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 …

Systematic review of the impact of restrictive wildlife trade measures on conservation of iconic species in southern Africa

C Hiller, M 't Sas‐Rolfes - Conservation Biology, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Trade restrictions are often advocated and implemented as measures to protect wild species
threatened by overexploitation. However, in some instances, their efficacy has been …

Trafficked Malayan pangolins contain viral pathogens of humans

W Shi, M Shi, TC Que, XM Cui, RZ Ye, LY **a… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pangolins are the most trafficked wild animal in the world according to the World Wildlife
Fund. The discovery of SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses in Malayan pangolins has …

Genomic analysis reveals a cryptic pangolin species

TT Gu, H Wu, F Yang, P Gaubert, SP Heighton… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Eight extant species of pangolins are currently recognized. Recent studies found that two
mitochondrial haplotypes identified in confiscations in Hong Kong could not be assigned to …

Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins

T Gu, J Hu, L Yu - Integrative Zoology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Pangolins (Pholidota, Manidae) are classified as an evolutionarily distinct and
globally endangered mammal due to their unique morphology (nail‐like scales and a …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting wildlife trafficking in images from online platforms: A test case using deep learning with pangolin images

AS Cardoso, S Bryukhova, F Renna, L Reino, C Xu… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
E-commerce has become a booming market for wildlife trafficking, as online platforms are
increasingly more accessible and easier to navigate by sellers, while still lacking adequate …

[HTML][HTML] The role of social media groups on illegal wildlife trade in four Mexican states: A year-long assessment

RI Salas-Picazo, OE Ramírez-Bravo… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Illegal wildlife trade consists of harvesting wildlife products and undertaking its trade
contrary to national and international laws. It has become one of the main threats to wildlife …

Whole-genome resequencing of Chinese pangolins reveals a population structure and provides insights into their conservation

Q Wang, T Lan, H Li, SK Sahu, M Shi, Y Zhu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Poaching and trafficking have a substantial negative impact on the population growth and
range expansion of the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). However, recently reported …

Assessing Africa‐wide pangolin exploitation by scaling local data

DJ Ingram, L Coad, KA Abernethy, F Maisels… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Overexploitation is one of the main pressures driving wildlife closer to extinction, yet broad‐
scale data to evaluate species' declines are limited. Using African pangolins (Family …

[PDF][PDF] Genomic consequences of population decline in critically endangered pangolins and their demographic histories

JY Hu, ZQ Hao, L Frantz, SF Wu, W Chen… - National Science …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pangolins are among the most critically endangered animals due to heavy poaching and
worldwide trafficking. However, their demographic histories and the genomic consequences …