Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisProtected species: what new decisions have been made- January 19, 2003 During the 12th Cites conference which took place in Santiago, Chile, a hundred new animals and plants were added to the list of species already protected, despite strong political pressure. The next session will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in october 2004.The Cites or Washington convention controls international trade in wild fauna and flora threatened with extinction.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |