Flashcards: Endangered species

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals.

The Cobthorn Trust works on the conservation of commensal and food species, their related farm and wild species and their environments.

The Okapi Conservation Project OCP was founded in 1987 for the protection of the okapis (Okapia johnstoni) and their habitat.

Hypselobarbus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to India.

The African Wildlife Defence Force (AWDF; Afrika Wildsweermag (Afrikaans), Force pour la défense de la faune sauvage Africaine (French), Força de defesa da vida selvagem Africana (Portuguese), Kikosi cha ulinzi ya wanyama pori barani Afrika (Swahili), 非洲野生動物防衛軍 (Chinese, traditional), 非洲野生动物防卫军 (Chinese, simplified)) is a private elite park ranger and anti-poaching organization based in Dungu, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Small Cat Conservation Alliance (SCCA) was founded in 1996, to address the conservation needs of small wild cats and their habitat worldwide.

The Snow Leopard Trust is the largest and oldest organization working solely to protect the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and its habitat in 12 countries of Central Asia.

The Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC) was founded in 2000 by Dr Rodney Jackson, a leading expert on snow leopards (Panthera uncia) and their habitat.

Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales.

The Spectacled Bear Conservation Society - Peru (SBC) is a team of researchers and conservationists working to study and protect the endangered spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear, the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae).

The Grévy's Zebra Trust GZT was founded in 2007 for the protection of the Grévy's Zebras (Equus grevyi) and their habitat.

A hunting license is a regulatory or legal mechanism to control recreational and sports hunting.

The Ewaso Lions Project was founded in 2007 for the protection of the Lions (Panthera leo) and their habitat in Northern Kenya.

The Proyecto Tití ("Project Tamarin") was founded in 1985, to provide information to assist in conservation of the cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and their habitat in the tropical forests of Colombia.

ProSpecieRara, the "Schweizerische Stiftung für die kulturhistorische und genetische Vielfalt von Pflanzen und Tieren" ("Swiss foundation for the cultural and genetic diversity of plants and animals"), is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of the genetic diversity of plants and animals in Switzerland.

Doratogonus is a genus of millipedes in family Spirostreptidae.

The Saiga Conservation Alliance SCA is a network of researchers and conservationists working to study and protect the critically endangered Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica)and their habitat.

Control of International Trade in Endangered Species also known as COTES is an organisation (1996) which complies with CITES.

The Saola Working Group SWG is a working group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group, created in 2006 to protect the saolas (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) and their habitat.