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  • These are some of the species that got new trade protections at CITES CoP20 in Samarkand. All these species are on Appendix I now. Top to bottom/Left to right: devil ray, marine iguana, oceanic whitetip shark; okapi; and whale shark These are some of the species that got new trade protections at CITES CoP20 in Samarkand. All these species are on Appendix I now. Top to bottom/Left to right: devil ray, marine iguana, oceanic whitetip shark; okapi; and whale shark
Landmark decisions at CITES CoP20 deliver historic safeguards for sharks and rays, okapi, Galápagos iguanas, geckos, sloths, and other species—many threatened by the global pet trade
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Dec. 5, 2025 – As the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna a.... Full Article

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Governments From Around the World Agree to Ban Commercial Trade of Galápagos Iguanas
Dec 03, 2025
Governments From Around the World Agree to Ban Commercial Trade of Galápagos Iguanas
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (December 3, 2025)—The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today applauded the decision by Parties to the Conven...
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CITES CoP20 Decision Allows International Trade in Saiga Horn, Strongly Opposed by WCS
Nov 29, 2025
CITES CoP20 Decision Allows International Trade in Saiga Horn, Strongly Opposed by WCS
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna ...
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