CITES
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Similar cases involving cheetahs from Syria, a gorilla from Haiti, and bonobos from Iraq are among those questioned by CITES.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
Each species has been protected since 1998 under CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023
But to prevent its overexploitation, in November 2022, the global treaty that regulates the international wildlife trade, CITES, granted the species and most other shark species new protections.
From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023
Only 14 percent were marked as coming from the wild, though the researchers say this is likely an underestimate, because no records exist for the 40 percent of species not regulated by CITES.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023
CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, had just come into effect, and the window on the trading of captured wild animals had slammed shut.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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