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 …

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

Eight extant species of pangolins are currently recognized. Recent studies found that two
mitochondrial haplotypes identified in confiscations in Hong Kong could not be assigned to …

Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade (IUWT) currently presents one of the most high-profile
conservation challenges. There is no “one-size-fits-all” strategy, and a variety of disciplines …

The pangolin is greatly sought after for its various body parts, largely driven by demand from
China. The mammal has been driven to the edge of extinction in Asia, with two Asian …

Wildlife trade can provide commercial incentives to conserve biodiversity but, if
unsustainable, can also pose a threat. CITES (Convention on International Trade in …

The wildlife trade is a major cause of species loss and a pathway for disease transmission.
Socioeconomic drivers of the wildlife trade are influential at the local scale yet rarely …

Conservationists can benefit from encompassing research, social, and economic aspects of
conservation issues to produce holistic conservation guidelines. Pangolins have become a …

The use of robust ecological data to make evidence-based management decisions for highly
threatened species is often limited by data availability, and local ecological knowledge …

Abstract The Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (JEET), throughout its 15 years of
existence, has tried to provide a respected outlet for scientific knowledge concerning the …