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Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs’ legs with the EU as the major consumer
The commercial trade in frogs and their body parts is global, dynamic and occurs in extremely large volumes (in the thousands of tonnes/yr or billions of frogs/yr). The European U…
The unregulated nature of the commercial captive predator industry in South Africa: Insights gained using the PAIA pro…
South Africa has allowed the commercial captive breeding and trade of African lions (Panthera leo) and other large felids since the 1990s. However, publicly available information …
The extent and nature of the commercial captive lion industry in the Free State province, South Africa
The captive breeding of wildlife for commercial purposes is a controversial issue. In South Africa, the farming of African lions (Panthera leo) for commercial trade emerged in the…
The direct and indirect effects of damming on the Hippopotamus amphibius population abundance and distribution at Bui …
Landscape changes resulting from human activities have resulted in range restrictions and substantial reductions in population sizes of most animals. The construction of hydroelec…
A literature-based database of the natural heritage, the ecological status and tourism-related impacts in show caves w…
The touristic use of caves causes multiple environmental alterations to the subterranean ecosystem, having potential effects on all components, from the atmosphere to lithosphere,…
Potential climatic and elevational range shifts in the Italian narrow endemic Bellevalia webbiana (Asparagaceae) under…
The Webb’s hyacinth (Bellevalia webbiana Parl., Asparagaceae) is an Italian narrow endemic species, listed as Endangered (EN A2c) in the IUCN Global Red List of Threatened Species…
Dogs, not wolves, most likely to have caused the death of a British tourist in northern Greece
Wolf (Canis lupus) populations have recovered and expanded across many parts of the world thanks to conservation efforts, including improved legal status and restoration of their …
Seeking serpents: Ball python trade in Benin, West Africa
Ball pythons are traded as bushmeat, leather and belief-based medicine in West Africa, and specimens are exported in large numbers for the exotic pet trade. Here, we focused on un…
The drums of war are beating louder: Media coverage of brown bears in Romania
The increasing demand for resources to meet the needs of our society has transformed the environment and increased the likelihood of human-wildlife interactions. Romania has the h…
Plant species diversity and composition in limestone forests of the Vietnamese Cat Ba National Park
Plant species diversity and composition play crucial roles in many ecosystem services and are largely influenced by environmental conditions, as well as natural and/or anthropogen…
Distribution and conservation status of threatened endemic amphibians within the Aspromonte mountain region, a hotspot…
Amphibian biodiversity loss in recent years has exceeded that of all other groups of vertebrates. In this context, biodiversity hotspots represent priority targets for conservatio…
An overview of reviews of conservation flagships: evaluating fundraising ability and surrogate power
The main role of flagship species in biodiversity conservation is to raise awareness and funds for conservation. Because of their marketing role, flagship species are often select…
Cerrado Rupestre is not Campo Rupestre: The unknown and threatened savannah on rocky outcrops
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Maps of area of habitat for Italian amphibians and reptiles
Planning conservation actions requires detailed information on species’ geographic distribution. Species distribution data are most needed in areas hosting unique or endangered bi…
Assessment of the threat status of the amphibians in Vietnam - Implementation of the One Plan Approach
The current decline in global biodiversity is most evident in amphibians with 41% percent of all species worldwide classified as threatened with extinction. Hence, a major challen…
Identifying key risks to the achievement of protected area system objectives
Protected area systems are designed in law and policy towards achieving certain policy objectives. These systems rely on legal frameworks that determine how countries designate, d…
Transdisciplinary deficit in large carnivore conservation funding in Europe
Achieving coexistence between humans and large carnivores in human-shaped landscapes is a complex challenge. Addressing this challenge requires the revaluation of the approaches a…
Spatial and temporal dynamics of habitat quality in response to socioeconomic and landscape patterns in the context of…
With the rapid development of urbanization, the habitat quality (HQ) in urban areas has been eroded. This phenomenon is destroying the balance of ecosystems, triggering the reduct…
Natura 2000-sites: Legal requirements for agricultural and forestry land-use
The agricultural and forestry use of land does not only mark large parts of the European Union, but also a significant share of land within the European ecological network Natura …
What shapes the mammal species poaching in protected areas: biophysical or anthropogenic factors? A case study in Pend…
Understanding what shapes the mammal species poaching in protected areas is critical to developing targeted management strategies for reducing poaching. We collected the data for …
Potential for informal guardianship in community-based wildlife crime prevention: Insights from Vietnam
The notion that indigenous people and local communities can effectively prevent conservation crime rests upon the assumption that they are informal guardians of natural resources.…
Harvest quotas, free markets and the sustainable trade in pythons
Assessing the sustainability of the harvest of animals can be done by obtaining data from processing facilities and establishing that vital attributes of the harvested animals (e.…
Strict laws fail to deter illegal trade of China’s largest and most endangered freshwater turtle
In May 2021, a number of people were arrested for the illegal poaching and trade of one of the most endangered freshwater turtle species in China. The large female Pelochelys cant…
Not only range, but quality: human influence and protected areas within the distribution of mammal species subject to …
Mammal conservation in transformed landscapes depends heavily on the role of protected areas, especially for species used by local communities both within and around these areas. …
Environmental citizen science in Greece: perceptions and attitudes of key actors
Citizen Science (CS), the voluntary participation of lay people in scientific work, is well-established in the fields of nature conservation and biodiversity monitoring due to its…
Temporal and spatial changes of biodiversity in Caverns of Heaven and Places of Blessing, Zhejiang Province, China fro…
Caverns of Heaven and Places of Blessing (CHPB) are the earliest Ecological Reserve in China, but in recent years, due to the accelerated process of urbanization and weak protecti…
Preliminary results on the bird protection effectiveness of animal deflectors on railway overhead lines based on elect…
In contrast to other transportation systems, railway systems feature special characteristics, which may cause specific hazards to birds. Among other things, there is the risk of e…
Implementing wildlife fences along highways at the appropriate spatial scale: A case study of reducing road mortality …
Florida Key deer mortality data (1966–2017) showed that about 75% of all reported deer mortalities were related to collisions with vehicles. In 2001–2002, the eastern section of U…
Effectiveness of wire netting fences to prevent animal access to road infrastructures: an experimental study on small …
Transport infrastructures, such as highways, disrupt animal migrations and cause roadkill. To mitigate the latter problem, fences have been built but their effectiveness has rarel…
Sensitivity mapping informs mitigation of bird mortality by collision with high-voltage power lines
Mapping the relative risk of impact on nature by a human infrastructure at a landscape scale (“sensitivity mapping”) is an essential tool for minimising the future impact of new d…
Are several small wildlife crossing structures better than a single large? Arguments from the perspective of large wild…
Crossing structures for large wildlife are increasingly being constructed at major roads and railways in many countries and current guidelines for wildlife mitigation at linear in…
‘Animals under wheels’: Wildlife roadkill data collection by citizen scientists as a part of their nature recording act…
‘Animals under wheels’ is a citizen science driven project that has collected almost 90,000 roadkill records from Flanders, Belgium, mainly between 2008 and 2020. However, until n…
Exploring 15 years of brown bear (Ursus arctos)-vehicle collisions in northwestern Greece
Road networks provide several benefits to human societies; however, they are also one of the major drivers of fragmentation and habitat degradation. Their negative effects include…
Do the roadkills of different mammal species respond the same way to habitat and matrix?
While road network expansion connects human settlements between themselves, it also leads to deforestation and land use changes, reducing the connectivity between natural habitat …
Rapid linear transport infrastructure development in the Carpathians: A major threat to the integrity of ecological co…
The development of sustainable transport is a key challenge in societies where there is an accelerated need for socio-economic development. This is the case for seven countries fr…
Germany’s federal waterways – A linear infrastructure network for nature and transport
Major rivers are unique linear structures because they serve different purposes simultaneously: A habitat and dispersal route for flora and fauna as well as a navigation route, th…
Promoting ecological solutions for sustainable infrastructure
Linear infrastructure networks such as roads, railways, navigation and irrigation canals, and power lines have grown exponentially since the mid-20th century. Most of these networ…
Drivers of snow leopard poaching and trade in Pakistan and implications for management
The snow leopard is one of the highly valued species from high-altitude mountain ecosystems of Central and Southeast Asia, including Pakistan. This keystone species is facing a my…
Online trade as a serious additional threat to the Critically Endangered silvery pigeon Columba argentina in Indonesia
The elusive and Critically Endangered silvery pigeon Columba argentina is only found on small offshore islands in western Indonesia and Malaysia. Historically, trade records have …
Conservation biology meets medical science
In my letter I refer to publications around syndemics, and link them up to other health concepts, calling for a stronger link between medical, social and environmental sciences to…
Dissecting the illegal pangolin trade in China: An insight from seizures data reports
Wildlife trafficking poses a major threat to global biodiversity. Species such as pangolins are particularly vulnerable and trade continues almost unabated despite numerous interv…
Comparison of methods to estimate the size of Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) scale seizures using species-speci…
The absence of robust species-specific methods to estimate the number of animals in seizures of pangolin scales is a major barrier to effective law enforcement. Therefore, studies…
Risks and opportunities of assisted colonization: the perspectives of experts
Owing to climate change and other anthropogenic environmental changes, the suitability of locations is changing for many biota that consequently have to adapt in situ or to move t…
Tropical Important Plant Areas, plant species richness and conservation in the British Virgin Islands
The global loss of biodiversity is a pressing and urgent issue and halting loss is the focus of many international agreements and targets. However, data on species distribution, t…
Soundscapes and protected area conservation: Are noises in nature making people complacent?
This study explores how existing connections to natural places may affect PA visitors’ experiences and perceptions within the PA. Specifically, outside-the-PA soundscape perceptio…
India’s use of CITES Appendix III
India is one of the few countries to have made extensive use of Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), compar…
Economic effects of climate change on global agricultural production
Climate change seems to be larger, more complex and more unpredictable than any other environmental problem. This review deals with the economic effects of climate change on globa…
Development evaluation of nature reserves under China’s forestry department: A spatiotemporal empirical study at the pr…
It is important to evaluate the development level of nature reserves. In this study, we aimed to assess the development level of nature reserves under the administration of China’…
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