The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) lifted sanctions against Mexico after the government met with officials to create a plan to protect the critically endangered vaquita and the endangered totoaba from illegal fishing.
On 27 March, CITES sanctioned Mexico for its failure to take action to protect the two endangered species, a move that would prohibit Mexican companies from exporting 40,900 wildlife products protected by CITES against overexploitation through international trade, including more than 3,000 commercially exported items including crocodile and snake skins, mahogany wood, pet reptiles and spiders, orchids, and cactuses…