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fauna

[faw-nuh] / ˈfɔ nə /


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Most international frameworks governing wildlife trade, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, were designed primarily to protect species from overexploitation, according to Gore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Both species, which were smuggled in large quantities in the 1990s, are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

“Regulation of international trade has now begun, with the protection of over 100 shark species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,” he says.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

Each species has been protected since 1998 under CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023

The one thing that made it bearable was that Granddaddy took pity on my wretched state and brought me one of his books, Fascinating Flora and Fauna of the Antipodes.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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