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National Ivory Action Plan Process. EIA recommendations to the 78th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

A review of commercial rhino horn trade developments in South Africa. South Africa is arguably the most important country for rhino conservation in Africa. It has the largest combined white and black rhino population on the continent, and it has also been the hardest hit by the rhino poaching crisis that has persisted for nearly two decades.

The illegal live trade and illegal trade in parts and derivatives of Asian elephants have been acknowledged by multiple stakeholders as a threat to the species’ survival. This is reflected in policy provisions.

Illegal fishing of protected totoaba fish in Mexico’s Gulf of California and their subsequent trafficking and retail as part of transnational organised crime are responsible for the rapid decline of vaquitas, the world’s most endangered marine mammal.

Consideration of Risks and Impacts Associated with Prematurely Lifting the Trade Ban for SC77

Tiger farming represents a significant animal welfare problem, with issues including indiscriminate breeding, crowding, inappropriate housing systems, genetic abnormalities causing acute suffering, cruel practices perpetuated in order to better control animals, inhumane slaughtering practices, poor diet, and early removal of cubs from mothers.