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Hobbyist preferences for pet freshwater turtles
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.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.
Jingjing Zhao +7 more
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Sale of visas: a smuggler's final song? [PDF]
, 2013 Is there a way of eliminating human smuggling? We set up a model to simultaneously determine the provision of human smuggling services and the demand from would-be migrants.
Auriol, A., Mesnard, A.
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wildlife trafficking poses a critical threat to global biodiversity, contributes to organized crime, and has disproportionate impacts on underserved and Indigenous communities. Although international legal instruments, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and institutional collaborations,
Chad Patrick Osorio
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To Deter and Deny: Australia and the Interdiction of Asylum Seekers
Refuge, 2003 The paper provides an overview of the development and implementation of Australia’s comprehensive ‘border protection’ policy, including the Pacific Solution and Operation Relex – the interdiction of asylum seekers.
Jessica Howard
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Illegal to punish or punish the illegals: Which way should Ukraine and Moldova choose? [PDF]
A government seeks to minimise the maximum expected utility of migrants and smugglers, but has to do this under constraints. It is argued that a vote maximising government should choose policies based on the relative weight of the introduced lobby ...
Lundgren, Ted
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Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
, 2008 [Excerpt] Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of exploitation is a lucrative criminal activity that is of major concern to the United States and the international community. According to the most recent U.S.
Ribando Seelke, Clare
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The people smugglers’ business model [PDF]
While discussions continue on how best to go about breaking the people smugglers’ business model, those participating in the debate have not publicly articulated the business model to which they refer. This has significant policy implications, given that
Cat Barker
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A Just and Sustainable Solution to the Boat People Predicament in Australia? [PDF]
, 2015 Since the year 2000, there have been close to two thousand deaths of asylum seekers at sea as a result of foiled attempts to travel to Australia in order to seek protection under the United Nations Convention and Protocol on the Status of Refugees.[1 ...
Donegan, Laura Rose W
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Cold‐blooded commerce: Characterizing and predicting trade in Australian squamates
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Despite a national ban on native wildlife exports, Australian reptile species continue to appear in international trade. Using boosted regression trees, we found that large body sizes and taxonomic family, rather than color or patterning, best predicted trade presence. We identified 59 species likely to be targeted in the future, providing key insights
Sebastian Chekunov +5 more
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Anti-Trafficking Review, 2018 In Mexican child protection circles the term ‘circuit children’ has been used to designate people under the age of 18 who cross the US-Mexico border irregularly and cyclically for the purpose of smuggling drugs or irregular migrants.
Gabriella Sanchez
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