Int’l meeting on how to protect endangered species ended in Bangkok

John E. Scanlon, Secretary General of the 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), speaks at the closing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, March 14, 2013. The 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ended its 12-day meeting at the Queen Sirikit National Conference Center here on Thursday.

Participants attend the closing ceremony of the 16th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Bangkok, Thailand, March 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Gao Jianjun>