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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 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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Current State of the Chimpanzee Pet Trade in Sierra Leone [PDF]
, 2009 I investigated the current state of the chimpanzee pet trade in Sierra Leone by analyzing data collected on chimpanzees received at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
KABASAWA, Asami
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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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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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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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Assessing the trade of reptile species in the South African pet trade. [PDF]
, 2021 Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.Despite the negative impacts that the pet trade has on the native and non-native biodiversity, economy and human health, the research suggests that the demand for pets and the extent of ...
Mantintsilili, Asekho.
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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020 In recent years, ornamental shrimps gained increasing popularity in the aquarium trade. Unfortunately, they are potential vectors of epibionts, which may be unintentionally introduced to aquaria with imported shrimps. This contribution presents the first
Maciaszek Rafał +3 more
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Understanding stakeholders’ opinions and preferences for non-native pet trade management in Florida [PDF]
, 2019 There is growing recognition of the link between the non-native pet trade and the introduction and establishment of invasive species due to the release and escape of non-native pets.
Episcopio-Sturgeon, Diane J. +1 more
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