"There are a lot of controversies - particularly around the elephant," said Susan Lieberman of the Wildlife Conservation Society. "That's a reflection of pressure, particularly in pet trade, on strange and interesting reptiles," he said, alluding to efforts by non-governmental organizations, animal-rights groups and conservationists.Ĭontroversy erupted over interpretation about science - the supposed guidepost for decision-makers - amid emotional and political pleas put forward by some NGOs and animal rights activists as well as cash-strapped African governments.įrustrations emerged among countries like Zimbabwe, which denounced international mandates about its 84,000-strong African elephant population without enough help from abroad in managing it, and Japan, which argued that mako sharks are only facing declining populations in the North Sea and not near the seafaring Pacific archipelago. Rod Hay, chairman of a committee that handles new listing proposals, said that "we had a large number of reptile proposals and quite a significant number of reptiles and amphibians that were added to the list of CITES." Nations did ban trade of two types of otters, which are coveted as pets in places like Japan, and the popular Indian star tortoise - one of the most heavily trafficked illegally of all the tortoises for pet trade. Here Are the New RulesĪttendees agreed on protections for 18 more shark species that, while stopping short of a full ban, requires any trade in them to be sustainable.
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