The International Vertebrate Pet Trade Network and Insights from US Imports of Exotic Pets. [PDF]
Bioscience, 2021 AbstractThe international trade in exotic vertebrate pets provides key social and economic benefits but also drives associated ecological, ethical, and human health impacts. However, despite its clear importance, we currently lack a full understanding of the structure of the pet trade, hampering efforts to optimize its benefits while mitigating its ...
Sinclair JS +6 more
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Reducing the primate pet trade: Actions for primatologists. [PDF]
Am J Primatol, 2020 AbstractThis commentary emerged from a panel presentation at the International Primatological Society Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, 2018. The goal was to provide regional updates on the status of primate removal from habitat countries, especially for the pet trade, and develop guidelines that could help primatologists address this critical problem.
Norconk MA +8 more
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Molluscs for Sale: Assessment of Freshwater Gastropods and Bivalves in the Ornamental Pet Trade. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The ornamental pet trade is often considered a key culprit for conservation problems such as the introduction of invasive species (including infectious diseases) and overharvesting of rare species.
Ting Hui Ng +6 more
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Blind Trading: A Literature Review of Research Addressing the Welfare of Ball Pythons in the Exotic Pet Trade. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2020 Extensive numbers of Ball pythons are caught, bred, traded and subsequently kept in captivity across the world as part of the exotic pet industry. Despite their widespread availability as pets, relatively little is known about the potential welfare challenges affecting them.
Green J +9 more
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More than we bargained for: Zebra mussels transported amongst European native freshwater snails [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2023 The international pet trade is a major driver of non-native species spread, including species both sold in the trade, and organisms incidentally transported alongside.
James W. E. Dickey +5 more
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The first record of an invasive reptile species, Pelomedusa cf. olivacea (Schweigger, 1812) (Pelomedusidae, Testudines), in the wild of South Korea [PDF]
Check List, 2022 Invasive species are of global conservation concern. South Korea is also facing the same challenge, especially, due to the growing pet trade. Herein, we report Pelomedusa cf.
Seung-Min Park +3 more
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Domesticating the Exotic? An Online Survey of Attitudes towards the International Wildlife Pet Trade
Conservation & Society, 2021 There are a variety of perspectives on wildlife management and conservation, necessitating interdisciplinary research to develop better management strategies. We answered the call to action provided by Teel et al. (2018) to integrate social sciences into
Andrea Contina +8 more
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Global online trade in primates for pets [PDF]
Environmental Development, 2023 The trade in primates as pets is a global enterprise and as access to the Internet has increased, so too has the trade of live primates online. While quantifying primate trade in physical markets is relatively straightforward, limited insights have been made into trade via the Internet.
Vincent Nijman +32 more
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Australia’s wish list of exotic pets: biosecurity and conservation implications of desired alien and illegal pet species [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2020 Globalisation of the live pet trade facilitates major pathways for the transport and introduction of invasive alien species across longer distances and at higher frequencies than previously possible.
Adam Toomes +4 more
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Exotic animal cafes are increasingly home to threatened biodiversity
Conservation Letters, 2021 Exploitation of species for wildlife trade, including the demand for exotic pets (likely sourced from the wild or recent generations of captivity) is a major threat to biodiversity.
Sharne E. McMillan +3 more
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