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Iguanas, sharks, sloths, and more gain new protections

Multiple animals were on the agenda at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, a meeting that occurred in ...
Animal Welfare Institute

International Wildlife Trade Conference Secures Essential Protections for Imperiled Species

The international wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry that impacts hundreds of millions of plants and animals.
Traffic

Japan lists endangered endemic reptiles and amphibians on CITES to protect them from illegal international pet trade

TRAFFIC welcomes the listing of six reptile and one amphibian species which are endemic to Japan under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). “The ...
Panda

CITES: Historic victory for mahogany

WWF today hailed the historic victory of Nicaragua and Guatemala's proposal to list bigleaf mahogany in CITES Appendix II. Santiago, Chile: WWF today hailed the historic victory of Nicaragua and ...
Traffic

Potential CITES trade ban for rare salamander underscores wildlife e-commerce

Doha, Qatar, 15th March 2010 – A little-known Iranian salamander is poised to become the first example of a species requiring international government protection because of e-commerce – a major threat ...