Identification
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Guide to the identification of precious and semi-precious corals in commercial trade (PDF, 6.5 MB) by Ernest W T Cooper, Susan J Torntore, Angela S M Leung, Tanya Shadbolt and Carolyn Dawe. ISBN 978-0-9693730-3-2. TRAFFIC North America and WWF-Canada. Vancouver. This identification guide is aimed at enforcement officers (e.g. Wildlife Inspectors, Customs Inspectors, etc.) who are responsible for implementing regulations on the international trade in precious corals—primarily, but not exclusively CITES. In addition, the guide will be valuable to fisheries managers and scientists who are involved with conservation of coral resources.
Identification sheets for wildlife traded in South-East Asia. Second edition (PDF, 10 MB). 98pp. (April 2013) TRAFFIC
Identification sheets for wildlife species traded in South-East Asia (PDF, 4.7 MB). 82pp. (2009) TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
A pictorial guide for identification of some wild animals protected by Vietnamese laws and CITES (PDF, 3.2 MB) 124pp. (2009) TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Greater Mekong Programme.
Tortoises and freshwater turtles of India (Poster) (PDF, 1.42 MB) (2008) Published by TRAFFIC India
CITES Identification Guide – Tropical Woods (Chinese edition, PDF, 3.9 MB) Yvan Lafleur, TRAFFIC East Asia -Taipei. (2005). 43pp (Chinese edition) Project by: Environment Canada, TRAFFIC East Asia.
CITES Identification Guide – Butterflies (Chinese edition, PDF, 11 MB) (2002). ISBN 957-01-2505-5. Project by: Environment Canada, TRAFFIC East Asia - Taipei.
CITES Listed Medicinal Plants of India: An Identification Manual (Scanned PDF, 5 MB) by Ritwick Dutta, Pushp Jain. (October 2000). 85pp. Published by: TRAFFIC India and WWF-India.
CITES Identification Guide – Turtles & Tortoises (Chinese edition, PDF, 9.3 MB) (Edited by: Tien-His Chen, Vincent Y. Chen) Guide to the Identification of Turtles and Tortoises Species Controlled under CITES. (1999). 64pp plus indexes. In collaboration with: CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, TRAFFIC North America, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada.
CITES Identification Guide – Crocodilians (Chinese edition, PDF, 6.7 MB) Translated by: Joyce Chou, Vincent Y. Chen. (June 1998) (Japanese edition, PDF, 5.3 MB)
CITES Identification Guide – Birds (Chinese edition, PDF, 13.5 MB) Translated by: Vincent Y. Chen. (First edition: June 1996. Second edition: October 1997).
Identification Manual for Indian Wildlife - Species and Derivatives in Trade (1996). (Scanned PDF, 3 MB) by Iqbal Malik and Vivek Menao. 81pp.
Is It Really from a Bear? A Simple Method for Identifying Bear Gall Bladder (1995). 12pp. (Manual and video) Report published in collaboration with the World Society for the Protection of Animals' Libearty Campaign.
Identification Guide for Ivory and Ivory Substitutes (Scanned PDF, 1.4 MB) Edgard O. Espinoza, Mary-Jacque Mann. (1992). 35pp. (Second edition).
