CITES CoP17 venue and dates announced for 2016 in South Africa

19. Juni 2015

World wildlife conference in Johannesburg in 2016 will bring the global community together to tackle the world's biggest wildlife challenges and opportunities

The CITES Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 24 September to 5 October 2016.

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First complete assessment of European marine fishes highlights major threat from overfishing

03. Juni 2015

A total of 7.5% of all European marine fish species are threatened with extinction in European waters, according to the European Red List of Threatened Species published today by IUCN and the European Commission. While some species are recovering, marine management has been less successful for many other commercial fishes: 40.4% of European sharks, rays and chimaeras face an elevated risk of extinction.

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'Missing link' in shark evolution found in 380m-year-old Australian fossil

29. Mai 2015

Fossilised skeleton found in Kimberley shows sharks once had bone cells within cartilage, suggesting a sophisticated evolutionary path

A 380m-year-old fossil found in Western Australia has been hailed as the “missing link” in shark evolution, revealing the marine predator has a far more sophisticated lineage than previously thought.

The fossilised skeleton, jaws and teeth, found at the Gogo formation in the Kimberley region of WA, shows the ancient shark had a small amount of bone as well as cartilage.

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