World wildlife conference opens in South Africa
An elephant roams the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The illegal ivory trade as well as animal trafficking is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world, the EU says [Xinhua]
South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday opened the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Johannesburg, a gathering which will discuss key wildlife conservation issues.
The conference is set to last until October 5.