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Over 70 Shark, Ray Species Win New Wildlife Trade Protections
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species bans oceanic whitetip shark trade and lists golden sandfish as Appendix II to curb overfishing in the Indo-Pacific.
- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species increased protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays.
- Experts warned that shark and ray species face pressure from overfishing and climate change.
- Over a third of ray and shark species are threatened with extinction, largely due to overfishing, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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Bangkok, Thailand: The global reference agency on wildlife trade approved additional measures on Friday to strengthen the protection of more than 70 shark and ray species. The signatory countries to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) voted for stricter regulation of trade in several species ranging from whale sharks to manta rays. This step was welcomed by nature advocates and experts, who…
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- 42% of the sources are Center, 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 16%
C 42%
R 42%
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