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

Some, like Wellington's Victoria University biologist Wayne Linklater, writing in Wellington's Dominion Post, have questioned the use of money on an animal whose species is not endangered.

BBC: New Zealand's farewell to lost penguin Happy Feet

The fin whale is the second largest animal in the world, behind the blue whale, and is an endangered species.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | Final chapter for beached whale

In early November, delegates from 160 member nations will convene in Chile for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to decide whether to ban, restrict or encourage trade in certain plant and animal products.

NPR: Lifting the Ivory Ban Called Premature

Lebanon is one of a few countries not signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), making it an easy transit point for wildlife smugglers, and it has few domestic animal-protection laws.

CNN: Abused animals in Lebanon face losing safe haven