CITES Adds Two New Species to Appendix III Listings

The Fish and Wildlife Service is now requiring two new species to have Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species documentation when being imported into or exported from the U.S., it announced in two public bulletins Feb. 21. The small Reunion swallowtail (Papilio phorbanta) will require CITES documentation starting May 21, and the Palestine viper (Daboia palaestinae), starting May 4, FWS said. Both species were added to the CITES Appendix III species list.