Local group does its part to protect endangered species
Thursday, January 13, 2005
By STUART ROBERTS / The Royal Gazette
Bermuda is helping to preserve the world's endangered species through the work of its own Scientific Authority into the trade of endangered species.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is 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.
Bermuda is a member of CITES and the local authority of the organisation is chaired by Antoinette Butz.