Nations are proposing to protect dozens of #shark and #ray species in danger of #extinction by regulating their international trade.

My report for @mongabay
on the plan to protect three families of #sharks and #rays on @CITES at #CoP19 in #Panama.

#CITES #endangeredspecies #sharksandrays

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/no-requiem-for-sharks-just-yet-as-nations-push-to-protect-species-from-trade/

No requiem for sharks just yet as nations push to protect species from trade

Nations are proposing to protect dozens of shark and ray species in danger of extinction by regulating their international trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, a multilateral agreement that aims to safeguard threatened animals and plants from illegal trafficking, currently lists nearly 70 elasmobranch fish […]

Mongabay Environmental News