[meetyeti] Fwd: FW: Reminder sign on letter on peregrine falcon for the CITES CoP
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From: Kavya Chimalgi <kchimalgi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Subject: FW: Reminder sign on letter on peregrine falcon for the CITES CoP
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Hi
Please find enclosed an email from Sandra Altherr from Pro Wildlife,
requesting for support for their campaign against the downlisting of
the Peregrine falcon to Appendix II of the CITES. Please do go through
it and forward it within your circles.
Thank you!
Kavya Chimalgi
Dear colleagues,
We need your urgent support:
We are lobbying to prevent a downlisting of the peregrine falcon at
the CoP – and we are aware that the EU’s position on this proposal is
still open (with a tendency to support the downlisting) and that
several other countries are still undecided. Hence, we would like to
ask you to support the sign on letter below – in case you wish to
sign, please send an email with your organisation’s logo and the name
of your representative tosandra.altherr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
And please feel free to spread the letter to other like-minded ngos.
DEADLINE FOR THE LETTER IS SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER!
Thanks for your help!
Best,
Sandra
***************************
Dear CITES Delegates,
The undersigned conservation and animal protection organisations urge
you to oppose CITES Proposal CoP17 Prop. 17 (transfer of the peregrine
falcon from CITES Appendix I to II) for the following reasons:
- The species is still highly valued in international trade
for falconry purposes, with market prices of up to USD 113,000 each
for rare color morphs.
- Illegal offtake of eggs and eyasses (falcon chicks) as well
as smuggling is ongoing – with recent cases documented in Russia[1],
Iraq, Spain[2] [3], France, UK[4], Turkey, Pakistan[5], and Chile[6].
For example, in 2014, four members of a European syndicate of raptor
traders (including peregrine falcons) were imprisoned in Belgium[7].
BirdLife International reports that in early September 2016, the coast
guard in Kuwait detected dozens of wild birds, including 16 peregrine
falcons, on a ship from Iran[8].
- The Middle East remains the main destination for both legal
and illegal trade. A recent scientific study found that the number of
trapped saker and peregrine falcons in Saudi Arabia increased over a
23-year period (Shobrak 2015[9]).
- Many peregrine falcon range States, which are CITES
Parties, are in Categories 2 or 3 of the CITES National Legislation
Project, which means they have “Legislation that is believed generally
not to meet all of the requirements for the implementation of CITES”
(Category 2) or “Legislation that is believed generally not to meet
the requirements for the implementation of CITES” (Category 3). For
some range States there are CITES trade suspensions in place. In
addition, many range States are not even CITES Parties, which further
hampers enforcement controls.
- CoP 17 Prop. 17 states that Iran, Netherlands, and Pakistan
expressed concern about the effectiveness of existing legislation in
addressing illegal trade.
- A downlisting could stimulate trade, provide an avenue for
laundering of illegally captured birds, and in many countries would
result in a decrease of penalties for illegal activities.
- The proposal contains limited data on status and trends of
wild populations outside of Europe and North America.
Finally, the precautionary criteria in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev.
CoP16), Annex 4, paragraph 2a) are not met. We therefore call on you
to oppose this proposal.
Thank you very much considering our opinion and we look forward to
working with you at CITES CoP17.
Yours sincerely,
[1]
http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/others/news/n0460-scandal-of-rare-falcons-being-smuggled-out-of-russia-as-playthings-of-rich-arab-sheikhs/
2
http://www.thelocal.es/20160211/spain-busts-gang-trafficking-falcons-for-uae-races
3
http://www.nwcu.police.uk/news/nwcu-police-press-releases/peregrine-falcons-heavy-fines-imposed-on-offenders-in-spain/
4
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304440/Man-jailed-trying-smuggle-rare-peregrine-falcon-eggs-Dubai.html
5
http://www.dawn.com/news/1218424/permit-issued-to-dubai-ruler-for-export-of-25-rare-falcons
6
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/28/rare-falcon-egg-seized-from-smuggler-hatches-and-is-returned-to-wild-in-chile
7
http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2014/08/17/well-known-vulture-and-raptor-traders-imprisoned-by-belgium-court/
8
http://www.birdlife.org/middle-east/news/kuwaiti-coast-guards-foil-bid-smuggle-risk-bustards-falconry-trade
9 Shobrak, M. (2015): Trapping of Saker Falcon Falco cherrug and
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus in Saudi Arabia: Implications for
biodiversity conservation. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 22(4):
491–502.
-------------------------------------------
Dr. Sandra Altherr
Diplom-Biologin
Tel +49 (0) 89 81299-509
www.prowildlife.de
sandra.altherr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[1]
http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/others/news/n0460-scandal-of-rare-falcons-being-smuggled-out-of-russia-as-playthings-of-rich-arab-sheikhs/
[2]
http://www.thelocal.es/20160211/spain-busts-gang-trafficking-falcons-for-uae-races
[3]
http://www.nwcu.police.uk/news/nwcu-police-press-releases/peregrine-falcons-heavy-fines-imposed-on-offenders-in-spain/
[4]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304440/Man-jailed-trying-smuggle-rare-peregrine-falcon-eggs-Dubai.html
[5]
http://www.dawn.com/news/1218424/permit-issued-to-dubai-ruler-for-export-of-25-rare-falcons
[6]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/28/rare-falcon-egg-seized-from-smuggler-hatches-and-is-returned-to-wild-in-chile
[7]
http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2014/08/17/well-known-vulture-and-raptor-traders-imprisoned-by-belgium-court/
[8]
http://www.birdlife.org/middle-east/news/kuwaiti-coast-guards-foil-bid-smuggle-risk-bustards-falconry-trade
[9] Shobrak, M. (2015): Trapping of Saker Falcon Falco cherrug and
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus in Saudi Arabia: Implications for
biodiversity conservation. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 22(4):
491–502.
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