Illegal wildlife trade: Scale, processes, and governance

M 't Sas-Rolfes, DWS Challender… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue,
largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and perspectives on tackling illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade

CS Fukushima, P Tricorache, A Toomes… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade (IUWT) currently presents one of the most high-profile
conservation challenges. There is no “one-size-fits-all” strategy, and a variety of disciplines …

Global wildlife trade across the tree of life

BR Scheffers, BF Oliveira, I Lamb, DP Edwards - Science, 2019 - science.org
Wildlife trade is a multibillion dollar industry that is driving species toward extinction. Of>
31,500 terrestrial bird, mammal, amphibian, and squamate reptile species,~ 24%(N= 7638) …

Impacts of wildlife trade on terrestrial biodiversity

O Morton, BR Scheffers, T Haugaasen… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
The wildlife trade is worth billions of dollars annually and affects most major taxonomic
groups. Despite this, a global understanding of the trade's impacts on species populations is …

Quantitative investigation of wildlife trafficking supply chains: A review

BB Keskin, EC Griffin, JO Prell, B Dilkina, A Ferber… - Omega, 2023 - Elsevier
The illicit wildlife trade is a pervasive and global problem that has far-reaching impacts on
both society and the environment. Aside from threatening numerous species around the …

Estimating economic losses to tourism in Africa from the illegal killing of elephants

R Naidoo, B Fisher, A Manica, A Balmford - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across
Africa, putting the two species at risk across much of their range. Although the financial …

The uncertain role of substandard and falsified medicines in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance

S Cavany, S Nanyonga, C Hauk, C Lim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Approximately 10% of antimicrobials used by humans in low-and middle-income countries
are estimated to be substandard or falsified. In addition to their negative impact on morbidity …

Current wildlife crime (Indian scenario): major challenges and prevention approaches

AK Rana, N Kumar - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
The constant depletion of wild flora and fauna in India due to uncontrolled human activities,
natural habitat destruction and covert poaching activities is threatening the ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Illegal pet trade on social media as an emerging impediment to the conservation of Asian otters species

P Siriwat, V Nijman - Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2018 - Elsevier
Social media has become an increasingly popular platform to trade legal and illegal wildlife.
Here, we evaluate the online trade of otters, a group of globally threatened taxa in Thailand …

Estimating the extent and structure of trade in horticultural orchids via social media

A Hinsley, TE Lee, JR Harrison… - Conservation …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The wildlife trade is a lucrative industry involving thousands of animal and plant species.
The increasing use of the internet for both legal and illegal wildlife trade is well documented …