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Following the <i>Bitis</i> pet trade: a practice-based exploration across Africa and Europe. [PDF]
Socioecol Pract ResAbstract In this article, I investigate the trade dynamics of Bitis , a genus of African vipers, within the exotic pet market, with a particular focus on trade flows between South Africa and Europe. The conservation status of the 18 recognised Bitis
Heim JB.
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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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A looming exotic reptile pet trade in India: patterns and knowledge gaps
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2021 Commercial trade of exotic reptiles through CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) in India is relatively recent (
A. Pragatheesh +3 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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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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Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Amphibians Imported into the UK for the Pet Trade [PDF]
EcoHealth, 2016 There is increasing evidence that the global spread of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been facilitated by the international trade in amphibians. Bd was first detected in the UK in 2004, and has since been detected in multiple wild amphibian populations. Most amphibians imported into the UK for the pet trade from outside the
Wombwell, EL +6 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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Beautiful, but also potentially invasive
Ekológia (Bratislava), 2015 Introduction of non-indigenous exotic species to new areas, where they may establish viable populations and become invasive, is a considerable problem in the protection of nature worldwide, as these species may alter the indigenous species population ...
Lipták Boris, Vitázková Barbora
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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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