Turtle 'victory' at wildlife meeting
Source: BBC
8 March 2013 Last updated at 14:47 GMT
Turtle 'victory' at wildlife meeting
By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BBC News, Bangkok
Some of the world’s most endangered turtles have been given additional protection at the Cites conservation meeting in Bangkok.
Proposals on a large number of Asian freshwater turtles and tortoises and other species popular with pet owners were accepted by the government negotiators meeting in the Thai capital.
Some of the amendments were proposed jointly by the United States and China, marking the first time these two countries have co-operated to protect reptiles.
Welfare campaigners have welcomed the move as a critical step to save these species.
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