Results 1 to 10 of about 22,613 (162)
Disentangling the Legal and Illegal Wildlife Trade–Insights from Indonesian Wildlife Market Surveys [PDF]
Animals, 2022 It is challenging to disentangle the legal and illegal aspects of wild-caught animals that are traded in wildlife markets or online, and this may diminish the value of conducting wildlife trade surveys. We present empirical studies on the trade in birds (
Vincent Nijman +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
From commitment to action: lessons from 18 transdisciplinary projects addressing health risks in wildlife trade [PDF]
One Health OutlookAlthough wildlife trade is recognized as a significant driver of biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease emergence, translating global commitments into effective prevention measures remains challenging.
Hongying Li +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Discussion of wildlife trade before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in professional opinion pieces and scientific articles [PDF]
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar sector that impacts a wide range of species, and thus is of significant research and conservation interest.
Yifu Wang +9 more
doaj +2 more sources
No need to beat around the bushmeat–The role of wildlife trade and conservation initiatives in the emergence of zoonotic diseases [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Wildlife species constitute a vast and uncharted reservoir of zoonotic pathogens that can pose a severe threat to global human health. Zoonoses have become increasingly impactful over the past decades, and the expanding trade in wildlife is unarguably ...
M.H. Hilderink, I.I. de Winter
doaj +2 more sources
Enhancing Wildlife Trade Monitoring in the European Union—No Need to Reinvent the Wheel [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBiodiversity loss is mainly driven by changes in land use and overexploitation, with the commercial trade of wildlife being a smaller but still important contributor to resource depletion and species decline.
Monica V. Biondo, Ricardo Calado
doaj +2 more sources
Wildlife Trade and Global Disease Emergence
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 The global trade in wildlife provides disease transmission mechanisms that not only cause human disease outbreaks but also threaten livestock, international trade, rural livelihoods, native wildlife populations, and the health of ecosystems.
William B. Karesh +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
People and Nature, 2021 Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei trekking is a substantial source of revenue for the conservation of this threatened primate and its habitat.
Gaspard Van Hamme +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Diversity, 2021 Apes continue to be trafficked to meet the demand for pets or zoos. Indonesia, the most diverse country in terms of ape species, has been implicated in the global trade in gibbons, orangutans and, to a lesser degree, chimpanzees.
Vincent Nijman +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 The illegal wildlife trade is increasingly recognised as a major threat to biodiversity conservation, and one way of curbing it is to properly enforce existing legislation and where appropriate to prosecute to the full extent of the law.
Chris R. Shepherd +2 more
doaj +1 more source
People and Nature, 2022 Trade of wildlife for use in traditional medicines, rituals, magical spells and cultural practices occurs globally and has been studied mostly in Africa and Asia.
Smitha D. Gnanaolivu +6 more
doaj +1 more source