Conservation dealt setback at UN meeting, as governments fail to protect tuna, sharks

UN meeting fails to protect marine species

Proposal to protect porbeagle sharks rejected at UN wildlife meeting, reversing earlier ruling

Porbeagle shark dealt setback at UN meeting

Japan big winner at UN wildlife meeting, using political muscle to defeat shark, tuna bans

Japan big winner at UN conservation meeting

UN conservation meeting rejects plan to regulate hammerhead, whitetip fishing

Protection for 2 shark species fails at UN meeting

UN conservation meeting rejects plan to regulate sale of hammerheads used in fin trade

Hammerhead sharks lose fight at UN meeting

UN conservation meeting support/rejects plan to protect hammerheads used in fin trade

Hammerheads get protection at UN meeting

DOHA, Qatar — A U.S.-backed proposal to protect the heavily fished hammerhead sharks was rejected Tuesday over concerns by Asia nations that regulating the booming trade in shark fins could hurt poor nations.

Tanzania, Zambia propose one-off sales of their ivory stocks at UN conservation meeting

Tanzania, Zambia demand one-off ivory sales

Conservationists at UN wildlife meeting say Internet fueling trade in endangered species

Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web

Japanese fish dealers welcome rejection of tuna trade ban, but urge that quotas be enforced

Japanese fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection

Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife meeting

Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected

Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife trade meeting

UN rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna

US-backed proposal to ban trade of polar bear skins voted down at UN meeting

Polar bear ban defeated at UN conservation meeting

Opposition grows from Japan and developing countries against proposed ban on bluefin tuna

Japan leading charge against bluefin ban

DOHA, Qatar — Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it would hurt poor fishing nations and wasn’t scientifically justified.

Opposition grows from developing countries against proposed ban on the export of bluefin tuna

Opposition to tuna ban grows at UN meeting

China and Japan help defeat proposal boosting shark conservation efforts at UN meeting

Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting

Demand for shark fin soup pushing some species to brink of extinction, says conservation group

Sharks threatened by Asian consumers, says group

Bluefin tuna, overfished oceans top agenda of UN wildlife protection conference in Doha

Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha

Blufin tuna, overfished oceans top agenda of UN wildlife protection conference in Doha

Blufin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha

Proposed UN ban on bluefin tuna pits Western worries against Japan’s sushi culture

UN wildlife watchdog considers ban on bluefin tuna