He says the impact of international trade is negligible for the survival of the species.
Gallagher says competition is biological, hardwired into humans in order to ensure the survival of the species.
Negotiators are split on the plan, with those in favour saying it is crucial for the survival of the species.
The restrictions also mean that an exporting country now has an obligation to determine that the number of trees being cut down is not detrimental to the survival of the species.
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The site is critical for the survival of several species of endangered waterbirds, to which the key threat is large-scale egg and chick collection by villagers.
Reuben Neville, from the trust, said the fire could threaten the survival of several rare species.
Now their appetite for the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds such as the South Georgia pipit and pintail is threatening the survival of these endemic species.
His early work in South Africa and Namibia studying termite mounds, prodigious natural chimneys of earth out of all proportion in size to the small termites that build them, did not turn him into a Darwin skeptic, by any means, but it did prod him to realize how important the role of environment is to the survival and flourishing of a species.
"By protecting those animals that we are the most attracted to, we are also influencing and supporting the survival of other species, as well protecting entire landscapes, " she explained.
"We are hopeful that our breeding efforts will be successful this year, and we're encouraged by all the behaviors and hormonal data we've seen so far, " said Dave Wildt, head of the Center for Species Survival at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
While Bangladesh currently supports relatively large populations of Ganges river dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins, conservationists argue that it's crucial to address the threats they face now, while the potential for long-term survival of both species is still relatively high in comparison to other areas in Asia.
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"The report shows the problems of illegality persist in the trade of python skins and this can threaten species' survival, " he said.
And, I would add, to the survival of most other species.
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There is already so little old-growth forest left that it threatens the long-term survival of many plant and animal species, so continuing to log such forests is deeply irresponsible.
"We're members of a very big campaigning group called the species survival network and we do believe we have a very wide consensus among groups on this particular issue, " he said.
Its unique habitat includes hundreds of species that depend on the mussels for their survival.
Horse mussels reefs have been damaged or destroyed and no amount of fines can replace those or help the species that rely on them for survival.
These curious hominids lived about two million years ago in an era that scientists consider the crucible of human evolution, when four or more apelike hominid species struggled for survival in Africa.
For example, they could delete genes to determine how much of the genome is needed for survival, or see how much genome scrambling it takes to produce a new species.
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