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Sat 11 Nov 2002HorizonsSaving species: Hundreds of delegates from all over the world - including Ireland - will meet in Santiago, Chile, tomorrow for the 12-day Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conference.These annual CITES conferences are important for the protection of wildlife as they put in place worldwide species trade controls.