It came into force in 1975 with the goal of ensuring that international trade does not threaten the survival of wild plants and animals. There are about 5,800 species of animals and 30,000 species ...

Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years since it entered ...

The illegal trade in wildlife is a continuing threat to global biodiversity, and marine organisms are victims in the same way as land animals. People participate in this trade because it is highly ...

Study: International manufacturing and trade in colistin, its implications in colistin resistance and One Health global policies: a microbiological, economic, and anthropological study. Image ...

For South Africa, we identified seven laws enacted since 1962. They contain 34 provisions related to wildlife extraction, trade and captive management. Examples are the Animals Protection Act ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached for their scales and meat, as ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...

The global wildlife trade is a sprawling, multi-billion dollar market—and the United States is one of the biggest players. In the past roughly two decades, people in the U.S. legally imported ...

Pangolins are hunted mainly for meat across Africa, with local demand - not trade - driving their decline toward extinction.

A new study, published this week in the Conservation Biology, provides the most detailed snapshot available of the Australian animals caught up in the vast and fast-growing international animal trade.