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Illegal Wildlife Trade in the Mekong

2022
Abstract This chapter examines the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in the Mekong, with particular attention to how political economic factors and legal structures shape actors’ interests and incentives. The current literature on wildlife trafficking mainly attributes wildlife protection failures to weak enforcement. However, this literature
Nillasithanukroh, Songkhun   +3 more
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The Illegal Wildlife Trade

2016
AbstractThe illegal wildlife trade is a growing problem driven by a number of factors (e.g. subsistence, alternative medicine, accessories, the pet trade). High demand for illicit wildlife products is threatening the existence of many of the most-endangered species.
Stephen F. Pires, William D. Moreto
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Infectious Diseases and the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008
We provide a compilation of pathogens directly associated with illegally traded wildlife. We find that these pathogens span the gamut of taxonomic origins, affect most vertebrate taxa, and can have negative consequences for human and animal health and the global economy.
Andrés, Gómez, A Alonso, Aguirre
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Illegal wildlife trade: Look to the elephants

Science, 2016
The expansion of global illegal trafficking and its cooption by sophisticated criminal syndicates have accelerated the overharvesting of species ([ 1 ][1]). Although we lack understanding of the illegal trade of most species, we have gained insight into elephant ivory trafficking through a ...
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The Illegal Wildlife Trade

2019
This chapter contextualizes the development of green criminology and the study of environmental crime. In specific, it examines the stages of the illegal wildlife trade: (1) poaching, (2) smuggling, (3) processing, and (4) online distribution.
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The Transnational Illegal Wildlife Trade

Criminal Justice Studies, 2004
Transnational crime — the illicit procurement, transportation and distribution of commodities across international borders — is an area of increasing interest for criminologists. Most of the current research focuses on drug trafficking, human smuggling and money laundering.
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A Survey on Identification of Illegal Wildlife Trade

2021
From the last two decades, there was a huge climb in the web where there are various changes in the criminal activities, through which various opportunities have risen and one of them is wildlife trafficking. Wildlife trafficking is increasing rapidly across the world and becoming a threat to various survival of species as well as to the security of ...
Sravani Nalluri   +4 more
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China and the Illegal Wildlife Trade

2019
This chapter provides an overview of China’s position within the global illegal wildlife trade from two perspectives: (1) China’s geographical location and its relationship with the illegal wildlife trade; (2) the responses from the Chinese government to tackle the trade.
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Souvenirs, Shells, and the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Journal of Ethnobiology, 2019
Shells are often seen as portable souvenirs, and both domestic and international tourists bring shells home. While part of this activity concerns individual tourists collecting a small number of shells on the beach, another part concerns large-scale commercial trade.
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