Editing Morepork (section)

==Conservation status==
A widespread and generally common species, morepork is listed as being a [[least concern|species of least concern]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]], on account of its large range and stable population, with no evidence of any significant decline.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> Like most species of owl, the morepork is protected under Appendix II of the [[CITES|Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]] (CITES) meaning the international import and export of the species (including parts and derivatives) is regulated.<ref name=CITES>{{cite web|url=http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml|title=Appendices I, II and III|date=22 May 2009|publisher=[[CITES]]|access-date=18 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317013927/http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=17 March 2010}}</ref>