Internet 'Poses Threat to Rare Species'

The HeraldMarch 21, 2010

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THE internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fuelling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists said yesterday.

The web's impact was made clear at the meeting of the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES.

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Internet 'Poses Threat to Rare Species'

Delegates voted overwhelmingly to ban the trade of the Kaiser's spotted newt, which ...

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