CITES Flashcards
What does CITES stand for?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
When was CITES established?
1985
What is the goal of CITES?
Ensure that international trade of plants, animals, and its products do not threaten their survival.
How is CITES enforced?
By the Department of Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Services.
Does not supersede international law - Agreement, not a law
Describe a CITES I species.
Threatened by extinction
Trade permitted only under exceptional circumstances (research, not commercial purposes). Need an import and export permit.
Describe a CITES II species.
Not necessarily threatened with extinction. Trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with survival, including look alike species
No import permit, need export permit.
Describe a CITES III species.
Protected in at least one country. Country has requested help from other CITIES parties in controlling trade. Need an export permit from country placing in in category III, otherwise need certificate or origin.
How are species protected by CITES?
I and II added at a convened conference. Any party can add to or subtract from III
What are the exceptions to CITES?
Specimens in transit or being shipped
Part of a traveling collection or exhibit
Bred in captivity
Plants artificially propagated
Destined for scientific research
Specimens acquired before CITES applied to them
Personal or household effects
What are the ten CITES I NHPs?
- Lion Tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
- Ring tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
- Ruffled lemur (Varecia)
- Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
- Long nose monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
- Great apes
- Silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
- Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
- Golden (snub-nosed) monkey (Rhinopithecus)
- Cotton-top tamarin (Sanguinus oedipus)
