[wanabidii] Press release: 200 science experts advise on trade levels and conservation status of CITES-listed animals

Friday, September 04, 2015

Tel Aviv/Geneva, 4 September 2015 – More than 200 global scientific experts from over 50 countries gathered for the 28th meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Tel Aviv, Israel, from 30 August to 3 September 2015.

The CITES Animals Committee meeting in Tel Aviv has reviewed trade levels for a wide range of animals that are internationally traded as food products, clothes, skins, traditional medicines, tourist souvenirs and pets ranging from the queen conch to the polar bear, and examined the conservation status on a range of other species, including the African lion.

In his comments on the meeting, CITES Secretary General John E. Scanlon stated that "Great progress has been made this week in providing the best possible scientific advice to CITES Parties on a wide range of animals, which will be considered at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP17) in Johannesburg, South Africa in a year's time. We extend our deep gratitude to the Committee members, and to all of the participants, for volunteering their time and expertise to the implementation of CITES."

See the full press release at:

https://cites.org/eng/news/experts_advise_trade_levels_conservation_stat...

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