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Illegal wildlife trade in the Himalayan region of China

, 2000
The Himalayan region of China, with its rich biodiversity, used to be important for hunting and collecting of medicinal plants. In the past decades, conservation attitudes and legislation for wildlife conservation have developed rapidly in China ...
Wang, S., Li, Y., Li, X., Gao, Z., Niemelä, J.   +4 more
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An effective model for community‐based conservation around authorized fishing settlements inside a devolved Wildlife Management Area in southern Tanzania

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This study examines the relationship between community‐defined land use plans and de facto land use practices, and the influence of the latter on the relative abundance and distribution of large wild mammals across the Ifakara‐Lupiro‐Mangula (ILUMA) WMA, which acts as a key buffer zone between Nyerere National Park (NNP) to the east and adjacent ...
Lily M. Duggan, Lucia J. Tarimo, Katrina A. Walsh, Deogratius R. Kavishe, Ramiro D. Crego, Manase Elisa, Felister Mombo, Fidelma Butler, Gerry F. Killeen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation effectiveness of seven biosphere reserves in the Western Amazon

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
As deforestation continues to threaten the Amazon, assessing the effectiveness of area‐based conservation strategies is critical for achieving global biodiversity targets. Using matching methods, we evaluated deforestation avoidance in seven biosphere reserves in the Western Amazon and found that most have reduced forest loss, particularly in buffer ...
Amaia Gonzaga Roa, Mar Cabeza, Eduardo S. Brondizio, Ana Catarina Luz, Jukka Sirén, Paulo Eduardo Massoca, Álvaro Fernández‐Llamazares   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steep declines of colonial wading birds in northeastern North America's largest breeding population

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This study analyzed 22 years of complete nest census data for colonial wading birds in New York–New Jersey Harbor, the largest breeding population in the northeastern United States. Over this period, the total wading bird population decreased by 27%, a rate exceeding average long‐term declines across North American birds.
Dustin Partridge, Shannon R. Curley, Tod Winston, José R. Ramírez‐Garofalo, Michael C. Allen, Emilio Tobón, Paul Kerlinger, Elizabeth Craig, Susan B. Elbin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic conservation prioritization through creating and updating the regional species of greatest conservation need list in the northeastern United States

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Biodiversity is declining globally, underscoring the need for conservation strategies informed by regional expertise. In the northeastern United States, 14 state wildlife agencies and taxonomic experts developed the Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN) list, revealing that global and national datasets captured only ~55% of regionally ...
Melissa D. Starking, Tracy Monegan Rice, Karen Terwilliger, Donovan Drummey, Mack Frantz, Catherine D. Haffner, Brian Hess, Lisa Holst, Michael Marchand, Kevin R. Burgio   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Crime, Dirty Money and the State: Southeast Asia's Illicit Political Economy and the Rise of Cybercrime

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decade, cyber scamming has expanded rapidly across Southeast Asia. These operations cluster in compounds within business parks, casinos, industrial zones and other real estate developments. Although organized crime is often assumed to thrive where states are weak, this article offers a politically grounded explanation for why ...
Neil Loughlin
wiley   +1 more source

Seized wildlife property evidence

, 2018
inventory; wildlife; products; illegal; wildlife trade ...
Hollingsworth, John and Karen, USFWS
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Passive transponder implantation in Theraphosidae: A tool for traceability and conservation

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
PIT TAG microchip implantation was successfully performed in multiple tarantula species, showing high tolerance, rapid recovery from anaesthesia and no mortality associated with the procedure. Microchips remained stable and detectable after successive ecdysis events, with no negative effects on feeding behaviour, development, courtship, mating success ...
Marcelo Lago, Marcelo Stéfano Bellini Lucas, Helton Bremer, Isaac Bremer Pinto, Marcelo Cupello, Vinicius Rodriges Ferreira, Aline Kohn Carneiro, Leonardo Maciel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish welfare in a changing world: New developments and current challenges

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The welfare of non‐human animals is central to ethical discussions on animal use, with increasing attention to fish welfare across research, aquaria, aquaculture, and fisheries. This paper reviews current theoretical approaches to animal welfare and recent advances in defining and assessing fish welfare since the seminal paper by Huntingford ...
Sonia Rey Planellas, João L. Saraiva, Eliane Gonçalves‐de‐Freitas, Pablo Arechavala‐Lopez, Bernice Bovenkerk, Michael Breen, Steven J. Cooke, Martin Føre, Lene Northwood, Lars Helge Stien, Sunil Kadri, Chris Noble, Jonatan Nilsson, Fernando Rodriguez, Cosme Salas, Peter Sandøe, Hans van de Vis   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospects of multipurpose biomonitoring for fisheries assessment based on environmental nucleic acids

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Methods using environmental nucleic acids have become highly effective for monitoring aquatic biodiversity, with an array of suitable use cases, including metrics for fisheries assessment. Traditional methods for assessing fish populations often rely on invasive techniques with limited spatial and temporal coverage.
Ana Ramón‐Laca, Krista M. Nichols, Kim M. Parsons, Ramón Gallego, David R. Vieites, Ignacio Doadrio, Ana Riesgo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source