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From Tusks to Tails, Nations Eye Trade in Endangered Species
The World Wildlife Conference on trade in endangered species, known as CITES ... around the world know to be on the lookout for the CITES logo on shipments of plants and animals across borders ...
Forbes2y
Groundbreaking CITES Vote Regarding Global Shark Conservation
The CITES CoP19 Parties voted in committee to list all 54 species of the requiem sharks and hammerhead sharks on CITES Appendix II. This news places nearly all shark species traded internationally ...
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What is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species?
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, often referred to as CITES (SIGH-teez), is an agreement between governments that regulates the international ...
Panda1y
After CITES CoP17, will some species be safer in the Coral Triangle?
Appendix II, according to CITES, includes “species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilisation incompatible with their survival.” ...
National Geographic news1y
8 takeaways from the most important wildlife event you’ve never heard of
GENEVA — Nine animals received increased protections from international trade, and more than 130 species won protections for the first time at a two-week summit aimed at managing the ...
The New York Times6y
This Songbird Is Nearly Extinct in the Wild. An International Treaty Could Help Save It — but Won’t.
Over a quarter of the species threatened by commercial trade are not protected by Cites, the global agreement intended to save them. By Rachel Nuwer Fewer than 500 black-winged mynas remain in the ...