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A framework for the ethical use of animal‐borne devices in post‐release monitoring following rehabilitation

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Rehabilitation and release contribute to conservation efforts for threatened species. Ensuring that these efforts are effective requires a good understanding of the factors which determine survival and integration of released animals into wild populations.
Jessica Harvey‐Carroll, Daire Carroll, Cara-Marie Trivella, Ellen Connelly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contesting moralities: the politics of wildlife trade in Laos

Journal of Political Ecology, 2008
This article examines the intricacy within stylized debates that surround conservation and the regulation of wildlife trade in Southeast Asia. Illegal and unregulated trade in wildlife has been characterized by conservation groups as a great risk for ...
Sarinda Singh
doaj   +1 more source

In the post-COVID-19 era, is the illegal wildlife trade the most serious form of trafficking? [PDF]

Crime Sci, 2021
Doody JS, Reid JA, Bilali K, Diaz J, Mattheus N.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Water depth and human disturbance drive occupancy of endangered softshell turtles (Nilssonia spp.) in eastern Nepal

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Freshwater turtles play vital roles in maintaining the health of aquatic ecosystems by supporting ecological balance, nutrient cycling and regulating prey populations. Unfortunately, they are among the most threatened species worldwide. Habitat fragmentation, illegal trade, overharvesting for meat, and use in ethnomedicinal practices have severely ...
Asmit Subba, Kamala Limbu, Pooja Lama, Nishan Limbu, Dikshya Rai, Sony Lama, Laxman Khanal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

, 2011
Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today’s society, particularly in tropical ecosystems. In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, south-eastern
Gandiwa, E.
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How to stay wild in a highly domesticated landscape? Spatiotemporal behaviour of wolves in Germany

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wild animals can adapt to the increasing presence of humans by either becoming accustomed to it or by avoiding humans by spatiotemporal separation. The return of the wolf to the German lowlands raised the opportunity to study wolf behaviour in one of the most densely populated and fragmented countries in Europe, in an area where topography offers no ...
Ilka Reinhardt, Ugo Arbieu, Philipp Mendgen, Barbara Zimmermann, Anne Berger, Gesa Kluth, Thomas Mueller   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current status and trends of illegal trade in hawksbill turtle products in Hainan Island, China

Frontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionIllegal wildlife trade is among the most profitable illegal businesses worldwide. The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, has long been a prominent target of illegal ...
Xinyu Ji, Xinyu Ji, Zhao Wang, Ting Zhang, Ting Zhang, Dehui Chen, Wenxiang Yang, Meimei Li, Meimei Li, Haitao Shi, Haitao Shi, Liu Lin, Liu Lin   +12 more
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Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses Circulating in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) Confiscated From the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Viet Nam. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2022
Nga NTT, Latinne A, Thuy HB, Long NV, Ngoc PTB, Anh NTL, Thai NV, Phuong TQ, Thai HV, Hai LK, Long PT, Phuong NT, Hung VV, Quang LTV, Lan NT, Hoa NT, Johnson CK, Mazet JAK, Roberton SI, Walzer C, Olson SH, Fine AE.   +21 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enhancing hotspot mapping of illegal wild meat trade in Kenya through market surveys and confiscated meat analyses

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Illegal trade of wild meat pose a severe threat to the survival of wildlife populations. The decline in the number of some species has been directly linked to these illegal activities. Poachers and traders of illegal wild meat products often mask them as livestock meat to sell to consumers who may or may not be complicit.
Moses Y. Otiende, Winfridah Onyari, Adams K. Kipchumba, Joel W. Ochieng, Julian Fennessy, Antoinette A. Miyunga, Linus Kariuki, Arthur B. Muneza   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracking illegal wildlife trade in Papua, Indonesia: An initial investigation

Global Ecology and Conservation
Wildlife trade is one of the main threats to wildlife, and it is considered one of the biggest challenges in wildlife conservation. Papua, the eastern part of Indonesia, is home to various wildlife where most of which are considered endemic. However, the
Richard Gatot N. Triantoro, Agus Purwoko, Freddy Jontara Hutapea   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source