Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine

A total of 79 species of local vertebrates (birds, mammals, and reptiles) are found to be in illegal trade in the West Bank, Palestine, during 2013–2020. Data were collected from visits to the animal markets in the main cities of the West Bank (Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Jericho, Nablus, Ramallah, an...

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Autores principales:	Elias N. Handal, Zuhair S. Amr, Walid S. Basha, Mazin B. Qumsiyeh
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Birds Illegal trade Mammals Palestine Reptiles West Bank Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:17dab8e2d7a14d11af1bcf519512d96a2021-11-28T04:32:52ZIllegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine2287-884X10.1016/j.japb.2021.07.004https://doaj.org/article/17dab8e2d7a14d11af1bcf519512d96a2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X21000728https://doaj.org/toc/2287-884XA total of 79 species of local vertebrates (birds, mammals, and reptiles) are found to be in illegal trade in the West Bank, Palestine, during 2013–2020. Data were collected from visits to the animal markets in the main cities of the West Bank (Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Jericho, Nablus, Ramallah, and Salfit) and from advertisements in social media. Birds were the most traded animals represented in 59 species (74.7%), followed by 12 species of reptiles (15.2%) and eight species of mammals (10.1%). Nineteen species are listed under CITES appendices (17 birds and 2 mammals under appendixes II and III, respectively). As for the conservation status according to the IUCN Red List, two bird species (Streptopelia turtur and Serinus syriacus) and one reptile (Testudo graeca) are listed as VU, while two mammals (Hyaena hyaena and Gazella gazella) are listed as NT and EN, respectively. Based on the local status, three species of bird are considered critically endangered (Coturnix coturnix, Asio flammeus, and Aquila chrysaetos), one bird is endangered (Falco subbuteo), and two mammals (Hyaena hyaena and Gazella gazella) are considered endangered and vulnerable respectively. This study reveals the urgent need to control animal trade in the Palestinian Territories.Elias N. HandalZuhair S. AmrWalid S. BashaMazin B. QumsiyehElsevierarticleBirdsIllegal tradeMammalsPalestineReptilesWest BankEcologyQH540-549.5ENJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 636-639 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Birds Illegal trade Mammals Palestine Reptiles West Bank Ecology QH540-549.5 Elias N. Handal Zuhair S. Amr Walid S. Basha Mazin B. Qumsiyeh Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine
description	A total of 79 species of local vertebrates (birds, mammals, and reptiles) are found to be in illegal trade in the West Bank, Palestine, during 2013–2020. Data were collected from visits to the animal markets in the main cities of the West Bank (Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Jericho, Nablus, Ramallah, and Salfit) and from advertisements in social media. Birds were the most traded animals represented in 59 species (74.7%), followed by 12 species of reptiles (15.2%) and eight species of mammals (10.1%). Nineteen species are listed under CITES appendices (17 birds and 2 mammals under appendixes II and III, respectively). As for the conservation status according to the IUCN Red List, two bird species (Streptopelia turtur and Serinus syriacus) and one reptile (Testudo graeca) are listed as VU, while two mammals (Hyaena hyaena and Gazella gazella) are listed as NT and EN, respectively. Based on the local status, three species of bird are considered critically endangered (Coturnix coturnix, Asio flammeus, and Aquila chrysaetos), one bird is endangered (Falco subbuteo), and two mammals (Hyaena hyaena and Gazella gazella) are considered endangered and vulnerable respectively. This study reveals the urgent need to control animal trade in the Palestinian Territories.
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author	Elias N. Handal Zuhair S. Amr Walid S. Basha Mazin B. Qumsiyeh
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title	Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine
title_short	Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine
title_full	Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine
title_fullStr	Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine
title_full_unstemmed	Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine
title_sort	illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the west bank, palestine
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/17dab8e2d7a14d11af1bcf519512d96a
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Illegal trade in wildlife vertebrate species in the West Bank, Palestine

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