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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camera trapping the Palawan Pangolin Manis culionensis (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) in the wild

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
The Palawan Pangolin Manis culionensis is restricted to the Palawan faunal region in the Philippines.  The species’ distribution and natural history are poorly known due, in part, to it only recently being recognized as a distinct species.
Paris N. Marler
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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

alessandrofelder/pangolin: article-submission

, 2017
The collection of R scripts I used for scaling analysis and phylogenetically independent contrasts in my PhD ...
Alessandro Felder
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The scale of Nigeria's involvement in the trans-national illegal pangolin trade: Temporal and spatial patterns and the effectiveness of wildlife trade regulations.

, 2021
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) prohibits commercial trans-national trade in pangolin specimens.
Balmford, A., Balmford, Andrew, Coad, L.M., Worthington, Thomas A., Emogor, C.A., Worthington, Thomas A, Coad, Lauren, Imong, I., Worthington, T.A., Dunn, A., Ingram, Daniel J, Emogor, Charles A, Imong, Inaoyom, Emogor, Charles A., Ingram, Daniel J., Ingram, D.J., Dunn, Andrew   +16 more
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Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

The Global Trade in Pangolin Species from Asia and Africa [PDF]

, 2020
Global pangolin trafficking is a major conservation concern, threatening the eight extant pangolin species (Order: Pholidota, Family: Manidae). Most demand for pangolins is coming from Asian countries and in particular from China and Vietnam.
Heinrich, Sarah
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Analytical Ultracentrifugation in Different High‐Density Media Allows to Assess Heterogeneity of mRNA‐Lipid Nanoparticles

Small Methods, EarlyView.
We investigate the application of analytical ultracentrifugation for evaluating the homogeneity of mRNA‐lipid nanoparticles, exploring the effects of different sedimentation media on particle behavior, and demonstrating the technique's potential for characterizing nanoparticle density and detecting liquid‐loaded compartments.
Dora Mehn, Mariana Hugo Silva, Rein Verbeke, Allegra Peletta, Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, Stefaan C. De Smedt, Silvia Lucia Appleton, Ambra Sarracino, Jessica Ponti, Luigi Calzolai, Ine Lentacker   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Of cowboys, fish, and pangolins: US trade in exotic leather

Conservation Science and Practice, 2019
Illegal wildlife trade is a lucrative business, which is driving many species towards extinction. Pangolins (Manis spp.) and arapaimas (Arapaima spp.) are two CITES listed genera coveted in the leather fashion industry for their unique skin pattern.
Sarah Heinrich, Joshua V. Ross, Phill Cassey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source