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Native to Africa, the black rhinoceros is classified as a critically endangered species, according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
BBC: Three charged in rhino horn smuggling ring
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in 1989 outlawed the international ivory trade and sharply reduced illegal killing in some countries.
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The March conference in Doha will be organised by CITES , the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, to which 175 countries are signatories.
BBC: Endangered species debate
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Many species of titi monkeys, a species from South America, are in an endangered animal list by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites).
BBC: Mexico arrests man with 18 monkeys around his waist
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted in 1973, followed by the CMS in 1979 and the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992.
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After a tense debate, delegates voted by 92 votes to 42 to upgrade the Oceanic whitetip to Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites).
BBC: Cites meeting votes to protect Oceanic whitetip shark
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The American delegation at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, had sought a ban on the international trade of polar bear parts.
CNN: World rejects new protections for polar bears
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The question of extinction most recently surfaced at the talks on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - the treaty meant to save endangered species from the devastating effects of trade.
BBC: Why such a fuss about extinction?
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Frail hopes rest on a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in Geneva next month, at which America may perhaps argue for a ban on trade in endangered species where tigers are not protected.
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Since 1976, trade in rhinoceros horn has been regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, a treaty signed by more than 175 countries to protect fish, wildlife and plants that are or may become imperiled as a result of demand in international markets.
WSJ: 3 charged in smuggling horns of endangered rhinos