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Article: Whales and camels have something in common. (Spectrum).
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- Environment
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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Several rare animals recently were given new or heightened protection under Appendix I of the United Nations Environment Programme's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Bonn Convention. The treaty, which entered into force in 1983, aims to conserve terrestrial, marine, and avian migratory species on a global scale. The most recent designation bans the 80 nations that have ratified the treaty from catching or harming the listed species inside their boundaries and requires ...