CITES Secretariat
15 chemin des Anemones
Case Postale 456
CH-1219 Chatelaine
Geneva, Switzerland
(+4122) 9799139140

CITES is an international treaty that protects wildlife against overexploitation. The treaty monitors international trade to prevent it from threatening species with extinction.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
257 Park Ave. South
New York, NY 10010
(212) 505-2100

The EDF was founded in 1967 by volunteer conservationists on Long Island (New York) to promote a ban on the pesticide DDT. Today the EDF has more than 300,000 members and tackles a broad range of environmental issues.

National Audubon Society
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 979-3000

The society was founded in 1905 and named for the famous ornithologist and wildlife artist John James Audubon. Currently, it has over 550,000 members. Its mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition
1050 Thomas Jefferson...