What moved at CoP 13
leopards: Namibia's annual export quota for hunting and leopard skins increased from 100 to 250.
black rhinoceros: Namibia proposal gets an export quota of five black rhinoceros hunting trophies. South Africa gets another five. The black rhino population has increased after a decade of conservation in the two countries.
white rhinoceros: Swaziland allowed strictly-controlled hunting; export of some animals.
tibetan antelope: India protests specific mention of Kashmir as rogue state. China proposes regular reviews of trade in wool. Resolution putting pressure on India adopted.
whaling: Japan fails in yet another attempt to open minke whale meat trade. US and other countries block: with the International Whaling Commission having not yet finalised a revised management scheme, they feared things could get worse if CITES gave in.
hooda plant: Used in diet pills and a traditionally managed plant, gets listed on Appendix I.
caviar: Reduced export quotas for five countries that extract it from the Caspian sea.
other marine life: The humphead wrasse, a giant coral reef fish and the great white shark get listed on Appendix II, much to the dislike of Japan and some Eastern Caribbean nations.
ramin: An Asian rainforest tree, has long been one of Southeast Asia's major export timbers, and is widely sold in the US as baby cribs, picture frames, mouldings and pool cues, added to Appendix II (restricting and monitoring its trade).
asian yew tree: China and the US bury their usual differences and join forces to slap restrictions on trade in Asian yew trees, which provide the compound for one of the world's top-selling chemotherapy drugs.
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