FWS Asks for Comments on Priorities for Fall 2016 CITES Meeting

The Fish and Wildlife Service announced proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items the U.S. may submit for consideration at the upcoming meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), scheduled for Sept. 24 through Oct. 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The agency's notice (here) includes lists of resolutions, decisions, and agenda items that the United States is likely to submit, currently undecided about submitting, or currently planning not to submit. FWS is asking for comments on these proposals by Feb. 2.