Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II Results of CITES Cop16 Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II Bangkok, Thailand, 3-14 March 2013
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Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II Results of CITES CoP16 Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II Bangkok, Thailand, 3-14 March 2013 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 1 Adopted by consensus. Abruzzo chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata Denmark on behalf of EU Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II Prop. 2 Adopted by consensus, as amended to include wool sheared from live vicuñas of certain Vicuña populations only. Vicugna vicugna Ecuador Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, the populations of Ecuador Prop. 3 Comm. 1: Rejected proposal, as amended by the EU (to maintain in Appendix II including related Polar Bear Decisions): 63 for, 43 against, 17 abstentions. Ursus maritimus Original proposal also rejected: 38 for, 42 against, USA 46 abstentions. Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Plenary: Rejected both proposals as per Comm. 1. Prop. 4 Adopted by consensus. Percy Island flying-fox / Dusky flying-fox Pteropus brunneus Australia Deletion from Appendix II Prop. 5 Adopted by consensus. Thylacine / Tasmanian tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus Australia Deletion from Appendix I Prop. 6 Adopted by consensus. Crescent nailtail wallaby Onychogalea lunata Australia Deletion from Appendix I Prop. 7 Adopted by consensus. Desert rat kangaroo / Buff-nosed rat kangaroo Caloprymnus campestris Australia Deletion from Appendix I 1 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 8 Adopted by consensus. Pig-footed bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus Australia Deletion from Appendix I Prop. 9 Adopted by consensus. Lesser bilby Macrotis leucura Australia Deletion from Appendix I Prop. 10 Withdrawn. Southern white rhino Ceratotherium simum simum Kenya To amend the annotation for Ceratotherium simum simum as follows: “Ceratotherium simum simum (Only the populations of South Africa and Swaziland; all other populations are included in Appendix I. For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations and hunting trophies. Hunting trophies from South Africa and Swaziland shall be subject to a zero export quota until at least CoP18. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly)” Prop. 11 Withdrawn prior to CoP16. African Elephant Loxodonta africana United Republic of Tanzania Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, the population of the United Republic of Tanzania Prop. 12 Withdrawn. African Elephant Loxodonta africana Burkina Faso and Kenya Amend the annotation for Loxodonta africana as follows (additional text underlined, deleted text struck through): “h) no further proposals to allow trade in elephant ivory from any populations already in Appendix II shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from CoP14 and ending nine years from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraphs g) i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition, such further proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.77 and 14.78 (Rev. CoP15).” Prop. 13 Adopted by consensus. West African manatee Trichechus senegalensis Benin, Senegal, Sierra Leone Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 14 Adopted by consensus Guadalupe caracara Caracara lutosa Mexico Deletion from Appendix II Prop. 15 Rejected by consensus. Sonnerat's junglefowl Gallus sonneratii Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC Deletion from Appendix II 2 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 16 Rejected by consensus. Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC Deletion from Appendix II Prop. 17 Adopted in addition to an annotation to the standard reference for birds. Imperial pheasant Lophura imperialis Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC Deletion from Appendix I and amend standard reference for birds adopted by COP in the Annex to RC12.11 (Rev. CoP15): "Dickinson, E. C. (ed.) (2003): The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged 3rd Edition. 1039 pp. London (Christopher Helm)", inserting the following text in square brackets: [for all bird species – except for Lophura imperialis and the taxa mentioned below] Prop. 18 Rejected by consensus. Caspian snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II Prop. 19 Rejected by consensus. Tibetan snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II Prop. 20 Adopted by consensus. Attwater’s greater prairie chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II Prop. 21 Adopted by consensus. Imperial woodpecker Campephilus imperialis Mexico Deletion from Appendix I Prop. 22 Adopted by consensus. Laughing owl Sceloglaux albifacies New Zealand Deletion from Appendix II Prop 23 Comm. 1: Rejected: 57 for, 50 against, 16 abstentions. American crocodile Crocodylus acutus Plenary: Rejected, as per Comm. 1. Colombia Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, Colombia’s population of the Bay of Cispata 3 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 24 Comm. 1: Rejected: 61 for, 54 against, 6 abstentions Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus Plenary: Rejected, as per Comm. 1. Thailand Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, Thailand’s population with a zero export quota for wild specimens Prop. 25 Comm. 1: Rejected: 69 for, 49 against, 11 abstentions Siamese crocodile Plenary: Amended proposal rejected: 57 for, 70 Crocodylus siamensis against, 11 abstentions. Thailand Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, Thailand’s population with a zero export quota for wild specimens Prop. 26 Adopted by consensus. Green geckos Naultinus spp. New Zealand Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 27 Adopted by consensus. Mangshan pit viper Protobothrops mangshanensis China Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 28 Adopted amended proposal to maintain the species in Appendix II with an annotation for a Roti Island snake-necked turtle zero export quota from the wild and, a Decision to Chelodina mccordi include the species in the Periodic review of the Appendices. USA Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 29 Adopted by consensus. Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata USA Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 30 Adopted by consensus. Blanding’s turtle Emydoidea blandingii USA Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 31 Adopted by consensus. Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin USA Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 32 Adopted by consensus. Freshwater box turtles Batagur borneoensis, B. trivittata, Cuora aurocapitata, C. flavomarginata, C. galbinifrons, C. mccordi, C. mouhotii, C. pani, C. trifasciata, C. yunnanensis, C. zhoui, Cyclemys spp., Geoemyda japonica, G. spengleri, Hardella thurjii, Heosemys annandalii, H. depressa, Mauremys annamensis, M. japonica, M. nigricans, Melanochelys trijuga, Morenia petersi, Orlitia borneensis, Sacalia bealei, S. quadriocellata and Vijayachelys silvatica China and USA 4 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Inclusion in Appendix II, Cyclemys spp., Geoemyda japonica, G. spengleri, Hardella thurjii, Mauremys japonica, M. nigricans, Melanochelys trijuga, Morenia petersi, Sacalia bealei, S. quadriocellata and Vijayachelys silvatica A zero quota on wild specimens for commercial purposes for Batagur borneoensis, B. trivittata, Cuora aurocapitata, C. flavomarginata, C. galbinifrons, C. mccordi, C. mouhotii, C. pani, C. trifasciata, C. yunnanensis, C. zhoui, Heosemys annandalii, H. depressa, Mauremys annamensis, and Orlitia borneensis Prop. 33 Not considered. Challenge to consider the proposal was rejected in Comm. 1: 27 for, 59 Indochinese box turtle against, 17 abstentions. Cuora galbinifrons Adopted Decision to include the species in the Vietnam Periodic review of the Appendices as a matter of urgency. Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 34 Not considered. Japan expressed its intention to introduce a nationally established export quota of Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle Geoemyda japonica zero for commercial trade in the species. Japan Inclusion in Appendix II with a zero annual export quota of wild-caught specimens for primarily commercial purposes Prop. 35 Not considered. Challenge to consider the proposal was rejected in Comm. 1: 27 for, 59 Annam leaf turtle against, 17 abstentions. Mauremys annamensis Adopted Decision to include the species in the USA Periodic review of the Appendices as a matter of urgency. Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 36 Adopted by consensus. Big-headed turtles Platysternidae USA and Vietnam Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 37 Adopted by consensus. Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota USA Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 38 Adopted by consensus. Softshell turtles Aspideretes leithii, Chitra chitra, C. vandijki, Dogania subplana, Nilssonia formosa, Palea steindachneri, Pelodiscus axenaria, P. maackii, P. parviformis, and Rafetus swinhoei China and USA Inclusion in Appendix II, A. leithii, D. subplana, N. formosa, P. steindachneri, P. axenaria, P. maackii, P. parviformis, and R. swinhoei Transfer from Appendix II to I, C. chitra and C. vandijki Prop. 39 Adopted by consensus. Machalilla frog Epipedobates machalilla Ecuador Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 40 Adopted by consensus. Southern gastric-brooding frog Rheobatrachus silus Australia Deletion