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 +2 more
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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 +2 more
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Towards informed and multi-faceted wildlife trade interventions [PDF]
, 2015 International trade in wildlife is a key threat to biodiversity conservation. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, seeks to ensure international wildlife trade is sustainable, relying on trade bans ...
Daniel W.S. Challender +8 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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Opinions of the public, conservationists and magistrates on sentencing wildlife trade crimes in the UK. [PDF]
, 2012 The illegal trade in wild harvested plants and animals is a significant threat to populations and species worldwide. There is concern that in many countries sanctions for wildlife trade crimes are insufficient to act as a deterrent, and do not reflect ...
St. John, Freya A.V. +2 more
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Automatic detection of potentially illegal online sales of elephant ivory via data mining [PDF]
, 2015 In this work, we developed an automated system to detect potentially illegal elephant ivory items for sale on eBay. Two law enforcement experts, with specific knowledge of elephant ivory identification, manually classified items on sale in the Antiques ...
Hernandez-Castro, Julio C. +3 more
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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 +1 more
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People and NatureThe illegal wildlife trade represents a significant threat to biodiversity. Limited research has examined the illegal trade in succulents, plants characterized by their ability to store water in their leaves, stems or roots.
Léanne Vincendon +2 more
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Factors influencing the illegal harvest of wildlife by trapping and snaring among the Katu ethnic group in Vietnam [PDF]
, 2013 The harvest of wildlife through hunting, trapping and snaring is illegal in Vietnam but remains widespread and is understood to be the major threat to many species.
MacMillan, Douglas C.
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