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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles [PDF]

Conservation biology
Abstract The burgeoning pet trade is a primary threat to wild freshwater turtles worldwide. Although the risks from commercial exploitation of turtles have been discussed widely, there is little empirical research on preferences for pet turtles from a hobbyists’ perspective.
Zhao J, Chen Z, Duan B, Zheng W, Wan A, Zhang X, Li L, Lee T.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effect of primate protection on threatened and endemic vertebrates, plants, ecosystem services, and future climate refugia. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Primates, 69% of which are threatened with extinction, are the third most specious order of mammals. We used primates as model taxa to examine the umbrella effects of primates on ecosystem services and the protection of other vertebrates and seed plants in Yunnan Province, China.
Yang Y, Li C, Fang YH, Ren GP, Huang ZP, Li YP, Cui LW, Chu-Yuan MR, Chapmman CA, Grueter CC, Zhou J, Yan WB, Liu X, Zhang LX, Tang RA, Tian YP, Li F, Hang KG, Li PY, Garber PA, Wu RD, Xiao W.   +21 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Community-informed and codesigned research to understand the impacts of railways on wildlife. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Trains cause mortalities of several animal species, but the ecological impacts of railways are understudied. Most research on wildlife–train collisions has focused on large mammals, but understanding railway‐specific risks for underrepresented taxa, especially vulnerable species, is important for developing effective mitigation strategies ...
Vincent KD, Litzgus JD, Kell SJ, Kozmik CL, Belleau A, Popp JN.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pertinencia de las ANP como política de conservación y mejoramiento de la calidad de vida. Análisis de percepción en la Reserva de la Biosfera del Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado [PDF]

Estudios Sociales, 2008
La conservación de la biodiversidad cuenta, entre sus principales mecanismos de intervención, con las áreas naturales protegidas. En el alto Golfo de California (AGC) se ubica la Reser-va de la Biosfera del Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río ...
Gerardo Rodríguez Quiroz, Álvaro Bracamonte Sierra   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

ANIMALES... ¿EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN O EN PELIGRO DE QUE LOS EXTINGAMOS?

Ius Et Praxis, 2008
El presente artículo expone la problemática de los animales en peligro de extinción desde la perspectiva del Law & Economics. Así, en lugar de abogar por mecanismos legales orientados hacia la protección estatal de los animales (entendidos como una ...
Gustavo Rodríguez García
exaly   +2 more sources