45 More Shark Species up for CITES Protections; Tight Vote Expected
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45 more shark species up for CITES protections; tight vote expected
More than 180 nations gathering in Uzbekistan this week for the annual CITES conference could vote as early as Thursday on a proposal to regulate international trade in nearly 30 species of houndshark, a measure that would bring the vast majority of global shark trade under the wildlife body's oversight. The measure would add three endangered houndsharks - the school shark (Galeorhinus galeus), common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) and Patagoni…
More than 180 nations meet in Samarkand to decide on the fate of eels, rhinoceros and sharks, in crucial negotiations on the regulation of international wildlife trade. Delegations present at this CITES conference discuss several proposals that could significantly change the protection of wildlife species in the world. [...] Article A decisive global summit for the protection of endangered species appeared first on Le Singulier.
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