CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)'s an international agreement between governments, drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1973 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its aim's to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants doesn't threaten their survival and it accords varying degrees of protection to more than 33,000 species of animals and plants. Only on… (More on Cites)