Animal Trade in Amman Local Market, Jordan

The magnitude of animal trade in Amman city, Jordan, was evaluated during July to November 2009. Birds have constituted the majority of specimens in trade with the sum quantity of 16942 specimens, represented by 54 species among 19 families. In addition, reptiles were also encountered, with a total of three species belonging to three families. Mammals were the least represented group with four species belonging to three families and a total of only nine specimens in trade. Twenty-three species of the traded birds were included in CITES appendices, where 16 and 7 species are listed in appendix II and III, respectively. Only one species of reptiles is under CITES lists, while none of the traded mammals are included under any CITES category.