The annual trade in exotic vertebrates as pets is a multi‐billion‐dollar global business.
Thousands of species, and tens of millions of individual animals, are shipped both …

Exploitation of wildlife represents one of the greatest threats to species survival according to
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Summary 1 Humans have traded and transported alien species for millennia with two
notable step‐changes: the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Industrial …

Invasive alien species (IASs) on islands have broad impacts across biodiversity, agriculture,
economy, health and culture, which tend to be stronger than on continents. Across small …

Faunal resources have played a wide range of roles in human life from the earliest days of
recorded history. In addition to their utilitarian importance, animals have been recognized in …

Parrots (Psittaciformes) are among the most threatened bird orders with 28%(111 of 398) of
extant species classified as threatened under IUCN criteria. We confirmed that parrots have …

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than two-thirds …

Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global
biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The continuing …

Brazil's rich biological and cultural diversity makes it an exceptional location for examining
the commerce in live wild birds and its implications for conservation. This paper catalogues …

Wildlife trade is a profitable economic activity. Birds are among the most heavily traded
animals worldwide, with numerous species threatened by pet trade. Information on both …