Ban for rare Asian dolphin trade
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin.
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Online auction site eBay will ban all  international trade of elephant ivory on its sites, the company  said on Tuesday in a move welcomed by an animal welfare group  which found the bulk of the ivory was most likely illegal.
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The carcasses of three bottlenose dolphins Â including a calf Â were found dumped near a holding pen in the Solomon Islands where controversial exports of the mammals were planned. The exporting company on Wednesday denied any knowledge.
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China will eventually lift a ban on the trade of tiger bones, state media reported Tuesday, a move that wildlife experts believe could wipe out the endangered species in the wild.
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Nations agree to ban international trade in the one of the world's most spectacular fish.
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FAO voices concern at high-seas overfishing    ROME, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Uncontrolled high-seas fishing is jeopardizing certain species, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned Monday.
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By ARTHUR MAX THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The agency that oversees international trade involving rare animals approved on Saturday the sale of 60 tons of ivory to Japan despite fears it could lead to increased poaching of endangered elephants.
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BANGKOK, Oct 14 (IPS) -  The great white shark, Irrawaddy dolphin, minke  whale and the ramin tree were among the big winners at the  endangered species sweepstakes of the Convention on International  Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as its 13th Conference of the  Parties drew to a close in the Thai capital on Thursday.
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Long a forum for protecting endangered species like whales or tigers, a U.N. meeting in Bangkok next month will seek a wider role in regulating the billion-dollar trade in timber, fish and medicinal plants.
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A United Nations forum on endangered  species rejected bids on Friday to put in place controls on the  multi-million dollar trade in two types of sharks, highly  prized for their meat and fins.
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Experts say a large white animal swimming in the Yangtze River is a member of a dolphin species unique to China and feared extinct.
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Groups monitoring trade in endangered species on Tuesday urged China to resist pressures to ease its ban on commerce in tiger parts, saying its tough restrictions had helped the great feline to survive.
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Skin and bones of endangered Sumatran tigers are sold openly in parts of Indonesia for traditional medicine and jewelry despite bans, a trend that could mean the big cats' eventual extinction, a conservation group warned Wednesday.
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After a public outcry, the provincial government is backing away from a strict new ban on the use of fresh raw fish in sushi. The rules could be loosened if other ways can be found to warn diners of the potential
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A rare reef fish called the humphead wrasse should be guarded from the trade that is threatening its future, conservationists say.
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Thailand has refused to support a proposal at the ongoing CITES meeting to strict the trade in greatwhite sharks due to concern over the possible adverse effect on its shark
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A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat.