Endagered Species Flashcards
Who prohibited trade in 1975?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
What are the key dates for crocodilian harvest?
1800 - large scale commercial harvest began the dropped
1860 - demand rose in the South
1930 - crocodile fashion hit Europe
1960 - declines in numbers made wild harvest unprofitable
Who removed alligators from the endangered species list in 1987?
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
What countries harvest crocodilians through management programmes?
USA, Zimbabwe and Papa New Guinea
What are whales caught for?
Ambergris, liver, baleen, bone, oil, meat and other organs
When and why was the IWC (international whaling commission) established?
In 1946 to provide for the proper conservation of whales stocks and this make possible orderly development of the whaling industry
What rules were added in 1986?
- Zero catch limits for commercial whaling
2. Catch limits for aboriginal subsistence whaling and special permits for scientific whaling
Aboriginal subsistence whaling is permitted for which countries?
Denmark, Russia, St Vincent, Grenadines and the USA
Article VIII stated what?
Government may grant a special permit to any nationals authorising the kill, take and treatment of whales for purposes of scientific research
How many whales are critically endangered and endangered?
2 and 7
What are turtles harvested for?
Jewellery, accessories, meat and turtle soup
What are two main areas of huge turtle declines?
Cayman Islands and Nicaraguya
What percentage have green turtles declined by in the Caribbean?
99.67%
What percentage have Hawksbill turtles declined by in the Caribbean?
99.83%
ICRW
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
What 2 species if cetacean are critically endangered?
River dolphin and Vaquita
What 7 species of cetacean are endangered?
Sri, Blue, Fin, North Atlantic Right, North Pacific Right and 2 river dolphins
What two populations of whale crashed?
Antarctic humpback and North Pacific Right Whales
What other species or marine animals or endangered?
North Sea Cod, Bluefin Tuna and Basking Sharks
What three countries produced millions of alligator and caiman skins?
Louisiana, Brazil and Colombia
The debate sits between who?
Norway, Iceland and Japan against greenpeace and sea shepherd
Which two countries have released recent special permits to hunt whales?
Japan and Iceland
What does RMP stand for?
Revised Management Procedure
What’s is the RMP?
Computerised formula for determining allowable catches of some whale species
