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A Russian citizen has illegally obtained a Siberian tiger and is trying to sell the tiger’s fur in the United States. What treaty does this violate?

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The treaty that the Russian citizen violated is CITES or Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. The treaty was drafted from 1973 in order to protect the over - exploitation of wildlives. This also prevents the international trading of the endangered species. 
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