Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora
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Legal fight deepens over lion bone trade
The NSPCA and EMS Foundation have been admitted as intervening respondents in a High Court case that could determine whether the Minister is legally required to set export quotas…
SADC members declare dispute with Cites, threaten to withdraw their membership
They argue that the international wildlife treaty is undermining sustainable use of species in the region such as elephants.
UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says
Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences
South Africa one of 48 implicated in illegal trade of hippo ivory
A report by wildlife-trade specialists Traffic says a hippo census should be conducted to establish the sustainability of the trade