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19 August 2019
18th CITES Conference votes to end export of wild-caught elephants into captivity
By ATTA®The 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties has voted to end practice of removing live African elephants from the wild for export to captive facilities. CITES is the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
Iris Ho, senior wildlife specialist for wildlife programmes and policy for Humane Society International, said: “This decision will save countless elephants from being ripped away from their families in the wild and forced to spend their lifetimes imprisoned in substandard conditions at zoos. HSI applauds this decision and calls on all parties to affirm this decision at the plenary session next week.”
CITES parties voted to limit trade in live wild African elephants to ‘in situ’ conservation in their natural habitats, which will end the trade in live wild elephants to captivity in zoos and entertainment venues, effectively ruling them unacceptable and inappropriate destinations.
Forty-six countries voted in favour, 18 voted against and 19 countries abstained. This achieved the two thirds majority for the proposal to pass in committee.
Source: Bizcommunity