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JOLANTA RIMŠAITĖ Nature Research Centre Institute of Ecology Akademijos 2

CITES species expertise carried out in Nature Research Centre. JOLANTA RIMŠAITĖ Nature Research Centre Institute of Ecology Akademijos 2 LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania El. p. jolanta@ekoi.lt www.gamtostyrimai.lt. Nature Research Centre (NRC)- Cites Scientific Authorities in Lithuania.

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JOLANTA RIMŠAITĖ Nature Research Centre Institute of Ecology Akademijos 2

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  1. CITES species expertise carried out in Nature Research Centre JOLANTA RIMŠAITĖ Nature Research Centre Institute of Ecology Akademijos 2 LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania El. p. jolanta@ekoi.lt www.gamtostyrimai.lt

  2. Nature Research Centre (NRC)- Cites Scientific Authorities in Lithuania. Scientists of Institute of Ecology and Institute of Botany NRC deals with Convention related issues – identification of Cites species, consulting to the effect of trade on the status of the CITES species.

  3. The mostly detained goods with suspected CITES specimens in customs: • “snake vine” • Stone corals • Mollusca

  4. “Snake vine” with checkered keelbackXenochrophis piscator (2007 year -37 units) ir scorpions (25 units) Heterometrus sp. , also Ahaetulla nasuta (Colubridae), Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elaphe rufodorsata=Oocatochus rufodorsatus, Hippocampus spp, Gekkogecko Stone corals (SCLERACTINIA spp.) Mostcommonresults of expertise in NRC

  5. year: • 20 expertise 2012 – 2011 year: • 11 expertise to custom (skin, leather goods, corals ) 2013 year: • 3 expertise (“snake vine” (with Bungarus sp., scorpions), corals. 2014 year: • 5 expertise to custom • (15 units of “snake vine” mostly with Xenochrophispiscator, 32 units of shells, )

  6. Xenochrophispiscator (India) in “snake vine”

  7. “Snake vine” with cobra

  8. Shells of Mollusca Tridacna

  9. Strombus gigas

  10. Trophies

  11. Trophies

  12. Trophies some time was infested by pests (In this case moths cocoons)

  13. Leather goods, skins

  14. Skins

  15. Stone corals and its parts

  16. Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals

  17. Cites information desks and expositions in Kaunas T. IvanauskasMuseum of zoology

  18. Thank you

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