UN body grants international protection to 40 new migratory species
With the snowy owl — famously associated with the Harry Potter saga — now under new international safeguards, the United Nations has expanded protection for 40 additional migratory species in a move conservationists hope will slow mounting wildlife losses.
The decision was finalized at the close of the COP15 summit on migratory species in Campo Verde, Brazil, where delegates from 132 countries and the European Union gathered for talks.
The conference ranks among the most significant global forums devoted to wildlife…