Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Appendix I)
Susan Mainka |
- All bears (Ursidae spp.) are protected.
- There are 9 species listed in Appendix I or II.
- Commonly traded items include fur, skin, teeth, claws, paws, gall bladder,
and traditional Asian medicine (some species).
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Siberian tiger Panthera tigris (Appendix I)
Photo provided by Project tiger |
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All cats (Felidae spp.), except the domestic cat, are protected.
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There are 36 species listed in Appendix I or II.
- Commonly traded items include fur, skulls, teeth, claws, bone powder,
and traditional Asian medicine (some species).
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Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Appendix II)
Peter Dollinger |
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All whales, porpoises, and dolphins (cetaceans) are protected.
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There are 79 species listed in Appendix I or II.
- Commonly traded items include teeth, carved teeth, carved bones,
fat, and meat.
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Asian elephant Elephas maximus (Appendix I)
Peter Dollinger |
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Argali sheep Ovis ammon (Appendix I or II)
Dean Tomlinson
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Many CITES species are hunted and traded as trophies.
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More than 115 of these species are listed in Appendix I, II or III.
- Commonly hunted species include antelopes, big cats, deer, gaurs,
wild sheep, and zebras.
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Preuss's monkey Cercopithecus preussi (Appendix II)
J.S. Gartlan |
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Great Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis (Appendix I)
Tim Knight |
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