Fiji, Nov. 6 -- Fiji has secured broad international support for its objection to a proposed commercial breeding operation in Canada involving two endangered iguana species native to Fiji, forcing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to defer a decision until next year.

The CITES Standing Committee, at its 81st meeting in Geneva from 02 to 6 November, did not accept Canada's proposed registration and agreed to reconsider the application at its 82nd meeting (SC82).

Canada also agreed to continue discussions with Fiji, while the Committee approved an investigation into imports of Fijian iguanas into India.

New Zealand, Brazil, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Kenya supported Fiji's objection, while four P...