The global body that regulates international wildlife trade has reprimanded the UK and EU for failure to register captive breeding facilities for the most heavily threatened and protected species.
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Now, 50 years after the entry into force of CITES, the majority of international trade in animals is in specimens from captive-produced sources (e.g., reptiles for skins, and birds and ornamental fish for pets).Trad
In the early years of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (1975-1989), a staggering 96 per cent of internationally traded animals were taken from the wild.Now, 50 years after the entry .