By Rael Loon. Introduction Kirsten Conrad’s paper ‘Trade bans – a perfect storm for poaching’, (Tropical Conservation Science V5(3): 245-254) is indeed timely. While trade bans such as CITES have been successful in helping to stabilize populations of certain species, in the case of rhinos, such a ban is proving less effective. The paper identifies… Continue reading THE TIME TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT CITES AND TRADE IS UPON US