Sloths, sharks, rays, and okapi gained stronger CITES protections at CoP20, with new Appendix I and II listings.

Sharks have long been seen as creatures to fear. However, with 150 species of sharks being considered threatened or ...

Hong Kong, which buys more than 90 percent of abalone from South Africa, has reported in official statistics that only 57 percent of abalone imports between 2000 and 2016 were legally exported by ...

Washington, DC—Fifty-four members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter today to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, urging the United States to vocally and strongly support the highest ...

CITES plenary today accepted Committee recommendations to list five species of highly traded sharks under the CITES Appendices, along with those for the listing of both manta rays and one species of ...

Cites CoP20 delivers major outcomes for international bird conservation, strengthening protections for hornbills, vultures and threatened songbird species worldwide.

On 3 March, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. For this special milestone, the United Nations Postal ...