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41 AWI Q. 1 (1992)

handle is hein.animal/awiqu0041 and id is 1 raw text is: THE ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE QUARTERLY P. O. BOX 3650 WASHINGTON, DC 20007 WINTER 1992 VOL. 41 NO. I Ivory burning to ash. Zambia is the fourth nation to destroy tons of ivory to save the African elephant. Ivory Trade Advocates Lose as Zambia Calls for Appendix I for African Elephants Zambia, Kenya, Dubai and Taiwan Burn Ivory Stockpiles On February 14th, the government of Zambia burned its 9-ton stockpile of ivory tusks together with weapons confiscated from poachers and smugglers. Minister of Tourism, Lt. Gen. Christon Tembo, stated that the burning signals the government's commit- ment to effective conservation. He announced that the Zambian delegation to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Kyoto, March 2-13, will appeal to all CITES nations, including its African neighbor nations, to continue support for the international ban on all elephant parts and products (meat, hides and ivory). Zambia is withdrawing its former reservation to Appendix I listing and reconsidering its membership to the Southern African Centre for Ivory Marketing (SACIM). SACIM countries, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana formed a cartel designed to maximize proceeds from ivory sales. They want to downlist the elephant from Appendix I (endangered) to Appendix II (threatened), allowing for resumption of interna- tional trade in elephant parts and products. South Africa has also submitted a downlisting proposal. Noting that commercial poaching and smuggling operations transcend borders, General Tembo has written the southern African countries asking them to abandon their efforts to re-open the trade, and to cooperate in devising regional enforcement and management plans. General Tembo stated that what are regional and international problems demand regionally and internationally agreed solutions. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), which has conducted extensive investigations into the illegal ivory trade in southern Africa, has documented how poached ivory from Zambia I continued on page 2 Proposed CITES Resolutions to Protect Birds from the Pet Trade Four resolutions on the wild-caught bird trade have been submitted for consideration by the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). In view of the continuing high mortality of wild-caught birds for the pet trade, the strongest elements of all four resolutions should be adopted. The United States has submitted two resolutions: The first would provide a moratorium on international trade in species for which severe mortality has been documented. The second would place a moratorium on frequently shipped bird species for which there is insufficient information on which to base ajudgement that the species is not being detrimentally affected by such trade or for which remedial measures based on available information have been recommended but have not been implemented. Most bird exporting countries have failed to implement the Convention which requires trade not be detrimental to the survival of the species. For many years these countries have been advised to conduct scientific surveys and restrict trade levels. They have invariably ignored these pleas and, as a result, many species have been severely depleted. The U.S. proposes a morato- rium on the most heavily traded parrot species until the recom- mended measures are taken. Honduras (formerly one of the major bird exporting countries) and Uruguay have proposed stronger conservation measures. The Honduras Resolution, calls for member nations to eliminate or reduce export of wild-caught birds for the pet trade. The Uruguay Resolution calls for information on the non- detriment requirements of Article IV and applies to trade in all wild animals. or~ -I *Vvs N Infant blue-fronted Amazons in the international pet trade. Article IV requires that the export will not be detrimental to the survival of that species, but also that exports should be limited in order to maintain that species throughout its range at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystems in which it occurs and well above the level at which that species might become eligible for inclusion in Appendix I. The Convention must be honored. . PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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