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I Remember Elephants

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Will the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference delegates up-list them to Appendix I of the Convention, forbidding any future sale over international borders? Turn your eyes to the European Union which could have stopped it in 2016, but chose not to.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. They are also fine birding locations : the ABA held a birding rally in Puerto Rico in October 2016. Both territories are also part of the U.S. Conclusion.