Convention on international Trade In Endangered species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)
India became a party to the CITES Convention in 1976. It hosted the 3rd Conference of Parties at New Delhi in 1981.
Trade in wild flora in wild flora and fauna, including the species listed in CITES are regulated in India through the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1971, the import and Export Policy and the Customs Act (1962).
The wildlife (Protection) Act was designed with the objective of effective control of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and its products.
The Act has been amended in 1982, 1986, 1991, and 2002 and in 2006 to make the provisions more stringent. Hunting of all species was banned in 1991.
Hunting of wild animals is prohibited except in exceptional circumstances, such as when rogue animals kill humans and destroy homes.
India has signed a Protocol with Republic of China for taking up joint measures to crack down on poaching of tigers.
Smuggling and selling to tiger body parts and their derivatives. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Nepal to establish a Joint Task Force to check Trafficking across borders as well.
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