The correct answer is A) the protection of wildlife.
<em>The topic that was addressed by a later amendment to the Antartic Treaty was the protection of the wildlife.</em>
The Antartic Treaty was signed in Washington on December 1, 1959. The countries that signed the treaty established the commitment to respect Antartic to research purposes, scientific preservation and without military intervention. The research being made in that region should be for the benefit of humankind and never for military reasons. The topic that was addressed by a later amendment to the Antartic Treaty was the protection of the wildlife. Among the original countries that signed the treaty were the United States, the Soviet Union, Norway, Argentina, South Africa, New Zeland, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, and Japan.
