The international trade in night monkeys (Aotus spp.), found throughout Central and South
America, has been regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered …

Trade of wildlife for use in traditional medicines, rituals, magical spells and cultural practices
occurs globally and has been studied mostly in Africa and Asia. The grey slender loris Loris …

Primates are kept as pets for various reasons including as indicators of wealth. Ownership of
primates can also be influenced by religion. In Madagascar, thousands of lemurs are kept as …

Slow lorises Nycticebus spp. have one of the widest distributions of any nocturnal primate
species, occurring in 14 Asian countries; yet, in terms of their taxonomy, ecology and …

Simple Summary The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made it harder
to effectively protect and manage biodiversity, and this could make it more difficult for …

Lemur catta is the most reported illegal captive lemur. We document 286 L. catta that were
held in illegal captive conditions in Madagascar. Coastal tourist destinations are “hot spots” …

Although it is illegal to capture, sell, and trade lemurs, the live capture of lemurs in
Madagascar is ongoing and may have impacted over 28,000 lemurs between 2010 and …

Trade in primates is considered a major impediment to primate conservation globally. The
bushmeat trade in West and Central Africa is considered largely unsustainable and …

Madagascar is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The island's past and current rates of
deforestation and habitat disturbance threaten its plethora of endemic biodiversity. On …

Illegal wildlife trade has devastating effects on wild populations in Southeast Asia, made
evident from the rising numbers of threatened species found in rescue centres. The …