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 …

Wildlife crime, including poaching and wildlife trafficking, threaten the existence of particular
species. To date, research on wildlife crime has been primarily conducted by those with …

When deciding how to conserve biodiversity, practitioners navigate diverse missions,
sometimes conflicting approaches, and uncertain trade‐offs. These choices are based not …

The trade in wildlife is not a new phenomenon. The earliest civilizations were linked to the
trade in live animals and parts thereof, from the Egyptian pharaohs to aristocrats in the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global recession and mass unemployment. Through
reductions in trade and international tourism, the pandemic has particularly affected rural …

Wildlife crime and wildlife law enforcement have become important areas of study for
criminologists. Little is known, however, of the experiences of law enforcement personnel …

Understanding the local communities' attitudes toward protected areas (PAs) is critical to PA
management planning. However, what socio‐economic and demographic factors drive their …

The poaching of wildlife has received substantial interest from criminologists in recent years.
In particular, prior research has attempted to better understand the factors that drive …

China is one of the most biodiverse regions of the world. To better preserve its biological
resources and the fragile ecosystem, China's government has established more than 2700 …

Within segments of the overlapping fields of political ecology and political geography, there
is an emerging consensus that direct physical violence is over-studied, and that it cannot be …