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Posted Mon Mar 22 2010: from
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Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1269265508
Conservationists say the internet has emerged as one of the biggest threats to endangered species.
Campaigners say it is easier than ever before to buy and sell anything from live baby lions to polar bear pelts on online auction sites and chatrooms.
The findings were presented at the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), which is meeting in Doha, Qatar.
Several proposals to give endangered species more protection were defeated.... A proposal from the US and Sweden to regulate the trade in red and pink coral - which is crafted into expensive jewellery and sold extensively on the web - was defeated.
Delegates voted the idea down mostly over concerns the increased regulations might impact poor fishing communities.
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