At the time of writing (November 2003), a combination of high profile raids and complimentary statements focusing on illegal wildlife trade have been made by concerned government agencies. These initiatives clearly indicate that the Thai Government is making a determined effort to stamp down hard on these illegal activities in the run-up to the 13th convening of Parties to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species to be held in Bangkok in October 2004. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973) regulates international trade in wild animals and plants which are listed in three Appendices to the Convention. The treaty prohibits international commercial trade in species that are threatened with extinction. It is also a trade regulation treaty in the sense that it allows a controlled international trade in species whose survival is not yet threatened, but may become so (as long as critical management and scientific determinations of sustainability are made).
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