Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter

A Estrada, PA Garber, AB Rylands, C Roos… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the sustainability of legal wildlife trade

A Hughes, M Auliya, S Altherr, B Scheffers… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploitation of wildlife represents one of the greatest threats to species survival according to
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Impacts of wildlife trade on terrestrial biodiversity

O Morton, BR Scheffers, T Haugaasen… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
The wildlife trade is worth billions of dollars annually and affects most major taxonomic
groups. Despite this, a global understanding of the trade's impacts on species populations is …

Human‐modified landscapes driving the global primate extinction crisis

EJ Torres‐Romero, V Nijman… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The world's primates have been severely impacted in diverse and profound ways by
anthropogenic pressures. Here, we evaluate the impact of various infrastructures and …

Measuring the impact of the pet trade on Indonesian birds

JBC Harris, MW Tingley, F Hua, DL Yong… - Conservation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The trade in wild animals involves one‐third of the world's bird species and thousands of
other vertebrate species. Although a few species are imperiled as a result of the wildlife …

Reducing the primate pet trade: Actions for primatologists

MA Norconk, S Atsalis, G Tully… - American journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This commentary emerged from a panel presentation at the International Primatological
Society Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, 2018. The goal was to provide regional updates on the …

Exploring cultural drivers for wildlife trade via an ethnoprimatological approach: a case study of slender and slow lorises (Loris and Nycticebus) in South and …

KAI Nekaris, CR Shepherd, CR Starr… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Illegal and unsustainable trade in wildlife is a major conservation challenge. For Asian
primates, economic and cultural traditions, and increased forest access mean that trade may …

Animal abuse, biotechnology and species justice

DR Goyes, R Sollund - Theoretical Criminology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Generally, in the modern, western world, conceptualizations of the natural environment are
associated with what nature can offer us—an anthropocentric perspective whereby humans …

Contesting and contextualising CITES: Wildlife trafficking in Colombia and Brazil

DR Goyes, R Sollund - … Journal for Crime, Justice and Social …, 2016 - search.informit.org
This article raises the question of whether recently implemented legislation in Colombia and
Brazil (1) provides the necessary tools to prevent the harms of wildlife trafficking (WLT) and …

Traffic and trade in owl monkeys

S Shanee, AP Mendoza, AM Maldonado… - Owl Monkeys: Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Trade can have serious implications for primate species. Owl monkeys (Aotus spp.) have
historically been a principal species traded for biomedical research. Individuals found in the …