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Episode: Endangered species convention proposing new rules for growing global trade in exotic pets
Description: A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds, and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet marketplaces and becoming popular on social media.
The two-week 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ran from November 24 to December 5, 2025, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Several proposals related to the pet trade were considered during the conference.
Participants have proposed tighter regulations or complete bans on the trade of several species, including iguanas from the Galapagos...