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8 February 2012: Tracey sniffs out 32 kg ivory in Dalma
8 February 2012: Fighting chance for India's tigers: Poaching declines
8 February 2012: Zimbabwe National Parks Call for Lifting of Ivory Trade Ban
7 February 2012: Wild birds to fly to Europe
7 February 2012: Protection for our wildlife
6 February 2012: Bangkok police raid wildlife slaughterhouse
5 February 2012: NT croc trade draws Irwin anger
3 February 2012: Zoos tighten security as threat of animal poaching grows
1 February 2012: S. Africa court raises jail term to curb rhino poaching
1 February 2012: Mozambican poachers get 25 years in South Africa court
31 January 2012: ‘Sale of ivory mocks ban’
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9 February 2012: New CITES collaboration engages industry partners and global investors
6 February 2012: North-South initiative by Sweden and Tanzania: Making wildlife crime more visible and wildlife law enforcement more effective
1 February 2012: Tiger Seminar targets criminal trafficking in nearly extinct species
29 January 2012: Remarks of Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on UNEP's 40th Anniversary
9 January 2012: CITES Capacity Building post vacancy
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New Notifications
7 February 2012: Registration of operations that breed Appendix-I animal species in captivity for commercial purposes
(
annex 1
,
annex 2
)
2 February 2012: Trade in specimens of species and stocks of whales protected by the International Whaling Commission
(
annex
)
27 January 2012: Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
24 January 2012: GABON – Withdrawal of recommendation to suspend trade
24 January 2012: SOMALIA – Recommendation to suspend trade
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CITES calendar
14 February: Heads of Police and Customs Seminar on Tiger Crime, Bangkok, Thailand (
agenda
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5-14 March: Workshop on Strengthening CITES Implementation Capacity to Ensure Sustainable Wildlife Management and Non-detrimental Trade / SPREP Regional Meeting, Nadi, Fiji
15-20 March 2012: 26th meeting of the Animals Committee, Geneva, Switzerland
26-30 March 2012: 20th meeting of the Plants Committee, Dublin, Ireland
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