The wild cats protected? by
CITES
This the list from Appendix I - see below for the meaning.
Appendix I most endangered
- CITES in relation to cats
As stated, this is a list from
Appendix
I of CITES. What does that mean? Appendix I lists the
species that are the
most
endangered amongst the CITES listed animals and plants.
All
the
wildcat
species
that are listed by CITES are most endangered except, as mentioned, in
the table
above (see Rusted Spotted Cat, Leopard Cat and Caracal, which are
appendix II listed when these cats inhabit certain areas as mentioned
in the table above). Appendix II lists species that are not
"necessarily now threatened with extinction" but careful control of
trade is required to prevent the species being listed in appendix I.
The cats listed above are threatened with extinction.
Under CITES in relation to cats,
international
trade is prohibited
with respect to the above listed wildcats.
There is an exception. Import/export is permitted when the purpose is
non-commercial. This would seem to leave the door very firmly open,
unfortunately. If import/export is to take place under this exception
an import and export permit must be granted (not sure how good that is).
Article III of CITES sets out the trade regulations is relation to the
above wild cats. In brief, the import, export or re-import of any of
the above cats can only take place provided a permit has been
granted after
- a "Scientific Authority" of the State concerned
(country concerned) has advised that the import/export/re-import is not
detrimental to the cat's survival
- a "Management Authority" of the country
concerned is satisfied that the wild cat was not obtained in
contravention of the laws of the country concerned and that a living
wild cat is shipped in way that minimizes risk of injury, damage to
health or cruel treatment and further that the import/export/re-import
permit has been obtained.
{
note: this
is not a verbatim recital, it is a summary. Please see full
text if action is to be taken}
The Parties to the Convention
- CITES in relation to cats
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State
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Afghanistan
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Albania
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Algeria
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Argentina
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Australia
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Bahamas
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Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belarus
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Belgium
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Belize
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Benin
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Bhutan
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Bolivia
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Botswana
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Brazil
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Brunei Darussalam
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Bulgaria
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Cambodia
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Cape Verde
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Central African
Republic
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Chad
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Chile
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China
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Colombia
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Comoros
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Congo
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Costa Rica
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Croatia
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Cuba
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Democratic Republic of
the Congo
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Denmark
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Djibouti
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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Equatorial Guinea
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Eritrea
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Estonia
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Ethiopia
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Fiji
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Finland
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France
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Georgia
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Germany
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Ghana
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Greece
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Grenada
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Guatemala
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Guyana
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Honduras
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Hungary
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Iceland
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India
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Indonesia
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Iran (Islamic Republic
of)
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Jamaica
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Japan
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
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Kenya
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Kuwait
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Kyrgyzstan
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Lao People's
Democratic Republic
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Latvia
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Malaysia
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Mali
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Malta
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Mexico
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Moldova
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Monaco
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Mongolia
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Montenegro
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Myanmar
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Namibia
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Nepal
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Norway
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Oman
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Pakistan
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| Palau |
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Panama
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Papua New Guinea
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Philippines
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Poland
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Portugal
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Qatar
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Republic of Korea
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Romania
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Russian Federation
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Rwanda
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Lucia
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Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
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| Samoa |
| San
Marino |
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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Serbia
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Solomon Islands
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Somalia
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Suriname
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Swaziland
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Syrian Arab Republic
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Thailand
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The former Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
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Togo
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom of
Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
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United Republic of
Tanzania
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United States of
America
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Uruguay
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Uzbekistan
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Vanuatu
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Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of)
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Viet Nam
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Yemen
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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