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WWF is urging for strong decisions from the CITES Standing Committee which meets in Geneva this week. Important issues that could help combat illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade will be discussed, notably relating to tigers and other big cats, Malagasy precious timbers, elephants, rhinos and the harvest of CITES-listed species in international waters (including sharks). The meeting will also cover the development of a Gender Action Plan, control of zoonotic diseases, enforcement and c...

As the world celebrates International Tiger Day on 29 July, we reflect on some of the highs and lows over the course of the past year and the challenges that lie ahead

28 Countries To Combat Illegal Trade Of Big Cats.

Twenty-eight countries have come together as part of CITES Big Cats Task Force to combat the illegal trade of big cats, comprising the lion, leopard, tiger and the snow leopard.Big cats are affected by illegal international trade and have been ...

Big cats are affected by illegal international trade and have been targeted over the last several decades for their furs, teeth, bones and other body parts, as well as for live animal trade.The

Campaigners from EIA’s UK and US offices have returned from the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Panama – and declared it an overall win for wildlife