00:00 The International Convention on the Trade of Wild Fauna and Flowers, Endangered Species.
00:07 A few words about the CITES, which is the International Convention on the Trade of Wild Fauna and Flowers, Endangered Species.
00:16 It was signed in 1973 by France and brought together around 180 countries.
00:23 As part of this instruction, I was brought to deliver documents on species of birds, turtles,
00:34 Moroccan wildlife, cosmetics. I also have a large number of documents.
00:39 Last year, we delivered around 20,000 permits.
00:44 It was in this context that the Zoo of Beauval submitted a request for export to allow the departure
00:51 of the first panda baby, which was born in 2017, to go back to China.
00:57 This baby and its sisters belong to the Chinese government, as well as the parents.
01:04 So they have to go back to China.
01:07 This is how I delivered the export permit, in connection with the National Bureau of CITES,
01:13 which was in contact with the Chinese authorities to allow the departure of Wanmeng to be carried out
01:21 in the best possible conditions.
01:23 This export permit allowed the delivery of the import permit by the Chinese CITES authorities,
01:29 which will allow Wanmeng to reach the park where its parents are from.
01:39 Our relations with Adriaël Centre are excellent, especially with the CITES authorities.
01:44 The organ that delivers within Adriaël is permitted by CITES for the export of our animals
01:52 to other zoos.
01:54 All of our animals are born in zoos, in the Zoo of Beauval or in other European zoos.
02:00 It is necessary and obligatory to ask for permission from CITES, of course, when these animals are born,
02:08 so that they can then be exchanged in the framework of breeding programs
02:14 throughout all zoos, following the recommendations of international breeding programs
02:20 for the conservation of species.
02:22 In 2022, Adriaël Centre will have to manage 140 files in connection with the animal population services
02:30 of the Zoo of Beauval.
02:32 This is a considerable job.
02:34 The giant panda is an excellent example.
02:36 These are solitary animals.
02:38 At the age of two, babies and young people must leave their parents, their mothers,
02:44 to join the Center for Breeding and Research of Chengdu in China,
02:48 so that they can reproduce with other pandas that have no link to their parents.
02:55 What matters most to us is the conservation of species, but also genetic diversity.
03:01 We thank Adriaël Centre for their cooperation in all confidence and transparency
03:08 in order to be sure to fight against any form of animal trafficking, which is our main concern.
03:16 [silence]
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