WildlifeManagementInstitute.org: Bobcat proposals fail at CITES conference
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The 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) resulted in rejection of proposals by the United States to remove bobcats from CITES listing and to list polar bears as an Appendix I species, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The meeting, held in Doha, Qatar, from March 13 to 25, 2010, focused on continued international cooperation in monitoring or limiting species trade. A Conference of the Parties is held every two or three years to review, discuss and negotiate changes in the management and control of international trade in the various wildlife species covered by the agreement. The bobcat and polar bear petitions were two of 42 species proposals debated during the conference, along with management of bluefin tuna, sharks, elephants, tigers and much more.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 5/21/2010 6:00 AM 
Categories: Mammals
Tags: CITES Bobcat Conference of Parties polar bear bluefin tuna Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Categories: Mammals
Tags: CITES Bobcat Conference of Parties polar bear bluefin tuna Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
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