Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paddy Tipping (Labour), on Thursday, 21 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 221 members in total.

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PROTECTION FOR POLAR BEARS

That this House notes that the survival of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is threatened by climate change as well as the commercial trade in polar bear products, such as fur skins; further notes that the United States has submitted a proposal to list the polar bear on Appendix I of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES); further notes that the polar bear satisfies the biological and trade criteria for inclusion in Appendix I; further notes that this listing is essential to ensure that commercial trade does not compound the threats posed to this species by loss of habitat; and urgently calls on the Government to support the US proposal to transfer the polar bear to CITES Appendix I.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

682 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

David Amess

Mike Hancock

Norman Baker

Nick Palmer

Subjects

Nature conservation Wildlife

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk