28 October 2017
A UN-backed wildlife conference
held in the Philippines has voted for additional protections for a list of 33
endangered species including chimpanzees, leopards and giraffes.
Whale sharks, the world's largest
fish, were also included on the list.
The six-day long Convention of
Migratory Species (CMS) concluded on Saturday, demanding better protections for
species that cross country borders.
The group's executive secretary
said "everybody has to pitch in" to efforts.
"It has helped to convey the
message that the future of migratory wildlife is integral to our own future and
that we all have the responsibility to act," Bradney Chamber said.
Governments also made commitments
to co-operate on reducing the negative impacts of marine debris, noise
pollution and climate change on migratory species.
More than 1,000 delegates from
129 countries debated species' protection at the 12th conference of its kind,
backed by the United Nations Environment Programme.
China is still not part of the
delegation, but organisers said the country had made some advances on animal
protection, such as committing
to shut-down the ivory trade and banning the serving of
endangered species, such as shark fin soup, at government events.
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