The History of Rhinoceros Listing on CITES

Abstract

As early as 1977, in other words, only 4 years after CITES came into existence, all species and populations of rhinos were listed in CITES Appendix I, and since then controls over the exploitation of these animals have been gradually strengthened. Until 1994, when South Africa’s population of white rhinos was downlisted to Appendix II. This meant there could be international trade in the live animals, provided they went to appropriate and acceptable destinations, and in hunting trophies, an exemption that has caused, and continues to cause, so many problems for the animals.,