Congratulations to sharks. You had a good day. #CITESCoP19

A strong closing statement at #CITESCoP19 by Chair, Dr Rodgers Lubilo! Thanking Southern African countries for their work at this meeting and inviting others from around the world to visit our communities and learn about community conservation efforts. 🇧🇼🇿🇦🇳🇦🇿🇼🇿🇲🇦🇴🇲🇿🇲🇼🇹🇿

#Menace
La France 2ème pays importateur d' #ivoire d'hippopotame avec 30% du marché mondial ! Intervention ce soir sur RTL France pour dénoncer ce commerce et la position de l'UE qui a mis en échec (dernière #CITESCoP19 ) la proposition de 10 pays africains de protéger les hippos.

Devastating news from Namibia. A pensioner living in north-west Namibia lost 43 goats in one night due to lions. They were in a fortified enclosure, but the lions still broke through. These are the issues that need more attention on global platforms like #CITESCoP19 .

Well, this was no joke! The director of Wildlife & #Biodiversity Dept of the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries has been indicted & arrested for illegal trafficking of long-tail macaques destined to US lab in his way to #CITESCoP19

For the first time in over a decade, #CITESCoP19 saw two #songbird species considered for up/listing in the CITES Appendices: Straw-headed Bulbul from Appendix II to I and White-rumped Shama for Appendix II. Both adopted by consensus, with strong support from Asia and others

Happy #InternationalJaguarDay ! 🎉
 
🐆Jaguars face many threats such as habitat fragmentation, poaching and climate change.

#CITESCoP19 has recently decided on a partnership between CMS, CITES & the #Jaguar 2030 Roadmap process to align conservation efforts!

2/3 More news from #CITESCoP19 What about the live trade in elephants and #trophyhunting ? RT

#Japan #Botswana #SouthAfrica #China among those rejecting proposal for declaration of private ivory stocks, Furthermore China insists it is a sovereign issue. Japan argues 'there are many ways to deal with the stock......
How convenient..😡

#CITESCoP19

Summary #CITESCoP19 for #elephants : Opposing motions (1) to allow new ivory trade and (2) for strict protection of all elephant populations (all populations on Appendix I) failed the required two-thirds majority. Authoritative votes came from EU. (1/4).

#CITESCoP19 decided to further review the pilot World Wildlife Trade Report to assess if such a report should be prepared regularly to better inform Parties in their implementation of the Convention.

Emotions were high as our international crew alongside the HSI Global team of experts responded to the #GlassFrogs proposal being adopted by consensus last Wednesday at #CITESCOP19 . This was joy years in the making as reflected on the many faces.

#CITESCoP19 is over and countries made amazing decisions to support all proposals that included sharks and rays! Thank you and thanks to many researchers (you know who you are) who helped and help ensure that future generations will be able to admire these magnificent creatures!

#Pangolins are considered the world’s most trafficked mammals. Our analysis found >300 tones of pangolins & parts seized in Asia from 2015-2012.

Governments at #CITESCoP19 voted to endorse a recommendation to ban domestic trade of pangolins that support illegal trade & poaching

Silent Forest–Songbird Trade side event at #CITESCoP19 brought together experts to discuss the issue. Key takeaway: some great work so far, but big knowledge gaps exist globally and lots more to do collaboratively! Only 1.4% of the world’s 6603 #songbirds are listed on CITES.

📌 It's a WRAP: World governments agree to further protect hundreds of species at World Wildlife Conference #CITESCoP19 in Panama 🇵🇦

✅ Requiem sharks and hammerheads 🦈
✅ Freshwater turtles 🐢
✅ Glass frogs 🐸
✅ Songbirds 🐦
✅ Jaguars

It's now time for implementation !

It's #WorldSeaTurtleDay !

Since 1981, all 7 marine #turtle species have been listed in #CITES App. I. Illegal trade & other threats (bycatch, habitat loss, etc.) still endanger their survival.

Catch up on #CITES CoP19 recs for improving 🌊🐢 conservation: cites.org/sites/default/…

The risks of future zoonotic disease emergence associated with international wildlife trade were taken very seriously by #CITESCoP19 , and active steps are being taken by CITES and partners to reduce them.

If you want to do something for the elephants, let’s help Halo Trust raise the money needed to go clean up the last minefields in Cuando Cubango in SE Angola.
Nothing terrifies the elephants more than the earth exploding under their feet. #CITESCoP19 The HALO Trust USA

Final day @ #CITESCoP19 : Zimbabwe's proposal to commercially trade elephant leather goods takes a hiding! EU voted in favour of #Zimbabwe - the US and UK abstained despite recently prioritising #elephant protection. The proposal failed to gain a necessary 2/3 majority to succeed.