The Rush for the Rare: Reptiles and Amphibians in the European Pet Trade. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2020 Altherr S, Lameter K.
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Live reptile smuggling is predicted by trends in the legal exotic pet trade
Conservation Letters, 2021 Live animal smuggling presents a suite of conservation and biosecurity concerns, including the introduction of invasive species and diseases. Yet, understanding why certain species are smuggled over others, and predicting which species will be smuggled ...
Oliver Stringham +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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Identifying potential emerging invasive non‐native species from the freshwater pet trade
People and Nature, 2023 An increasingly globalised world has facilitated the movement of non‐native species (NNS) via the poorly regulated international pet trade. While focus is increasingly being placed on preventative action to combat invasive NNS—often cheaper and less ...
James W E Dickey +2 more
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Exploring media representation of the exotic pet trade, with a focus on welfare: taxonomic, framing and language biases in peer-reviewed publications and newspaper articles. [PDF]
R Soc Open SciBielby J +3 more
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Measuring the impact of the pet trade on Indonesian birds
Conservation Biology, 2017 Abstract The trade in wild animals involves one‐third of the world's bird species and thousands of other vertebrate species. Although a few species are imperiled as a result of the wildlife trade, the lack of field studies makes it difficult to gauge how serious a threat it is to biodiversity.
Wilcove, David S. +11 more
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Invasiveness is linked to greater commercial success in the global pet trade. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Gippet JMW, Bertelsmeier C.
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Is YouTube promoting the exotic pet trade? Analysis of the global public perception of popular YouTube videos featuring threatened exotic animals. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Moloney GK +4 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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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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