The recent increase in public and academic interest in preserving biodiversity has led to the
growth of the field of conservation technology. This field involves designing and constructing …

Illegal poaching and overexploitation for the international pet trade are among the greatest
threats to freshwater turtles in Southeast Asia. Expanding consumer research in China is …

Wildlife trafficking, whether local or transnational in scope, undermines sustainable
development efforts, degrades cultural resources, endangers species, erodes the local and …

Due to overexploitation in fisheries partly driven by international trade demand, mobulid rays
are among the most threatened of elasmobranch families. We conducted a global …

In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in wildlife crime worldwide. In Benin,
hunting activities are prevalent near protected areas, facilitating networks engaged in the …

Many wild-animal species are harvested and sold as ornaments—a lucrative trade that
contributes to the global extinction crisis and increasingly happens online. Unfortunately …

Wildlife trafficking is a global phenomenon posing many negative impacts on socio-
environmental systems. Scientific exploration of wildlife trafficking trends and the impact of …

Despite the global reach and economic scale of cocaine trafficking, our best geographic
understanding of the global trade remains coarse. A more spatially disaggregated …

Abstract Illicit Wildlife Trade (IWT) is a serious global crime that negatively impacts
biodiversity, human health, national security, and economic development. Many flora and …

Wildlife trade is a major economic activity but can pose a threat to many species. Previous
research has focused on the trade of bats (Chiroptera) for food and medicine but little is …