200 Nations Voted for Tougher Rules on Turtle Trafficking
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An international wildlife summit, Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was held in Bangkok, Thailand recently. Among new rules discussed was to have tougher trade regulations for turtles, which was supported by 200 countries including US and China. Turtles have been long targeted by obsessive collectors and traditional medicine practitioners for their variety of shell and ‘long life tonics’. During the summit, Japan made history when they seek help to protect their rare Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/08/tougher-trade-rules-turtles-cites
Date & source: March 8, 2013, The Guardian
