Authority Name | CITES (1973 ) - Appendix II |
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Authority Name (Expanded) | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
Authority URL | http://www.cites.org/ |
Date Signed | 3-Mar-1973 |
Date Ratified | 1-Jul-1975 |
Current | Yes |
Category | Convention Measures |
Purpose/Comments | Appendix II includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival. |
List of 8 species sorted by family. (View same list sorted by Kingdom)
See full details on a species by clicking on the Scientific Name.
Family | Scientific Name | Authority | Common Name | Status |
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Anatidae | Cygnus melanocorypha | (Molina, 1782) | Black-necked Swan | Not set |
Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera bonaerensis | Burmeister, 1867 | Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale | Near Threatened |
Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera musculus | (Linnaeus,1758) | Blue Whale | Endangered |
Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera physalus | Linnaeus,1758 | Fin Whale | Not set |
Otariidae | Arctocephalus forsteri | (Lesson,1828) | New Zealand Fur Seal | Not set |
Otariidae | Arctocephalus gazella | (Peters,1875) | Antarctic Fur Seal | Not set |
Otariidae | Arctocephalus tropicalis | (Gray,1872) | Subantarctic Fur Seal | Not set |
Phocidae | Mirounga leonina | (Linnaeus,1758) | Southern Elephant Seal | Not set |