print email comment close CITES: Convention on International Trade in Species of Wild Fauna and Flora URL: http://www.cites.org/ Description: Gateway to an "international agreement between Governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival." The site provides the treaty and related documents, list of member countries, description of programs, categorized lists of species, export quotas, a photo gallery, lexicons, and more. Some databases require registration (free). Some material available in several languages. Searchable. Publisher: CITES Secretariat Library of Congress Subject Headings: Endangered plants Endangered species Wild animal trade Wildlife conservation (International law) LII Database Information: Record 2243 created by Ray Van Diest on 06/13/2004 Last modification on 04/02/2006 Published: 06/13/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2243