Southern African Nations Threaten to Leave Global Wildlife Pact
- Namibia says it will convene southern African nations meeting
- Region has world’s biggest rhino and elephant populations
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Namibia threatened to lead Southern African nations, home to the bulk of the world’s rhinos and elephants, out of a global convention that governs trade in wild plants and animals and their products.
The southwest African country was angered after losing a bid to ease controls over products from its white rhino population, which numbers more than 1,000 of the endangered beasts. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora decided in Geneva to retain restrictions on the trade.