The Convention on International Trade in Endan- gered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
plenary on March 14 2013 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 sawfish. This vote is a first, critical step in working to ensure that international trade
does not threaten the survival of shark and ray
species, a quarter of which are threatened with extinction worldwide according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The German Elasmo- branch Society, Humane Society International, Project AWARE, Shark Advocates International, Shark Trust, and Wildlife Conservation Society worked as a coalition to promote the shark and ray listing proposals. Government officials from Madagascar have been actively involved in this process. Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130314
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