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Increase in the number of captive lions in Thailand suggests ineffective legislation

Discover Conservation
Following the inclusion of lions (Panthera leo) as a non-native species under Thai domestic wildlife protection legislation enacted in 2022, a noticeable increase in lions kept as pets within the country has sparked public concern and media attention. We
Anna Fourage, Tom Taylor, Edwin Wiek, Vincent Nijman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracking illegal wildlife trade in Papua, Indonesia: An initial investigation

Global Ecology and Conservation
Wildlife trade is one of the main threats to wildlife, and it is considered one of the biggest challenges in wildlife conservation. Papua, the eastern part of Indonesia, is home to various wildlife where most of which are considered endemic. However, the
Richard Gatot N. Triantoro, Agus Purwoko, Freddy Jontara Hutapea   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poverty, Poaching and Trafficking: What are the links? [PDF]

, 2013
A rapid review of academic and grey literature revealed that the links between poverty, poaching and trafficking are under-researched and poorly understood.
Duffy, Rosaleen, St. John, Freya
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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Environmental Crime Crisis: Threats to Sustainable Development From Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources [PDF]

, 2014
Given the alarming pace, level of sophistication, and globalized nature that illegal trade in wildlife has now notoriously achieved, UNEP initiated a Rapid Response Assessment to provide some of the latest data, analysis, and broadest insights into the ...
Christian Nelleman, Elizabeth Mrema, Neville Ash, Patricia Raxter, Rune Henriksen   +4 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildlife trade at the interface between deeply-rooted animal-based traditional medicine and unregulated harvesting of wild animals in West Africa

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Local trade remains a data poor component of wildlife crime that must be better understood for more effective combat against the illegal wildlife trade.
Stanislas Zanvo, Samson Dognimon, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Jiroux Akpatchémè, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Bruno Djossa, Bruno Djossa, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Brice Sinsin   +8 more
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Tracing Current Wildlife Trade: An Initial Investigation in Makassar City, Indonesia

Forest and Society, 2021
Wildlife trade has become one of the main causes of species loss and extinction. Increasing anthropogenic pressure posits crucial challenges to wildlife, and several species are threatened or at the edge of extinction.
Risma Illa Maulany, Aisyah Mutmainnah, Nasri Nasri, Amran Achmad, Putu Oka Ngakan   +4 more
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Pertanggungjawaban Pidana terhadap Pelaku Tindak Pidana Perdagangan Ilegal Satwa Liar yang Dilindungi Berdasarkan Undang – Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 1990 Tentang Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Hayati dan Ekosistemnya di Wilayah Hukum Ditreskrimsus Polda Riau [PDF]

, 2016
Riau Province is one of the areas with natural resources is very high. The condition is directly aligned with the number of criminal acts of illegal trade in wildlife.
Edorita, W. (Widia), Effendi, E. (Erdianto), Saputra, T. (Tri)   +2 more
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Diet of bird‐like troodontid dinosaurs: synthesis of a contentious clade

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Troodontidae is a clade of small‐to medium‐sized maniraptoran theropods that mainly lived in Laurasia (modern Asia, North America and Europe) during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are believed to have had a variety of diets. The uniqueness of troodontid teeth suggests that they diverged from the typical flesh‐based diet of non‐avian ...
Yui Chi Fan, Case Vincent Miller, Michael Pittman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source