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Assessing the risk of overexploitation to a tarantula species in the pet trade
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2024.Abstract The global pet trade in invertebrates remains poorly understood and underrepresented in policy and research. Tarantulas are a highly traded invertebrate group. Many individuals in trade are wild caught, and trade regulation is often lacking, raising concerns about the effect of trade on local ecosystems and populations.
Shannon Noelle Rivera +4 more
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Revista de Bioética y DerechoLa palabra “eutanasia” significa muerte sin dolor ni sufrimiento. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo describir el número de procedimientos y las principales causas relacionadas con la eutanasia de mascotas realizados en el Hospital Docente ...
Josué Jota +2 more
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Audience segmentation approach to conservation messaging for transforming the exotic pet trade
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, August 2024.Abstract Advancing transformative change for sustainability requires population‐wide behavior change. Yet, many behavioral interventions tackling environmental problems only examine average effects on the aggregate, overlooking the heterogeneous effects in a population.
Rumi Naito +3 more
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People and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1023-1035, June 2024.Abstract Zoonoses constitute a major risk to human health. Comprehensive assessments on the potential emergence of novel disease outbreaks are essential to ensure the effectiveness of sanitary controls and to establish mitigating actions. Through a continental‐scale survey of rural human settlements conducted over 13 years in 15 Neotropical countries ...
Pedro Romero‐Vidal +10 more
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Colonización por dermatofitos en conejos mantenidos en tiendas de mascotas de Santiago de Chile
Revista Mvz Cordoba, 2017 Objetivo: Los dermatofitos son hongos queratinofílicos, de importancia en salud pública por su rol antropozoofílico. Dado el aumento en la adquisición de animales exóticos como mascotas y los escasos estudios sobre el estado de colonización por ...
Pamela Thomson M +2 more
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Animal Conservation, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 364-373, June 2024.Psittaciformes have the largest proportion of endangered species among all birds worldwide and is one of the most trafficked taxa in the pet trade. However, despite the large number of parrot species commercialized worldwide, the influence of illegally traded wild birds on the introduction of exotic pathogens is still poorly investigated. We found that
A. Marzal +11 more
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Revista de Biologia NeotropicalEl avance de la urbanización sobre los entornos naturales y la propagación de especies exóticas constituyen dos de las principales amenazas a la biodiversidad.
Maria Gabriela Corral, Andrés Palmerio
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Effects of captions on viewers’ perceptions of images depicting human−primate interaction
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.Abstract Promoting human contact with wildlife can be harmful to animal conservation and welfare by exposing animals to unsafe situations and driving demand for wildlife tourism and exotic pets. Conservationists and researchers justifiably use social media to raise awareness, but professionals posting pictures of themselves with animals can have ...
Cathryn A. Freund +5 more
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Mascota segura: seguro de salud de mascota
, 2017 El objetivo de este trabajo es lanzar al mercado el servicio de seguro para mascotas, el cual se basa en dar un servicio de cobertura de riesgo ante un accidente o enfermedad en una mascota. Es exclusivo para perros y gatos y se comercializará por los canales online (página web de la empresa), brokers de seguro, puntos de venta en retail y canal no ...
Sakoda, Diego +2 more
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Identifying inconsistencies in exotic pet regulations that perpetuate trade in risky species
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 2, April 2024.Abstract Regulatory inconsistencies at different jurisdictional levels have contributed to the global expansion of the exotic pet trade, with resultant increases in the spread of invasive species and pathogens. Researchers have enumerated multiple limitations and environmental risks posed by international and national rules that govern the exotic pet ...
Elizabeth N. Pratt +3 more
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