Africa: Global Protection Proposed for Sharks, Rays, Sawfish, Polar Bears and Lions

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Bonn — Fate of iconic species lies in the balance as key wildlife conservation conference countdown commences

Some of the world's most endangered species, many of them migratory, are facing unprecedented threats from climate change and habitat destruction to overexploitation and pollution. This has led to a number of new listing proposals for consideration at the Convention on Migratory Species Convention of the Parties, a key international wildlife conference scheduled to take place 4-9 November 2014 in Quito, Ecuador.

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