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Economic value of illegal wildlife trade entering the USA. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Understanding its economic value is a first step to establishing the magnitude of the problem.
Jia Hao Tow, William S Symes, Luis Roman Carrasco   +2 more
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Trends in illegal wildlife trade: Analyzing personal baggage seizure data in the Pacific Northwest. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
The illegal import of wildlife and wildlife products is a growing concern, and the U.S. is one of the world's leading countries in the consumption and transit of illegal wildlife and their derivatives. Yet, few U.S.
Rosemary T Hitchens, April M H Blakeslee
doaj   +2 more sources

Digital surveillance: a novel approach to monitoring the illegal wildlife trade. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
A dearth of information obscures the true scale of the global illegal trade in wildlife. Herein, we introduce an automated web crawling surveillance system developed to monitor reports on illegally traded wildlife. A resource for enforcement officials as
Amy L Sonricker Hansen, Annie Li, Damien Joly, Sumiko Mekaru, John S Brownstein   +4 more
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Cool cats and communities: Exploring the challenges and successes of community-based approaches to protecting felids from the illegal wildlife trade

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023
Implementing community-based approaches to countering illegal wildlife trade is important to not only improve the effectiveness of strategies to protect wildlife, but also to promote equity and justice. We conducted an international exploratory review of
Aalayna R. Green, Michelle Anagnostou, Nyeema C. Harris, Shorna B. Allred   +3 more
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Dataset of seized wildlife and their intended uses

Data in Brief, 2021
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) threatens conservation and biosecurity efforts. The Internet has greatly facilitated the trade of wildlife, and researchers have increasingly examined the Internet to uncover illegal trade. However, most efforts to locate
Oliver C. Stringham, Stephanie Moncayo, Eilish Thomas, Sarah Heinrich, Adam Toomes, Jacob Maher, Katherine G.W. Hill, Lewis Mitchell, Joshua V. Ross, Chris R. Shepherd, Phillip Cassey   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Joining the dots in an era of uncertainty – Reviewing Myanmar’s Illegal wildlife trade and looking to the future

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Myanmar spans important bioregions and acts as both a source and a conduit for wildmeat and illegal wildlife trade across Asia. Interplays between internal demand for wildmeat and external demands for wildlife products from neighbouring China and ...
J.F. McEvoy, G.M. Connette, Q. Huang, Paing Soe, Khin Htet Htet Pyone, Yan Lin Htun, Aung Naing Lin, Aung Lwin Thant, Wai Yan Htun, Kaung Htet Paing, Khine Khine Swe, Myint Aung, M. Songer, P. Leimgruber   +13 more
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Illegal wildlife trade in two special economic zones in Laos: Underground–open-sale fluctuations in the Golden Triangle borderlands

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022
The Laos borders with China, Myanmar, and Thailand have been identified as vulnerable hubs for illegal wildlife trade. In particular, some special economic zones (SEZs) in Laos are linked to illegal wildlife products, including tiger bones, rhino horn ...
Daan P. van Uhm, Mingxia Zhang
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A novel application of mark-recapture to examine behaviour associated with the online trade in elephant ivory [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
The illegal trade in elephant ivory is driving the unlawful killing of elephants such that populations are now suffering unsustainable reductions. The internet is increasingly being used as a platform to conduct illegal wildlife trade, including elephant
Lydia M. Yeo, Rachel S. McCrea, David L. Roberts   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sanction Avoidance and the Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Case Study of an Urban Wild Meat Supply Chain

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2021
The unprecedented global scale of illegal wildlife trade poses threats to humans and ecosystems. Policies calling for increased enforcement to control illicit trade are rooted in the idea that more enforcement will result in greater deterrence, but as ...
Meredith L. Gore, Lucie Escouflaire, Michelle Wieland   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tramelling The Illegal Wildlife Trading: A Comparative Legislative Analysis of China and India

SASI, 2021
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the major transnational crimes. Transnational Crime, by its very nature, is problematic as it surpasses national jurisdictions, as well as the parameters of information systems and law enforcement agencies.
Sandeep Kumar Mohanty, Soumya Prakash Patra   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source