International Legal Protection of Wild Fauna in Context of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to introduce and to clarify the issue of international legal protection of migratory species of wild fauna in the context of its determining, the only global convention aimed at protection of migratory species of wild animals, their habitats and migratory routes, which is the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the so-called Bonn Convention. The paper defines the background of its adoption, the essential characteristics, the essence of its functioning, the protection system embedded in it as well as its fundamental bodies, while clarifying the underlying key pillars of its effective functioning.

Keywords

• international public law
• protection of wild fauna
• protection of migratory species
• convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals
• international community