December 10, 2014 - 10:56 AM
Here's a list of the types of plants and animals protected in 2013 under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Canada has registered reservations against all of them.
— Manatees
— Turtles including leatherbacks, big-headed turtles, soft-shelled turtles, side-necked turtles, roofed turtles, box turtles, leaf turtles, river turtles, spiny turtles, black turtles, eyed turtles, giant turtles, cane turtles, tortoises and terrapins
— Sawfish
— Chamois and vicuna
— Greater prairie chicken
— Requiem sharks, hammerhead sharks, porbeagle sharks
— Manta rays
— Swallowtail butterflies
— Agaves
— Cashews
— Elephant trunks (flowering plant in dogbane family)
— Ginseng
— Ebony
— Rosewood
— Sandalwood
— Passion flowers
— Sesames
— Agar wood
— Elephant-foot grape tree
News from © The Canadian Press, 2014