Several hundred species are hunted for wild meat in the tropics, supporting the diets,
customs, and livelihoods of millions of people. However, unsustainable hunting is one of the …

Wildlife trade is a key driver of extinction risk, affecting at least 24% of terrestrial vertebrates.
The persistent removal of species can have profound impacts on species extinction risk and …

Conservationists increasingly use unstructured observational data, such as citizen science
records or ranger patrol observations, to guide decision making. These datasets are often …

Abstract The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) prohibits commercial trans-national trade in pangolin specimens. However …

Wildlife commodification can generate benefits for biodiversity conservation, but it also has
negative impacts; overexploitation of wildlife is currently one of the biggest drivers of …

Pangolins are threatened by overexploitation for local and international use. They are
subject to an international commercial trade ban, and are also the focus of other …

Background Pangolins are trafficked in unsustainable volumes to feed both local and global
trade networks for their meat and the medicinal properties of their derivatives, including …

Bushmeat consumption remains significant in urban Central Africa. Increasing urbanization
has fueled bushmeat trade and become a threat to endangered species like the pangolin …

The hunting of wild animals for their meat has been a crucial activity in the evolution of
humans. It continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions …

Trade in pangolins is illegal, and yet tons of their scales and products are seized at various
ports. These large seizures are challenging to process and comprehensively genotype for …