Much of prior empirical research examining poachers and poaching strategies have
originated from interviews with poachers and wildlife law enforcement officers within North …

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the main factors of biodiversity loss worldwide. Brazil, the
largest country in South America, is a hub of wildlife trafficking, but availability of information …

Illegal wildlife trade is among the most profitable transnational crimes in the world. In the US
fewer than 330 agents from US Fish and Wildlife Services are tasked with inspecting 72 air …

In order to explain how crimes are carried out, and why at a particular place and time and
against a specific target, crime studies increasingly harness theory from behavioural …

Scientific interest in the geography of crime is not new. The large variation in crime across
space and time is one of the oldest puzzles in the social sciences (Glaeser, Sacerdote, & …

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the biggest and most serious
environmental crimes. Global fisheries lose an estimated 11–26 million tons, or roughly one …

Deterrence features prominently in efforts to reduce wildlife crime in protected areas (PAs).
This chapter provides an overview of deterrence theory as it applies to wildlife crime within …

Poaching1 is a type of wildlife crime that is becoming increasingly problematic in many
countries (Harrison, 2011). It has been linked to the spread of disease between non-human …

If a photo is worth a thousand words, is a geotagged photo worth even more? Recent
advances in Global Positioning System (GPS) and digital camera technology have enabled …

Ranger-led law enforcement patrols are the primary response to illegal use of natural
resources in protected areas globally. To date, however, the effectiveness of patrolling as a …