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Wildlife trade
The international
wildlife trade
is a serious
conservation
problem, addressed by the
United Nations
'
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), which currently has 170 member countries called
Parties
. The 15th Conference of the Parties of CITES was held in
Doha
,
Qatar
in March 2010. The trade in wildlife is the third largest illegal business behind only drugs and weapons
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