JOLANTA RIMŠAITĖ

Nature Research CentreInstitute of Ecology

Akademijos 2LT-08412 Vilnius, LithuaniaEl. p. jolanta@ekoi.lt www.gamtostyrimai.lt

CITES species expertise carried out in Nature Research Centre

Nature Research Centre (NRC)- Cites Scientific Authorities in Lithuania.

Scientists of Institute of Ecology and Institute of Botany NRC deals with Convention related issues – identification of Cites species, consulting to the effect of trade on the status of the CITES species.

The mostly detained goods with suspected CITES specimens in

customs: *“snake vine”

*Stone corals

*Mollusca

“Snake vine” with  checkered keelback Xenochrophis piscator (2007 year -37 units) ir scorpions (25

units) Heterometrus sp. , also Ahaetulla nasuta (Colubridae), Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elaphe

rufodorsata=Oocatochus rufodorsatus, Hippocampus spp, Gekko gecko

Stone corals (SCLERACTINIA spp. )

2008 year:

* 20 expertise

2012 – 2011 year:

* 11 expertise to custom (skin, leather goods, corals )

2013 year:

* 3 expertise (“snake vine” (with Bungarus sp., scorpions), corals.

2014 year:

* 5 expertise to custom

* (15 units of “snake vine” mostly with Xenochrophis piscator, 32 units of shells, )

Shells of Mollusca Tridacna

Strombus gigas

Stone corals and its parts

Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals

Cites information desks and expositions in Kaunas T. Ivanauskas Museum of

zoology