Making a Difference!

As an official responsible for the implementation of CITES, you play a significant role in ensuring that international trade in specimens of CITES-listed species is not detrimental to their survival in the wild.

Rollover the map to see examples of CITES-protected species found around the world.

North America: Cacti

Cacti

South America: Caiman

Black Caiman

Oceania: Green Turtle

Green Turtle - USFWS/David Vogel

Chelonia midas

Africa: African Elephant

elephant

Antarctica: Orca

Orca

P. Dollinger

Europe: Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Asia: Orchid

Paphio

R. Labossiere, SCF

Last modified: Monday, 10 March 2014, 6:10 PM