CITES

World Wildlife Day 2023

Created: March 3, 2023

World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3 by the United Nations. The main objective of the celebrations is to increase awareness of wild flora and fauna. Why is World Wildlife Day celebrated on March 3? Because the CITES – ..

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CITES Database on red sanders smuggling

Created: February 5, 2023

The Red Sanders are endemic to Eastern Ghats of India. Today they have become threatened and are found in very few spots of Andhra Pradesh. Red Sanders grow in red soil and rocky fallow lands. They prefer hot and dry ..

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Mass Mortality of Olive Ridley Turtles in Andhra

Created: January 25, 2023

The villagers in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh reported that hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles were washed ashore. This is the annual breeding season of Olive Ridley turtles, that is, between February and March. During this time, the females ..

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CITES COP19 Downgrades Status of Southern White Rhinos

Created: November 28, 2022

In a major hurdle to Africa’s rhino conservation efforts, CITES COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II. Why was the white rhino’s conservation status downgraded? A proposal ..

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Leith’s Softshell Turtle

Created: November 25, 2022

India’s proposal to increase the protection of Leith’s softshell turtle was approved at the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which ..

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World Wildlife Trade Report

Created: November 17, 2022

The first-ever World Wildlife Trade Report was released at the 19th Conference of Parties to CITES, which is being held in Panama from November 14 to 25 this year. This conference is the fourth such meeting to be held in ..

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