31-08-2011, 07:56 PM | #1 |
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Changes in EU/ Cites Regulations
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...11:0032:EN:PDF
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I didn't see many chelonian species listed that aren't being captive bred in the EU, Aldabras a possible exception.*I think the ban on wild caught Star, Horsfields and Homes hingeback is a timely one.
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Not sure if it will really help With the Stars they only list Pakistan and not India and Bangladesh. With the Horsfields they only list one country (Kazakhstan). With Home's hingebacks they list 2 countries, Benin and Togo. With Bell's hingebacks they list 2 countries Benin and Mozambique. They are all found in more countries than that, so not sure if it will help as they didn't do all.
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Whilst I have no problem with implementation of CITES rules for conservation reasons, it seems this situation just will create further complication and possible loopholes for efficient enforcement. It would be very interesting to hear the views on the UK CITES enforcement team on this new regulation? Personally, I suspect it may well lead to an increase in confiscations of shipments as they pass through our Borders. |
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Possible the EU have done their homework and pinpointed key distribution points rather than home countries for the species mentioned.
I was puzzled by the blanket ban on Cuora as I don't see how it helps their wild status aside from allowing the EU to enter a plea of "not guilty" as the steadily go extinct. |
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What is a frustration, is the fact they did not use this opportunity to revise the anomalies that surround the trade in Trachemys spp! |
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...and how do they prove orign?
Aldabras are not native to the seychelles. It must must be nice that the government has that kind of money to come up with a basically worthless proposal.
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This is an EU regulation, 27 member states; a number of whom are technically bankrupt.
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I don't understand your point. Money had to have changed hands to draft this proposal.
It is insanely ambiguous and impossible to implement because of the specificity of the proposal. It makes no sense.
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What is rather strange, is the fact that these EU CITES regulations are at odds with the wider international trade in fauna & Flora, which frankly can be considered rather confusing. |
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