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An in-depth podcast probing the mysteries of the animal world with two award-winning National Geographic investigative journalists.
Join Jeffrey Barbee and Laurel Neme as we journey around the world and discover who is fighting to protect it. Get ready for some frontline encounters with the wild as we talk with some of the planet's most fierce, funny and courageous scientists and other wildlife champions.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2013
Thursday Apr 18, 2013
John Scanlon, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), provides his perspective on the major outcomes of CITES 16th Conference of Parties, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand from March 3-14, 2013. The conversation covers overarching issues, such as enforcement, financing and political engagement, as well as species-specific items, including timber, sharks and elephants.