Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton +4 more
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The Economics of Agricultural and Wildlife Smuggling
The United States bans imports of certain agricultural and wildlife goods that can carry pathogens or diseases or whose harvest can threaten wildlife stocks or endanger species.
Ferrier, Peyton Michael
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Transnational Organized Crime and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Global Ties and Global Crime
, 2014 World biodiversity is faced with many different threats in today\u27s globalized world. One such threat is the emergence of transnational organized crime in the illegal wildlife trade.
Long, Zachariah Edward
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Emerging applications of large language models in ecology and conservation science
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Large language models (LLMs) mark a major development in artificial intelligence, with potentially transformative implications for ecology and conservation science. Built on advanced deep‐learning architectures, these models can support a wide range of tasks. We reviewed emerging applications of LLMs, drawing on the wider scientific literature
Christos Mammides +5 more
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Where the wild things are...stored? The management and return of seized wildlife
Frontiers in Conservation ScienceAs more and more wildlife is seized across the globe due to the unlawful possession, handling and trading of protected wildlife species, the wildlife which needs to be managed by enforcement agencies keeps expanding.
Anna Saito
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Illegal wildlife trade in local markets of Feuang and Mad districts of Vientiane Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic. [PDF]
J Asia Pac Biodivers, 2020 Banjade M, Adhikari P, Oh HS.
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Darknet Usage in the Illegal Wildlife Trade
, 2019 The darknet is a network of websites that can be accessed only via special software that hides the details of the user’s connection, and also allows websites to be hosted without revealing their location or operator. Today, large-scale darknet marketplaces exist for illegal drugs, firearms, hacking tools, stolen identity documents, and a wide variety ...
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Behavioral interventions to reduce demand for threatened freshwater turtles as pets
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Growing demand for freshwater turtles as pets has fueled illegal trade and accelerated wild population declines, underscoring the need for theory‐based demand‐reduction interventions. We conducted a three‐part randomized controlled trial with active turtle keepers (n = 1800) in China to test conservation‐ and legality‐framed messages by ...
Wuji Zheng +9 more
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Elephants and the Ivory Trade Ban: Summary of Research Results [PDF]
economics of elephant conservation, economics of ivory trade,trade ...
G. Cornelis van Kooten
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Exploring legal‐ and health‐risk messaging to reduce demand for elephant skin
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are poached for an illegal trade in their skins, which are used in traditional medicine in Africa and Asia. We explored whether messages about the legal and health risks of using elephant skin for medicinal purposes (stomach illness) could reduce such consumption.
Beilu Duan +10 more
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