translated from Spanish: Convention on Endangered Species closes with 93 more on its list

Members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) called on the Mexican government to “mobilize its legal authorities and its Ma to prevent fishermen and ships from entering the vaquitashelter”, an endangered species, considered the smallest cetacean in the world, of which only a few specimens remain in the Gulf of California. In addition, they requested the CITES secretariat to evaluate the Mexican response before the end of the year.
The crystal frog, a species native to Latin America that can be found from Mexico to northern Argentina, and whose international trade Costa Rica unsuccessfully requested to restrict itself to the sharp decline of its population, was not the same. The crystal frog, a kind of unique appearance because its abdominal skin is almost transparent and shows its organs, has also gained popularity among collectors in the United States and Europe.
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They are not the only animals to have received the attention of the more than 180 countries that make up the Convention during these two weeks of meetings in Geneva: mammals such as elephants, giraffes, rhinos to various types of reptiles, rays, the mako shark and several Types of exotic trees are among the 93 new species that have been incorporated into a control system of their trade to prevent their extinction.
CITES, created more than 40 years ago, sets the rules for international trade for more than 35,000 species of wild fauna and flora and has a mechanism to sanction countries that fail to comply with these standards. Your representatives meet every 2 or 3 years. “The decisions that have come out of this conference are going to have a very big impact because they will help prevent extinctions worldwide,” efe told the secretary general of the entity that manages the agreement, Ivonne Higuero, following the closing of the event on Wednesday (28.08.2019).
Giraffes, rays and sharks
Among the emblematic animals, CITES introduced the giraffe year in Annex II, which subjects international trade to permits, provided that it does not violate the survival of the animals. Delegates recognized for the first time that trade especially in the skin, horns, hooves and bones of giraffes constituted a threat to the survival of the species, which in Africa has seen its populations reduced by 40% in three decades: there are less than 100, 000 copies.
Eighteen species of rays and sharks and three sea cucumbers were also included in Annex II, which represents a strengthening of marine species, some of which are the subject of great trade. CITES also strengthened the protection of two otter species from Asia, the Cinderella otter and the smooth fur otter, highly prized in Japan as pets. They have moved from Annex II to Annex I, which prohibits international trade.
The global wildlife trade regulator also drastically limited the foreign sale of elephants from Africa, caught in the wild for zoos or recreational parks. Four countries in southern Africa (Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa) called for being allowed to sell their ivory stocks, which was rejected because the last two authorized sales (in 1998 and 2008) triggered demand and elephant poaching.

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