The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to
biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. These links range from anthropogenic activities …

Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods,
cultures, and religions of many societies and offer unique insights into human evolution …

Biodiversity loss is happening at an unprecedented rate, especially in countries like
Vietnam, with rich biodiversity and a high population growth rate. One of the main causes of …

Concerns about poaching and trafficking have led conservationists to seek urgent
responses to tackle the impact on wildlife. One possible solution is the militarisation of …

Large wild herbivores are crucial to ecosystems and human societies. We highlight the 74
largest terrestrial herbivore species on Earth (body mass≥ 100 kg), the threats they face …

The rediscovery of the silver-backed chevrotain (Tragulus versicolor), an endemic species to
Vietnam, in 2019–after almost 30 years of being lost to science–is a remarkable outcome for …

Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue,
largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked …

Illegal wildlife trade has reached alarming levels globally, extirpating populations of
commercially valuable species. As a driver of biodiversity loss, quantifying illegal harvest is …

Conservation organizations have increasingly raised concerns about escalating rates of
illegal hunting and trade in wildlife. Previous studies have concluded that people hunt …

International trade in wildlife is a major threat to biodiversity conservation. CITES, the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is the …