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Ernest “Ernie” Cooper (born 1956) was the first Wildlife Inspector in Canada. Currently he is the Director, TRAFFIC & Wildlife Trade for the conservation organization WWF-Canada (World Wildlife Fund Canada) and the Canadian National Representative of TRAFFIC, the global wildlife trade monitoring network.〔(Victoria native is an expert in fighting illegal trade of endangered species (Times Colonist, 2004) )〕〔(Conservation measures needed to save tuna: experts ) (''Vancouver Sun'', 2008)〕〔(Cdn. Rep, TRAFFIC North America: Ernie Cooper (WWF-Canada Website) )〕〔(Endangered Species ) (''The Current'', CBC radio, 2004)〕 Cooper’s full name is Ernest Walter Thomas Cooper. He was born and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (Marine Biology Program) from the University of Victoria.〔〔 In 1988, while working for the Vancouver Aquarium, Cooper was offered a contract to identify wildlife products seized by Canada Customs for the enforcement of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).〔 In 1992, he became a Federal Game Officer for Environment Canada and Canada's first wildlife inspector. Cooper was stationed in Vancouver, British Columbia and was primarily responsible for the enforcement of CITES. In Canada, CITES is enforced via the Wild Animal and Plant Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA).〔〔(A Passion for Wildlife (James Alexander Burnett, 2003) )〕 During his career (as a contractor and Wildlife Inspector) Cooper conducted inspections of more than 4,000 shipments of wildlife and wildlife products; identified more than 250,000 CITES listed specimens for the enforcement of CITES; and provided training to more than 800 officers from Canada, USA and Mexico on topics including CITES, international wildlife trade and the identification of wildlife products. Cooper has published numerous articles and reports and has been quoted extensively in the media.〔 Since joining WWF and TRAFFIC in July, 2001, Cooper has continued to monitor wildlife trade and its impact on Canadian and international conservation—working to ensure that wildlife trade is sustainable and legal. He provides advice on wildlife trade issues, works with Canadian authorities, and assists the TRAFFIC network’s global conservation efforts.〔〔 Cooper is a Canadian authority on wildlife trade, CITES, the identification of wildlife products, and enforcement of WAPPRIITA. He has been actively involved in the conservation of many speies species including tigers, seahorses, sharks, tuna and red and pink corals (Corallium).〔〔〔〔〔(Pink or red?—experts debate corals’ future (TRAFFIC website, 2009) )〕〔(Canada & Trade Convention Failing Sharks (WWF/TRAFFIC press release, 2007) )〕〔(Didn't Canada only use to have a few species? (HerPET-POURRI, 1995) )〕 Recent significant publications by Cooper include the following: *(''CITES, Eh? A Review of Canada’s Implementation of CITES Under WAPPRIITA'' (PDF) ), 2004. *(''A Guide to the Identification of Seahorses'' (PDF) ), 2004. *(''Enforcement of a CITES Listing in The proceedings of the International Workshop on CITES Implementation for Seahorse Conservation and Trade'' (PDF) ), 2004 *(''An Analysis of the CITES-Reported Illegal Trade in Lynx species and Fur Industry Perceptions in North America and Europe'' ), 2007. == Sources == *A deadly obsession (Globe and Mail, 2001) *Seahorses to be protected from international trade (WWF-US, 2004) *BIODIVERSITY: The Insatiable in Pursuit of the Inedible (IPS, 2006) *Importer fined for tiger parts (Richmond News, 2009) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernest Cooper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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