AC21 Doc. 10.2

AC21 Doc. 10.2 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA ___________________ Twenty-first meeting of the Animals Committee Geneva (Switzerland), 20-25 May 2005 Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species SELECTION OF SPECIES FOR TRADE REVIEWS AFTER COP13 1. This document has been submitted by the Secretariat. 2. Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP13) Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species Directs the Animals and Plants Committees, in cooperation with the Secretariat and experts, and in consultation with range States, to review the biological, trade and other relevant information on Appendix-II species subject to significant levels of trade, to identify problems and solutions concerning the implementation of Article IV, paragraphs 2 (a), 3 and 6 (a) In compliance with paragraph a) of this Resolution, the Secretariat requested UNEP-WCMC to produce a summary from the CITES database of annual report statistics showing the recorded net level of exports for Appendix-II species over the five most recent years. Their report is attached as Annex. 3. Paragraph b) of the same Resolution charges the Committee on the basis of recorded trade levels and information available to the Animals or Plants Committee, the Secretariat, Parties or other relevant experts to select species of priority concern for review (whether or not such species have been the subject of a previous review). 4. The Committee is invited to make this selection during the course of its meeting. AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 1 AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 2 AC21 Doc. 10.2 Anexo REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT TRADE ANALYSIS OF TRADE TRENDS IN APPENDIX II SPECIES Prepared for the CITES Animals Committee, CITES Secretariat by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre March 2005 AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 3 Prepared and produced by: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK UNEP WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE (UNEP-WCMC) www.unep-wcmc.org The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organisation. UNEP-WCMC aims to help decision-makers recognise the value of biodiversity to people everywhere, and to apply this knowledge to all that they do. The Centre’s challenge is to transform complex data into policy-relevant information, to build tools and systems for analysis and integration, and to support the needs of nations and the international community as they engage in joint programmes of action. UNEP-WCMC provides objective, scientifically rigorous products and services that include ecosystem assessments, support for implementation of environmental agreements, regional and global biodiversity information, research on threats and impacts, and development of future scenarios for the living world. Prepared for: The CITES Secretariat, Geneva A contribution to UNEP - The United Nations Environment Programme Printed by: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK © Copyright: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre/CITES Secretariat The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP or contributory organisations. The designations employed and the presentations do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP, the CITES Secretariat or contributory organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authority, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 4 Table of Contents Section1 Introduction..........................................................................................................6 Section 2 Species identified as possible candidates for review of Significant Trade......................7 Section 3 Trade table for selected species.............................................................................12 AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 5 Section 1 Introduction Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP13) ‘Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species’ directs the Animals and Plants Committees, in cooperation with the Secretariat and experts, and in consultation with range States, to review the biological, trade and other relevant information on Appendix-II species subject to significant levels of trade, to identify problems and solutions concerning the implementation of Article IV, paragraphs 2 (a), 3 and 6 (a) of the Convention. As part of this procedure the Secretariat requested UNEP-WCMC to produce a summary from the CITES Trade database of annual report statistics of trade in Appendix-II species over the five most recent years (1999-2003). These data can be found as an annex to this report. The large volume of information that needs to be included in this type of analysis has made the process to identify species for a review in Significant Trade by the Plants and Animals Committees increasingly burdensome. Consequently, UNEP-WCMC developed an analytical tool to assist in this process and introduced the methodology at the twentieth meeting of the Animals Committee (AC) in March 2004. Using this tool, a total of 32 species and 1 genus were identified as possible candidates for inclusion in the Significant Trade process. Full reports on these taxa and the methodology used to select them can be found in document AC20 Doc. 8.5 and its annexes. A year has passed since those analyses were done and UNEP-WCMC has been invited by the Secretariat to provide an opinion of the new data set produced for AC 21 in May 2005. Once again the data were scrutinised both by eye and using the analytical tool described above. In addition to many of the same taxa being highlighted, some new ones emerged. Tables of the taxa initially selected are provided in Section 2. Of these, a total of five possible candidates for further review were identified, based on further consideration of the trade data, and other issues noted in the “comment” column. Where relevant, additional trade data for these candidates is provided in Section 3. AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 6 Section 2 Species identified as possible candidates for review of Significant Trade Table 1. Mammal species identified for inclusion or exclusion in the review of Significant Trade, following the flow chart process MAMMALIA TAXON INCLUDE/EXCLUDE COMMENT Arctocephalus pusillus Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Balaenoptera acutorostrata Exclude Selected because of high coefficient of variability but on examination of the trade data and IUCN status the species was thought not to be a candidate for review Canis lupus Exclude Excluded from review as the US and Canada were considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Caracal caracal Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Conepatus humboldtii Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Damaliscus pygargus pygargus Exclude Excluded from review as South Africa was considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Delphinapterus leucas Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Equus zebra hartmannae Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Lama guanicoe Exclude Excluded from review as extensive work is already underway on the conservation and management of this species Lontra canadensis Exclude Excluded from review as the US and Canada were considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Loxodonta africana Exclude Excluded from review as extensive work is already underway on the conservation and management of this species, and trade volumes include stockpiles Lynx canadensis Exclude Excluded from review as the US and Canada were considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Lynx lynx Exclude This was selected as exports of teeth increased in 2003 to 413 from 234 in 2002. However, trade in skins and other terms has decreased considerably in recent years. Lynx rufus Exclude Excluded from review as the US and Canada were considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Panthera leo Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 7 MAMMALIA TAXON INCLUDE/EXCLUDE COMMENT Prionailurus bengalensis Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Pseudalopex culpaeus Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Pseudalopex griseus Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Pteropus vampyrus Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Ursus americanus Exclude Excluded from review as the US and Canada were considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Ursus arctos Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Ursus maritimus Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Table 2. Bird species identified for inclusion or exclusion in the review of Significant Trade, following the flow chart process AVES TAXON INCLUDE/EXCLUDE COMMENT Amazona dufresniana Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Brotogeris cyanoptera Exclude Initially selected because of increased trade in recent years. Species is generally common throughout its range and trade is within quota. Brotogeris sanctithomae Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Brotogeris versicolurus Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Chalcostigma olivaceum Exclude Seelected due to the high value in 2000 which was a reporting error. Grus canadensis Exclude The majority of the trade is from the US and Canada where considered to have adequate species monitoring and management. Otus leucotis Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Otus scops Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Paroaria capitata Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Paroaria coronata Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 Ramphastos toco Exclude Reviewed by UNEP-WCMC for AC 20 AC21 Doc. 10.2 – p. 8 Table 3. Reptile and amphibian species identified for inclusion or exclusion in the review of Significant Trade, following the flow chart process REPTILIA and AMPHIBIA TAXON INCLUDE/EXCLUDE COMMENT Cuora amboinensis Possible candidate Heavily traded and large discrepancy between main exporter’s data and that reported by the importers (see Section 3). Geochelone denticulata Exclude Excluded from review as appears relatively stable and within quota limits set by the two main exporting countries.

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