With the exception of specially protected species of mammals, birds, plants and invertebrates designated in subpart E of this part, permits to engage in a taking or harmful interference:
(a) May be issued only for the purpose of providing—
(1) Specimens for scientific study or scientific information; or
(2) Specimens for museums, or other educational uses; or
(3) Specimens for zoological gardens, but with respect to native mammals or birds, only if such specimens cannot be obtained from existing captive collections elsewhere, or if there is a compelling conservation requirement; and
(4) For unavoidable consequences of scientific activities or the construction and operation of scientific support facilities; and
(b) Shall ensure, as far as possible, that—
(1) No more native mammals, birds, plants or invertebrates are taken than are necessary to meet the purposes set forth in paragraph (a) of this section;
(2) No more native mammals or native birds are taken in any year than can normally be replaced by net natural reproduction in the following breeding season;
(3) The variety of species and the balance of the natural ecological systems within Antarctica are maintained; and
(4) The authorized taking, transporting, carrying, or shipping of any native mammal or bird is carried out in a humane manner.
[86 FR 27987, May 25, 2021]
In addition to the information required in subpart C of this part, an applicant seeking a permit to take a native mammal or native bird shall include a complete description of the project including the purpose of the proposed taking, the use to be made of the native mammals or native birds, and the ultimate disposition of the native mammals and birds. An applicant seeking a permit to engage in a harmful interference shall include a complete description of the project including the purpose of the activity which will result in the harmful interference. Sufficient information must be provided to establish that the taking, harmful interference, transporting, carrying, or shipping of a native mammal or bird shall be humane.
The following are designated native mammals:
Pinnipeds:
Crabeater seal—Lobodon carcinophagus.
Leopard seal—Hydrurga leptonyx.
Ross seal—Ommatophoca rossi.
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1 These species of mammals have been designated as specially protected species and are subject to subpart E of this part.
Southern elephant seal—Mirounga leonina.
Southern fur seals—Arctocephalus spp.
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Weddell seal—Leptonychotes weddelli.
Large Cetaceans (Whales):
Blue whale—Balaenoptera musculus.
Fin whale—Balaenoptera physalus.
Humpback whale—Megaptera novaeangliae.
Minke whale—Balaenoptera acutrostrata.
Pygmy blue whale—Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda
Sei whale—Balaenoptera borealis
Southern right whale—Balaena glacialis australis
Sperm whale—Physeter macrocephalus
Small Cetaceans (Dolphins and porpoises):
Arnoux's beaked whale—Berardius arnuxii.
Commerson's dolphin—Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Dusky dolphin—Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Hourglass dolphin—Lagenorhynchus cruciger
Killer whale—Orcinus orca
Long-finned pilot whale—Globicephala melaena
Southern bottlenose whale—Hyperoodon planifrons.
Southern right whale dolphin—Lissodelphis peronii
Spectacled porpoise—Phocoena dioptrica
The following are designated native birds:
Albatross
Black-browed—Diomedea melanophris.
Gray-headed—Diomedea chrysostoma.
Light-mantled sooty—Phoebetria palpebrata.
Wandering—Diomedea exulans.
Fulmar
Northern Giant—Macronectes halli.
Southern—Fulmarus glacialoides.
Southern Giant—Macronectes giganteus.
Gull
Southern Black-backed—Larus dominicanus.
Jaeger
Parasitic—Stercorarius parasiticus.
Pomarine—Stercorarius pomarinsus
Penguin
Adelie—Pygoscelis adeliae.
Chinstrap—Pygoscelis antarctica.
Emperor—Aptenodytes forsteri.
Gentoo—Pygoscelis papua.
King—Aptenodytes patagonicus.
Macaroni—Eudyptes chrysolophus.
Rockhopper—Eudyptes crestatus.
Petrel
Antarctic—Thalassoica antarctica.
Black-bellied Storm—Fregetta tropica.
Blue—Halobaena caerulea.
Gray—Procellaria cinerea.
Great-winged—Pterodroma macroptera.
Kerguelen—Pterodroma brevirostris.
Mottled—Pterodroma inexpectata.
Snow—Pagodroma nivea.
Soft-plumaged—Pterodroma mollis.
South-Georgia Diving—Pelecanoides georgicus.
White-bellied Storm—Fregetta grallaria.
White-chinned—Procellaria aequinoctialis.
White-headed—Pterodroma lessoni.
Wilson's Storm—Oceanites oceanicus.
Pigeon
Cape—Daption capense.
Pintail
South American Yellow-billed—Anas georgica spinicauda.
Prion
Antarctic—Pachyptila desolata.
Narrow-billed—Pachyptila belcheri.
Shag
Blue-eyed—Phalacrocorax atriceps.
Shearwater
Sooty—Puffinus griseus.
Skua
Brown—Catharacta lonnbergi
South Polar—Catharacta maccormicki.
Swallow
Barn—Hirundo rustica.
Sheathbill
American—Chionis alba.
Tern
Antarctic—Sterna vittata.
Arctic—Sterna paradisaea.
[66 FR 46739, Sept. 7, 2001]
All plants whose normal range is limited to, or includes Antarctica are designated native plants, including:
Bryophytes
Freshwater algae
Fungi
Lichens
Vascular Plants
[63 FR 50164, Sept. 21, 1998, as amended at 86 FR 27988, May 25, 2021]
The following are designated native invertebrates:
Mites
Nematodes
Rotifers
Springtails
Tardigrades
[86 FR 27988, May 25, 2021]