THE WILD CANNINES OF EGYPT- CANIS LUPASTER

"SAVE ME"  

CANIS AUREUS LUPASTER -

A SUBSPECIES OF THE CANIS AUREUS LINNAEUS (GOLDEN JACKAL)


Often classified as Canis Lupus(Wolf) Lupaster but recent DNA tests classify it as a Jackal not a Wolf though many still call it a Wolf as its informal name is the Egyptian WOlf. 

It is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED with only approximately 40 left in the world, yet it is not listed as endangered and protected in CITES appendices 1 or 2.  This page was created by Marie A. Castelli in effort to research the endangerment of this particularly in hunting, and present proposal in 2012 to CITES egypt for proposal to update CITES appendices in 2013 Party Meeting.  Also India has it on appendice 3 for their monitoring but they could always remove it so this is to keep alert to its sightings, huntings, exports and other abuses and capture.  CITES Egypt assures me it is protected under Egyptian law from CAPTURE OR HUNT OR EXPORT. 

2011 JANUARY


***** NEW BREAKTHROUGH REPORT!!!***

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126171446.htm     NEW 2011 FEBRUARY NEW DNA FINDINGS CHANGE THIS TO BE LUPASTER IS NOT OF THE JACKAL BUT OF THE WOLFE SPECIES.. ITS AN AFRICAN WOLFE NEW SPECIES OF WOLF.. AND MORE ENDANGERED RARE THAN THOUGHT..



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Re: Fw: Re: REQUEST for addition to Appendices of CITES - endangered animal lists

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 5:29 AM

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Dear Marie,
   
Thank you very much for your e-mail and your efforts to protect the Egyptian Endangered species.
Here I wish to confirm that the importance of the LUPASTER is fully recognized. It is listed in the protected wild animals of Egypt. According to the Egyptian law it is prohibited to capture, hunt or export any of these protected animals including the Jackal/wolf.
   
At the present time, we are not fully aware about the real situation of the Jackal/wolf population because of lack of studies. Please, you are most welcomed to provide us with any scientific documents which support the conclusion of being Critical Endangered in order to support our recommendation to include it in CITES appendix.
Thanks again & best wishes

General Manager of Wildlife
     Dr. Ragy F. Toma

 

 

 

To those with interest in CITES procedure:

CITES and how to get Egypt Government to update Appendices and list export restrictions to certain animals/mammals.. These are the rules detailed after i enquired international CITES and local CITES... International CITES got back to me with these specifics.. online CITES says requests to update appendix have to be submit to secretariat 150 days prior to meeting.. but according to this reply it seems that when secretariat gets the request they just put the change thru and dont have authority or say in the matter ... so any requests to change listings have to ask our Egypt gov to make the change. 

So i guess Egypt should be greatful to India for its work in putting the Jackal on the list appendix 3.. because Egypt did not put their pharonic Jackal God animal on the list for protection of export.  Egypt need to get a little more proactive i think on reviewing the list and analyzing it and submitting any requests to update it.

Inshaallah... Thoughts for future activities...


Marie

--- On Tue, 1/4/11, Stephen NASH <Stephen.Nash@cites.org> wrote:


From: Stephen NASH <Stephen.Nash@cites.org>
Subject: Re: REQUEST for addition to Appendices of CITES - endangered animal lists
To: "Marie Antoinette Castelli" <marie_333@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 10:54 AM

Dear Ms. Castelli.

Thank you for your message concerning the Egyptian jackal (Canis aureus lupaster)). The species is already included in CITES Appendix III, under the listing of Canis aureus made by India (the reference to India in Appendix III refers to the country that requested the listing, and the listing of Canis aureus is not restricted to India).

If there are reasons to change the listing, for example to include the species in Appendix I or II, this would be done on the basis of a proposal put forward by a member State (Party). The Secretariat has no authority to submit such proposals, which must be presented by a government. Proposals are judged against the criteria for listing species in Appendix I and II, which can be found in Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP15), and only Parties decide whether to accept the proposals. The Secretariat does not have a deciding role in such matters.

Please note that the CITES criteria primarily focus on the impact of international trade, and the IUCN Red List is based on different criteria. There are many endangered or critically endangered species that are not listed in the CITES Appendices, because these are not in international trade (and therefore a CITES listing would have no purpose). Similarly, there are many species listed in the CITES Appendices that are not endangered, but their listing is to ensure that these species do not become endangered as a result of international trade.

I suggest that you contact your national CITES authority should you have information that would support a change in the Appendices. Contact addresses can be found on the CITES website. The next CITES meeting is expected in early 2013, which means proposals will have to be submitted by governments in 2012.

Sincerely,
Stephen Nash

Stephen V. Nash
Chief, Capacity-building Services
CITES Secretariat
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----- Forwarded by INFO-CITES/UNEP/GVA/UNO on 04/01/2011 15:07 -----

From:        Marie Antoinette Castelli <marie_333@yahoo.com>
To:        toma.lfegy@yahoo.com, toma.lfegy@hotmail.com, info@cites.org
Cc:        marie_333@yahoo.com
Date:        01/01/2011 19:48
Subject:        Re: Fw: Re: REQUEST for addition to Appendices of CITES - endangered animal lists





CITES - Secretariat and local Cites representatives,

In addition to my below prior messages requesting proper procedure to request of secretariat input for next party meeting to update the appendices and include Egypt endangered animals that need protection regulation which are not currently mentioned in appendices, I have been studying the wildlife lists in Egypt and was also concerned with one in particular animal not listed that should definately be listed.. the LUPASTER.  

The Lupaster is CRITICAL ENDANGERED CR - it is the Egyptian Wolf (or controversially called a Jackal).  I think the problem is that LUPASTER is a subscpecies of a subspecies.. some people label it under the golden jackal (canis liaureus linnaeus) which is not redlisted or endangered.. also they list it both under wolf and under jacckal.. (canis aureus lupaster and canis lupus lupaster... )   Currently the only Jackal i see listed in appendices of CITES is canis aureus (LC- india only mentioned) and canis lupus (appendix 2-not critical regulation protection)... not any subspecies are mentioned specifically, which i think subspecies NEED to be listed and regulated since not all subspecies are the same - this LUPASTER is CR.  
It should list Canis Aureus Lupaster and Canis Lupus Lupaster both as appendix 1- Critical Endangered so no matter which name they paste on the same subspecies it will be regulated as it should be to protect Egyptian Wolves/Jackals.  

(also extinct animals should be listed as endangered also, in the case that one shows up to still exist which did happen in the past,  it should then be regulated as endangered)

Am currently examining other animals and extinction and endangered status on redlists and elsewhere... to see if any other additions /changes need to be considered for the next party meeting..

Please consider the LUPASTER additions above.. afterall, the Egyptian Jackal is an egyptian trademark.. pharonic.. was a pharonic God and it would be a shame to lose this endangered species that only exists in Egypt.  

I therefore ask it to be regulated in its export.  Animal Welfare groups can then also try to stop its capture and hunting inside Egypt, to further protect it from extinction.  

Thank you for your consideration,


Marie