CMS and CITES Join Forces to Protect Africa’s Carnivores
Cheetah © John Birch; Wild Dogs © John Birch; African Lion © Jacques-Andre Dupont; Leopard © Nick Dale Two influential UN-related wildlife bodies are proposing to join forces on a new initiative to halt the serious decline of Africa’s great carnivores. The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will submit their plan to the CMS COP12 wildlife summit in Manila later this month. Proposals for inclusion of the Lion and Leopard on CMS Appendix II will also be discussed at the meeting.