Control of International Trade in Endangered Species also known as COTES is an organisation (1996) which complies with

CITES CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of interna ...

. COTES is used in the United Kingdom to convict wildlife crimes involving protected and endangered species.

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