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Global Conservationists Seek Protection For American Eel

Posted onAuthorChris Owen

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is urging Parties at the CITES CoP20 meeting in Samarkand to support Proposal 35, which seeks to list the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) on CITES Appendix II. This listing would ensure that international trade of Read More …

Global Conservationists Fight To Protect Endangered Okapi

Posted onAuthorChris Owen

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is actively campaigning for the adoption of Proposal 5 at the CITES CoP20 meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Submitted by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the proposal aims to list the Read More …