Spanish version)

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Cuba
• Law 81 of the Environment
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European Union Wildlife Legislation
• Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97 of 26 May 1997 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
• Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds
• Council Directive 92/43/EEC, of 21 May 1992 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora
  • Annex I , Natural Habitat Types of Community Interest Whose Conservation Requires the Designation of Special Areas of Conservation
  • Annex II: Animal and Plant Species of Community Interest Whose Conservation Requires the Designation of Special Areas of Conservation
  • Annex III: Criteria For Selecting Sites Eligible For Identification As Sites Of Community Importance And Designation As Special Areas Of Conservation
  • Annex IV: Animal and Plant Species of Community Interest in Need of Strict Protection
  • Annex V: Animal and Plant Species of Community Interest Whose Taking in the Wild and Exploitation May Be Subject to Management Measures
  • Annex VI: Prohibited Methods and Means of Capture and Killing and Modes of Transport
  • Council Resolution No. 1239/98, Laying Down Certain Technical Measures for Conservation of Fishery Resources [Driftnets]

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Germany
• Conservation of Nature and of Landscapes Act (Gesetz Ÿber Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege)(1987)
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Hungary
• Law No. LIII of 1996 on Nature Conservation(1996)
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Ireland
• Wildlife Act 1976
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Italy
• Act No. 157: provisions for the protection of wildlife and restrictions on hunting (1992)
• Act No. 150 concerning crimes relevant to the application of the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, and of the EEC Regulation No. 3626/82, and also making provisions for the trade and keeping of dangerous or harmful animals and reptiles (as amended by Decree-Law of 12 January 1993, No. 2, converted into a law by Act of 13 march 1993, No. 59)
• Decreto Presidente della Repubblica 357/1997, Habitat Conservation
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Japan
• Wildlife Protection and Hunting Law and Related Protection (1918)
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Laos
• Wild Animals, Fisheries, Hunting and Fishing, Decree on (COM Decree No. 118/CCM, 1989)

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Lithuania
• Law On Wildlife
• Law On The Care, Keeping And Use Of Animals
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Malawi
• Malawi National Park and Wildlife Act (1992)
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Malaysia
• Wildlife Conservation Enactment (1997)
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Mexico
• Law of Protection to the Animals for the Federal District (1981)
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Myanmar (Burma)
• Marine Fisheries Law (1990)
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New Zealand
• Customary Fishing Regulations
  • South Island Customary Regulations
  • Kaimoana Fishing Regulations
  • Regulation 27 of the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986
  • Section 186a, Fisheries Act 1996
• Wildlife Act (1953)
• Wildlife Acts (1953-1956) by Parliamentary Counsel
• Whale Watching Regulations (1992)

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Nigeria
• Endangered Species (Control of International and Traffic) Act (1985)
• Sea Fisheries Decree (1992)

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Norway
• Wildlife Act (1981)

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Philippines
• DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 48, September 13, 1991, Establishment of a National List of Rare(R), Endangered(E), Threatened(T), Vulnerable(V), Indeterminate(I), and Insufficiently Known (K) species of Philippine Wild Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles (1991)
• DENR Administrative Order No. 36, Series of 1991, GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE CONFISCATION, SEIZURE, AND DISPOSITION OF WILD FLORA AND FAUNA ILLEGALLY COLLECTED, GATHERED, ACQUIRED, TRANSPORTED, AND IMPORTED INCLUDING PARAPHERNALIA (1991)
• Republic Act NO.7586, An Act Providing for the Establishment and Management of National Integrated Protected Areas Systems, Defining Its Scope and Coverage, and for Other Purposes (1992)
• Animal Welfare Act (1998)
• Philippine Fisheries Code (1998)(PDF file)

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Poland
• Animal Protection Act (1997)

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Singapore
• Endangered Species (Import and Export) ACT (PDF file)

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Sweden
• Animal Protection Act (1988)
• Animal Protection Ordinance (1988) (PDF file)

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Taiwan, Republic of China
• Wildlife Conservation Law (PDF file)
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United Kingdom
• The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations (1997)
• Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
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United States of America
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918)
• Whaling Convention Act (1949)
• Fish & Wildlife Act (1956)
• Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972)
• Endangered Species Act (1973)
• Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act
• Lacey Act
• Wild Horses and Burro Act
• Eagle Protection Act
• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
• Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention (1984)
• South Pacific Tuna Act (1988)
  • Congress Research Service Analysis
• African Elephant Conservation Act (1988)
• Federal Register Listings, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act (1994)
• Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act (1995)
• Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds Migratory Bird Treaty (1999)
• Executive Order: Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds
• U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan (2000)
• Regulations
  • Federal Regulations - Online
• State Laws
  • Oregon
    • Oregon Revised Statutes - Chapter 496 (Wildlife)
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Viet Nam
• Biodiversity Action Plan, Decision Approving (PM Decision No. 845/TTg, 1995)
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