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Happy #WorldWildlifeDay
Join the UN's livestream at 10:00 CET for discussions about financing wildlife conservation more effectively and sustainably. And celebrate 50 years of #CITES!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4kfldDNrCw
À Grigny, des mères de famille reconverties en professionnelles du travail social
Dans l’Essonne, une formation gratuite pour les habitantes du quartier tente de déjouer le piège de la culpabilisation des parents des quartiers populaires. Intitulé «Dames des #cités», ce cursus vise aussi à insérer ces femmes par le travail #social.
Where have all the blue-tongue lizards gone?
"NSW Police have arrested a Sydney woman accused of wildlife trafficking after authorities intercepted international mail packages containing 19 blue-tongue lizards."
"From June 2023 to now, Australian authorities have intercepted more than 200 parcels at the border containing 780 native species and have made 18 arrests."
"Valued at up to $37 billion annually, the illegal wildlife trade is the fourth-largest criminal market worldwide, according to the UN Environment Programme."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/wildlife-trafficking-ashfield-woman-charged-native-animal-rescue/104781714
#wildlife #crime #CITES #biodiversity #Sydney
Yesterday we saw these #Caretta #Seaturtle nests surrounded by conservationists. This species is protected by #CITES. The female turtles lay their eggs in concrete sandy beaches, where after 50-75 days of incubation, small #Turtles hatch and crawl across the sand to reach the water. The females lay several clutches, each containing between 23 and 178 eggs. We were surprised, as the eggs were located in the immediate vicinity of sunbeds & parasols.
Painted woolly bats are dying for décor
Kerivoula picta— a near-threatened species—are being sold on Etsy, eBay and Amazon as jewelry and for Halloween decorations. The Asian bat lives about 10 years and produce just one offspring at a time. Bat populations are declining worldwide.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/e-sales-wild-bat-sold-decor-threaten-species
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-024-01829-9
#bats #wildlife #commodification #conservation #CITES #US #E_Commerce #Biodiversity #extinction
"The EU imports the equivalent of 80-200 million frogs each year, the majority of which are consumed in France. Most come from wild populations in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania, as well as from farms in Vietnam."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/09/france-appetite-for-frogs-legs-endangers-species-in-asia-say-campaigners
#frogs #EU #wildlife #consumption #Cites #amphibians
Canada's polar bear population plummets - government report
Yet #Canada also consistently opposed proposals to list #polarbears on #CITES Appendix I to ban international trade in their parts & products. They also permit #TrophyHunting of this imperilled species… #wildlife #biodiversity #conservation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64083507
Woke up to some good news from colleagues at #CITESCoP19 in Panama.
Despite continued & shameful opposition from #EU, which is a key destination for glass #frogs for exotic pet trade, a majority of Parties voted to list the whole genus on #CITES App II to give these weird & wonderful #amphibians greater protection from international #trade. 
#biodiversity #wildlifetrade #conservation #animals