The CITES listing doesn't necessarily equal protection in practical terms.

We're pleased about the patent and the protection it provides us. We're evaluating all the alternatives.

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.

The tragic effects of terrorism have forced the new-construction industry to re-evaluate traditional methods of fire protection in commercial infrastructures,

By and large people had no idea that the trade this largely affected as many species and poses such a great extinction threat.

The trade has taken off so quickly that it has been difficult for people to take notice and take action. It's quite amazing. You go into the markets in China and you find very few native species, because most of the native species have already been fully exploited.