Tag: CITES
50 Stories: Fighting the illegal wildlife trade
Sara Falconer May 23, 2011
We help police the trade in endangered wildlife.
WWF-Canada’s wildlife trade expert on the tuna ban fail at CITES
Ernie Cooper March 23, 2010
I am sitting in a cafe in the lobby of the Retaj Al Rayyan hotel, in Doha, Qatar, having a much needed coffee and musing about what happened last week. If CoP 15 was a boxing match, then this was the main event: debate of the proposal to list Atlantic blue fin tuna on CITES Appendix I.
Good news for newts at CITES wildlife meeting
Ernie Cooper March 21, 2010
Finally I can report some good news from CoP 15. This morning the Parties to CITES voted to list the Kaiser's spotted newt (Neurergus kaiseri) on Appendix I by consensus.
Atlantic bluefin tuna trade ban fails
Sara Falconer March 18, 2010
Doha, Qatar – Discussion of a long-awaited proposal to ban international commercial trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna was cut short today at the largest wildlife trade convention when an immediate vote was pushed through.
CITES conference in Qatar set to protect more Canadian species than ever before
Ernie Cooper March 10, 2010
It’s going to be intense, it’s going to be controversial, and WWF-Canada's wildlife trade expert Ernie Cooper will be there.