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The illegal exploitation of the Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) and Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) in Indonesia [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2021 Indonesia is home to the Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) and the Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi), both of which are threatened by habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict issues and the illegal wildlife trade. Leopards and clouded leopards are
Lalita Gomez, Chris R. Shepherd
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Illegal Wildlife Trade: Scale, Processes, and Governance [PDF]
Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2019 Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue, largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked species. In this review, we explore the scale of IWT, associated threats to biodiversity, and appropriate responses to these threats.
‘T Sas-Rolfes, M +4 more
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Motivations and sensitivities surrounding the illegal trade of sea turtles in Costa Rica
Ecology and Society, 2023 Illegal wildlife trade can threaten biodiversity and economic development. Criminal enterprises may add wildlife products to their list of illicit goods by using established trade routes, networks, and individuals.
Helen Pheasey +3 more
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Impacts of wildlife trade and sustainable development in Vietnam [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Viet Nam harbors a high level of biological diversity in the world. However, Viet Nam is also known as one of the countries having a high demand of biological resource use in Asia.
Nguyen Duc Hanh, Dinh Thi Mai
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POACHING AND ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
Illegal wildlife trading (IWT) is one of the world’s most serious organised crimes, endangering biodiversity and environmental stability. This chapter delves into the black market for exotic species, demonstrating how international drives poaching, which has a negative impact on engendered animals and plants.
Patel, Priya +2 more
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An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Throughout the range of bears in Asia, a combination of threats - loss of suitable habitat, increasing human conflict, illegal wildlife trade - are pushing bear populations towards extinction.
Lalita Gomez +3 more
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An overview of illegal parrot trade in Maluku and North Maluku Provinces
Forest and Society, 2020 Maluku is widely considered as a global avifauna hotspot. However, illegal parrot trades threatens numerous species to extinction. To date, there is no study on the extent of illegal trade in Maluku, which as a result, hampers efforts at targeting ...
Ayu Diyah Setiyani, Mukhtar Amin Ahmadi
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Wildlife Trafficking between the European Union and Mexico
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2019 Illegal wildlife trade or wildlife trafficking is a global threat to all kinds of species, not just charismatic megafauna or wildlife in Africa and Asia.
Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Tanya Wyatt
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Illegal Trade in Exotic Animals and Its Impacts in Slovenia—A Case Study
Animals, 2023 Currently, the illegal wildlife trade is one of the most profitable illegal enterprises in the world. The aim of our study was to determine the situation with respect to wildlife trade in Slovenia, which is mainly a transit country, before changes to the
Miha Dvojmoč, Valentina Kubale
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Nature Conservation, 2018 Biodiversity conservation is contingent upon managing human behaviour and, at times, changing behaviour. This is particularly relevant to the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, both flora and fauna. Driven by dynamics of consumer demand and
Kenneth E. Wallen, Elizabeth Daut
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