Biological parameters used in setting captive‐breeding quotas for Indonesia's breeding facilities

Janssen, Jordi; Chng, Serene C. L.

doi:10.1111/cobi.12978

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“…Under CITES agreements, certified breeding farms are permissible for some species 3 , 14 – 16 . Breeding farms are approved to ostensibly reduce pressure from illegal poaching on wild populations and to assist in biodiversity conservation 17 .…”

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Novel detection of provenance in the illegal wildlife trade using elemental data

Brandis

Meagher

Tong

et al. 2018

Sci Rep

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Despite being the fourth largest criminal market in the world, no forensic tools have been sufficiently developed to accurately determine the legal status of seized animals and their parts. Although legal trading is permissible for farmed or captive-bred animals, many animals are illegally removed from the wild and laundered by masquerading them as captive bred. Here we present high-resolution x-ray fluorescence (XRF) as a non-invasive and cost-effective tool for forensic classification. We tested the efficacy of this technique by using machine learning on a training set of zoo specimens and wild-caught individuals of short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus), a small insectivorous monotreme in Australia. XRF outperformed stable isotope analysis (δ13C, δ15N), reducing overall classification error below 4%. XRF has the added advantage of providing samples every 200 μm on a single quill, enabling 100% classification accuracy by taking the consensus of votes per quill. This accurate and cost-effective forensic technique could provide a much needed in situ solution for combating the illegal laundering of wildlife, and conversely, assist with certification of legally bred animals.

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Novel detection of provenance in the illegal wildlife trade using elemental data

Brandis

Meagher

Tong

et al. 2018

Sci Rep

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“…Our vision for a new domain of applied conservation science is applicable to large carnivores and other systems in which academics and others hold governments and interest groups accountable (Janssen & Chng 2017). We accept that increased scrutiny will not often provide evidence for if, how, and why political interference occurred; rather, it will reveal if reported population data on which policy is based are unreliable.…”

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Political populations of large carnivores

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Paquet

Treves

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Conservation Biology

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“…We found that pangolin leather products were still being traded in the US, although to a much lesser extent since the establishment of the zero export quota in 2000. In many countries corruption, and enforcement and monitoring issues, as well as inadequate protection of exploited species, increase the difficulties to assess the sustainability of the exotic skin trade (Janssen & Chng, 2017;Lyons & Natusch, 2011;Nijman, Shepherd, & Sanders, 2012). There are examples where the use of exotic skins can be sustainable and even beneficial for species conservation (see, e.g., MacGregor, 2006).…”

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“…Wildlife laundering remains a core issue. In many countries corruption, and enforcement and monitoring issues, as well as inadequate protection of exploited species, increase the difficulties to assess the sustainability of the exotic skin trade (Janssen & Chng, 2017;Lyons & Natusch, 2011;Nijman, Shepherd, & Sanders, 2012). Ultimately, generalizations about this trade (see, e.g., Natusch et al, 2019) are unhelpful, as the potential for sustainably trading exotic leather is highly species (and country) dependent.…”

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Of cowboys, fish, and pangolins: US trade in exotic leather

Heinrich

Ross

Cassey

2019

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Illegal wildlife trade is a lucrative business, which is driving many species towards extinction. Pangolins (Manis spp.) and arapaimas (Arapaima spp.) are two CITES listed genera coveted in the leather fashion industry for their unique skin pattern.The US has contributed to the decline of pangolin species and was historically a large market for pangolin leather products. While the US trade in pangolin products has declined since 2000, we suspect that pangolin leather may now be substituted by arapaima products. Arapaima leather trade has increased significantly since the year 2011. We found a strong positive correlation between the US states trading in both arapaima and pangolin leather products. The US states that were most involved in this trade had a lower population density and were comparatively wealthier than others. Leather items of both arapaima and pangolin were found for sale on eBay, with 75% of incidents in breach of eBay policy, and potentially illegal. Pangolin leather products were also falsely advertised as arapaima products.We conclude that arapaima leather is increasingly used to satisfy the persisting demand for exotic leather, and further research is urgently needed to determine the effect of the trade on wild arapaima populations.

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Biological parameters used in setting captive‐breeding quotas for Indonesia's breeding facilities

Abstract: Palabras Clave: conservación, criado en cautiverio, lavado, manejo, mercado de fauna

Cited by 81 publications

References 26 publications

Novel detection of provenance in the illegal wildlife trade using elemental data

Novel detection of provenance in the illegal wildlife trade using elemental data

Political populations of large carnivores

Of cowboys, fish, and pangolins: US trade in exotic leather

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