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Marine Life Top of CITES Meeting Agenda

Critter News

Apart from issues like combating elephant poaching for ivory in Africa and banning trade in polar bear skins, those focusing on sharks and tuna are likely to be among the most contentious. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling.

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Isla Isabel – Mexico’s Galapagos

10,000 Birds

These nutrient-rich currents provide sustenance for a variety of marine-life, including the many thousand of seabirds that call this place home. These mangroves function as a sanctuary for fish and other animals that then make their way as adults across the channel to the coral reefs that surround the island.

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