Of the 356 species of turtles worldwide, approximately 61% are threatened or already
extinct. Turtles are among the most threatened of the major groups of vertebrates, in general …

We present a review and analysis of the conservation status and International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat categories of all 360 currently recognized species of …

Wild animals are captured or taken opportunistically, and the meat, body parts, and/or eggs
are consumed for local subsistence or used for traditional purposes to some extent across …

In recent years, it has become clear that frugivory and seed dispersal (FSD) by turtles and
tortoises is much more common than previously thought. We here review published and …

Illicit supply networks (ISNs) are composed of coordinated human actors that source, transit,
and distribute illicitly traded goods to consumers, while also creating widespread social and …

Illegal wildlife trade is a global threat to biodiversity, but its drivers and impacts and ways to
combat it vary by taxa. News media framing of instances of illegal trade provides a novel …

The most ubiquitous, abundant, and invasive turtle on Earth, Trachemys scripta elegans
(TSE,“red-eared slider”), is one of four taxa in a clade that is native to the USA and adjacent …

Abstract The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) is the
primary mechanism for controlling international wildlife trade and preventing …

The slider turtle (Trachemys scripta Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) is native to the USA and
Mexico. Due to the popularity of their colorful hatchlings as pets, they have been exported …

Probiotics are widely used in nutrition, and their mode of action is intensively studied in
mammals and birds; however, it is almost unknown in reptiles. In the present study …