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Propose CITES resolutions enhancing rhinoceros, lion and elephant protection.
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70 signatures
What the petition asks
White & Black rhino, African lion and elephant populations are increasingly targets of illegal poaching demands. Act now to protect these dwindling populations from 'commercial' trophy killings.
Ref: https://iwbond.org/2015/09/02/the-economics-of-poaching-trophy-and-canned-hunting
Ref: https://iwbond.org/2015/09/02/the-economics-of-poaching-trophy-and-canned-hunting
White rhino, Ceratotherium simum: Near Vulnerable. Remove South African & Swaziland population exemptions from CITES App.l.
Black rhino, Diceros bicornis: Critically Endangered. No hunting trophy quotas from 2016 onwards.
African lion, Panthera leo: Vulnerable/Endangered. Add the African lion to CITES App.l.
African elephant, Loxodonta Africana: Vulnerable/Endangered. Remove population exemptions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe from CITES App.I.
CITES.org; iucnredlist.org
Black rhino, Diceros bicornis: Critically Endangered. No hunting trophy quotas from 2016 onwards.
African lion, Panthera leo: Vulnerable/Endangered. Add the African lion to CITES App.l.
African elephant, Loxodonta Africana: Vulnerable/Endangered. Remove population exemptions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe from CITES App.I.
CITES.org; iucnredlist.org
Timeline
| 5 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Apr 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
70
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Oct 2015
Closed
5 Apr 2016
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