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The challenge of attaining conservation outcomes in a complex system: Agency personnel’s and academic researchers’ perspectives on the wicked problem of the exotic pet trade [PDF]
NeoBiotaThe exotic pet trade is a wicked problem involving economic, social, political, ethical, and environmental dimensions, which cannot be resolved using conventional management strategies that are informed by restricted expertise.
Elizabeth N. Pratt +3 more
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Pet primates for sale in the United States.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Our research goal was to investigate the primate pet trade in the United States. While dogs and cats are the most common type of pet, there are an estimated 15,000 pet primates in the United States and the demand for exotic pets in general has been ...
Melissa S Seaboch, Sydney N Cahoon
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Understanding the demand for and value of pathogen‐free amphibians to US pet owners
Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 Pathogen transmission through wildlife trade has become a significant One Health issue, but businesses involved in trade can take actions to minimize pathogen spread within and beyond trade networks. Such actions could include an industry‐led clean‐trade
Kevin Cavasos +5 more
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The pet trade's role in defaunation
Science, 2017 In their Report “The impact of hunting on tropical mammal and bird populations” (14 April, p. [180][1]), A. Benitez-Lopez and colleagues quantify the global impact of hunting on defaunation. However, hunting is only one side of the defaunation crisis.
Tingley, Morgan W. +4 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 Physignathus cocincinus has been harvested in Vietnam for the local food market as well as for the international pet trade since at least 20 years. However, comprehensive knowledge about its global conservation status is lacking so far.
Laurenz Rafael Gewiss +7 more
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The Pet Trade and Extermination [PDF]
Oryx, 1967 In Colombia, in South America, the biggest drain on some wildlife species is the international pet trade. For every quetzal or cock-of-the-rock that reaches its destination alive, fifty die, and whole populations are being exterminated, says Dr. Lehmann, who is Director General of the Valle State Museum of Natural History.
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From tigers to axolotls: Why people keep exotic pets in Russia
People and Nature, 2020 The exotic pet trade, both legal and illegal, plays a crucial role in wildlife overharvesting and biodiversity loss world‐wide, but drivers of demand for exotic pets are still poorly understood and under‐studied.
Sofiya Shukhova, Douglas C. MacMillan
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On the Record: An Analysis of Exotic Pet Licences in the UK
Animals, 2020 Keeping exotic pets has become a popular habit in the UK in recent decades. Yet, information on the current scale of the trade and the diversity of animals involved is lacking. Here, we review the licensed sale of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
Angie Elwin +2 more
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The labour market trade-offs of pet ownership
Economics and Business Letters, 2023 Pets are an important part of many peoples’ lives, and provide mental, physical and emotional benefits. However, the costs of pet ownership have received little attention. We investigate the association between pet ownership and wage income using data from the 2018 General Social Survey. We hypothesise that pet ownership may negatively influence income
Robbie Maris, Michael P. Cameron
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Forensic Genetic Analyses of Melanistic Iguanas Highlight the Need to Monitor the Iguanid Trade
Animals, 2022 Lizards within the Iguana iguana species complex are among the most common reptilian pets, with the widest natural geographic range among iguanids. Deep phylogenetic divergence distinguishes multiple mitochondrial clades, and several taxonomic changes ...
Blaklie Mitchell +2 more
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