7 January 2013
Swaziland Joins CMS
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In a statement, CMS welcomes the accession, noting its potential impact on conservation activities in the Southern African region.

Swaziland has also acceded to the Agreement on African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), bringing the membership of that Agreement to 69.

2 January 2012: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Secretariat has announced the accession of Swaziland, as the 118th Party to the Convention, on 1 January 2013.

In a statement, CMS welcomes the accession, noting its potential impact on conservation activities in the Southern African region. Swaziland has also acceded to the Agreement on African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), bringing the membership of that Agreement to 69.

Swaziland is a key point on the crossroad of main inland migratory routes: over 500 species of birds fly over or breed every year in Swaziland. In the Mbuluzi Game Reserve, 400 bird species can be found breeding and feeding. There are also as many as 107 species of mammals. Four species found in Swaziland are listed under CMS Appendix I and 59 under Appendix II: the Blue Swallow, the Greater Flamingo, the Cheetah and the African Elephant. [CMS Press Release]