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The 136 pages that link to CITES, each with the reason it gives.

• IUCN Red ListCompared with: Unlike the Red List, CITES listings establish trade obligations for parties to the agreement.

• Wildlife tradeRelated: Its permits and trade restrictions govern many cross-border wildlife transactions.

• Biodiversity conservationBroader topic: Trade controls target one major pressure on vulnerable species.

• FelidaeRelated: Its rules restrict international trade in many threatened cat species and their parts.

• PoachingNarrower topic: Its trade controls target cross-border markets that can reward poaching.

• Convention on Biological DiversityCompared with: Unlike this species-and-trade treaty, the Convention addresses biodiversity broadly, including genetic resources and ecosystems.

• PerissodactylaRelated: CITES restricts international trade in rhinoceroses and other threatened perissodactyls.

• ChondrichthyesRelated: CITES listings restrict international trade in several threatened sharks and rays.

• Wildlife traffickingRelated: Its permits and trade restrictions form a major international control system.

• Shark finningRelated: Its listings regulate international trade in fins from certain shark species.

• International Union for Conservation of NatureRelated: IUCN contributes scientific assessments that inform decisions under this wildlife-trade treaty.

• AvicultureRelated: Its controls affect international trade in many wild-caught and captive-bred birds.

• Whale sharkRelated: CITES lists whale sharks in Appendix II, regulating international trade.

• Trophy huntingRelated: Its rules can restrict the international movement of hunting trophies from listed species.

• OverexploitationRelated: Trade controls can reduce market-driven harvesting of vulnerable species.

• Extinction riskRelated: Trade controls address one source of risk for species threatened by exploitation.

• Fish taxonomyRelated: Species-level names determine which fish fall under trade controls.

• Ivory tradeRelated: Its appendices and permits govern international trade in elephant ivory.

• African elephantRelated: Its trade rules govern international commerce in elephant ivory.

• Illegal wildlife tradeBroader topic: Its permit system is often mistaken for a blanket ban on international wildlife commerce.

• International Whaling CommissionCompared with: CITES controls trade in whale products, while the Commission regulates whaling itself.

• OrchidaceaeRelated: Trade controls apply to many orchids vulnerable to collection pressure.

• Sea turtle conservationRelated: Its trade controls restrict international commerce in sea turtles and their products.

• TuskRelated: CITES restricts international commerce in elephant ivory and other wildlife products.

• American alligatorRelated: Trade controls helped limit commercial pressure on alligator populations and their hides.

• Anti-poachingRelated: Trade controls complement field protection by restricting cross-border movement of specimens.

• BirdLife InternationalRelated: BirdLife’s expertise informs international decisions about trade affecting threatened birds.

• ParrotRelated: CITES controls international trade in many parrot species.

• Primate conservationRelated: Trade controls can limit international demand for primates and their body parts.

• RhinocerotidaeRelated: Its trade controls apply to rhinoceroses and their parts, including horns.

• RostrumRelated: International trade controls cover sawfish and their parts.

• New World monkeyRelated: Its trade controls apply to listed primate species and specimens.

• PangolinRelated: All pangolin species receive its highest level of trade protection.

• Rhinoceros hornRelated: Its restrictions govern international commercial trade in rhinoceros horn.

• Shark conservationRelated: Its listings can require permits for international trade in threatened shark species.

• Sustainable useRelated: Trade controls can limit international demand that would otherwise drive unsustainable extraction.

• Aquarium tradeRelated: Its permits and listings govern international commerce in some aquarium species.

• ElasmobranchiiRelated: Its listings restrict international trade in several shark and ray species or their products.

• Snake conservationRelated: Trade controls can limit international demand for snake species threatened by collection.

• Basking sharkRelated: International trade controls apply to basking shark specimens and products.

• CaimanRelated: Trade controls apply to caiman products and vary with species and population status.

• NautilusRelated: Nautilus species entered CITES Appendix II in 2017, restricting international trade.

• OkapiRelated: Its trade controls apply to okapis and help limit commercial pressure on the species.

• PsittaciformesRelated: CITES controls international trade in many parrot species and their products.

• Bird-of-paradiseRelated: Trade controls help protect birds-of-paradise from international commercial exploitation.

• Crocodile farmingRelated: International controls on crocodilian trade shaped the growth of regulated farming and ranching.

• Elephant poachingRelated: Its rules restrict international commercial trade in elephant ivory.

• SawfishRelated: All sawfish species receive the treaty's highest level of trade protection.

• Tibetan antelopeRelated: Trade restrictions address international demand for products made from the antelope.

• VaquitaRelated: Its trade rules address cross-border trafficking in totoaba products linked to vaquita deaths.