(GENEVA) — Nations around the world moved Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from conservationists and scowls from some sub-Saharan African nations. Thursday’s vote by a key committee at the World Wildlife Conference known as CITES paves the way for the measure’s likely approval by its plenary next week. The plan would regulate world trade in giraffe parts, including hides, bone carvings and meat, while stopping short of a full ban.
Giraffes Move Closer To Endangered Species List As Nations Move To Regulate Trade Of Body Parts
JAMEY KEATEN / AP, Time: World
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 2:07pm
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