Visit the web site of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Questions

1. What is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora?
2. How many countries are participating in this agreement?
3. What agency in the U.S. is charged with enforcing CITES provisions?
4. Are endangered species renewable or nonrenewable resources?
5. Why are some types of whales threatened with extinction while cows are not similarly threatened?