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AWI joined several hundred delegates representing nearly 80 countries and a similar number of observer organizations in Geneva this July for the 33 rd meeting of the Convention on International Trade ...

Exports of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia will remain legal pending further review, despite recommendations for a suspension to prevent poaching of the critically endangered monkey from the wild.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is presently trying to address the problem—or at least to define its scope and magnitude. In recent months, ...

The Convention on Illegal Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is central to global efforts to tackle overexploitation. WWF will be at its 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) ...

The conference brought together people from 81 countries including the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Costa Rica, and in March 1973, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...

PANAMA CITY— Countries from around the globe voted at the CITES conference today to restrict trade in 21 U.S. turtle species. The decision was made at the 19th Conference of the Parties to the ...

Bakersfield police cited a man on suspicion of animal cruelty and two dogs were seized Friday after reports came in about a video on social media that appeared to show animal abuse. A news release ...

Wildlife Animal Protection Forum of South Africa seeks investigation into ‘legitimate concerns’ over animal exports to India ...