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Online illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia: strengthening the regulatory framework and law enforcement

Oryx
E-commerce applications have significantly changed how people transact with each other. This includes digital advances that drive illegal wildlife trade.
Krismanko Padang, Nuruliawati, Zahrah Afifah, Muhammad Irfan Andriansyah, Andina Auria Dwi Putri, Nur Hafizoh, Irma Hermawati, Ade Indah Muktamarianti, Syaras Yulianti, Niken Wuri Handayani, Sofi Mardiah   +10 more
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The role of social media groups on illegal wildlife trade in four Mexican states: A year-long assessment

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Illegal wildlife trade consists of harvesting wildlife products and undertaking its trade contrary to national and international laws. It has become one of the main threats to wildlife, along with habitat loss and the introduction of exotic species.
Roxana Iveth Salas-Picazo, O. Eric Ramírez-Bravo, Isaac Meza-Padilla, E. Evangelina Camargo-Rivera   +3 more
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Illegal capture and internal trade of wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Sri Lanka [PDF]

Nature Conservation, 2020
The illegal wildlife trade is considered one of the major threats to global biodiversity. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) have been highly valued by various cultures for use in religious and spiritual contexts, as a draft animal, and more recently, as ...
T. G. Supun Lahiru Prakash, W. A. A. D. Upul Indrajith, A. M. C. P. Aththanayaka, Suranjan Karunarathna, Madhava Botejue, Vincent Nijman, Sujan Henkanaththegedara   +6 more
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Dismantling the poachernomics of the illegal wildlife trade

Biological Conservation, 2022
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Di Minin, Enrico, ’t Sas-Rolfes, Michael, Selier, Jeanetta, Louis, Maxi, Bradshaw, Corey J.A.   +4 more
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Disentangling and demystifying converging crimes and illegal wildlife trade in South Africa, Hong Kong, and Canada

Journal of Economic Criminology
Illegal wildlife trade is increasingly reported as intersecting with other serious crimes, a phenomenon labelled “crime convergence”. However, there is limited empirical research on the extent and nature of these linkages.
Michelle Anagnostou, Brent Doberstein, Derek Armitage, Peter Stoett, Ashwell Glasson   +4 more
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Strengthening International Legal Cooperation to Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade Between Southeast Asia and China

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
China is among the world’s leading consumer markets for wildlife extracted both legally and illegally from across the globe. Due to its mega-richness in biodiversity and strong economic ties with China, Southeast Asia (SEA) has long been implicated as a ...
Yunbo Jiao, Pichamon Yeophantong, Tien Ming Lee, Tien Ming Lee   +3 more
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Investigating the current implementation barriers and the potential social and ecological effects of a CITES reverse listing on the international exotic pet trade

People and Nature
The trade in exotic pets is a significant contributor to the unsustainable and sustainable trade of wildlife. The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims to regulate sustainable wildlife trade.
Isabella Kortland, Amy Hinsley
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Evaluating the relationships between the legal and illegal international wildlife trades

Conservation Letters, 2020
The international legal trade in wildlife can provide economic and other benefits, but when unsustainable can be a driver of population declines. This impact is magnified by the additional burden of illegal trade, yet how it covaries with legal trade ...
Derek P. Tittensor, Michael Harfoot, Claire McLardy, Gregory L. Britten, Katalin Kecse‐Nagy, Bryan Landry, Willow Outhwaite, Becky Price, Pablo Sinovas, Julian Blanc, Neil D. Burgess, Kelly Malsch   +11 more
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Emerging illegal wildlife trade issues: A global horizon scan

Conservation Letters, 2020
Illegal wildlife trade is gaining prominence as a threat to biodiversity, but addressing it remains challenging. To help inform proactive policy responses in the face of uncertainty, in 2018 we conducted a horizon scan of significant emerging issues.
Nafeesa Esmail, Bonnie C. Wintle, Michael t Sas‐Rolfes, Andrea Athanas, Colin M. Beale, Zara Bending, Ran Dai, Michael Fabinyi, Sarah Gluszek, Cathy Haenlein, Lauren A. Harrington, Amy Hinsley, Kennedy Kariuki, Jack Lam, Matthew Markus, Kumar Paudel, Sofiya Shukhova, William J. Sutherland, Diogo Verissimo, Yifu Wang, John Waugh, Jon H. Wetton, Catherine Workman, Joss Wright, Eleanor J. Milner‐Gulland   +24 more
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Ghost economy: The forbidden trade of the Himalayas

Global Ecology and Conservation
The Hindu Kush Himalayas, a region with diverse ecosystems and rich biodiversity, faces widespread illegal wildlife crime. We reviewed available literature to gain insights into the scale and patterns of illegal wildlife crime in the HKH, hotspots ...
Babar Khan, Kesang Wangchuk
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