National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)

Illegal wildlife trafficking has negative effects on biodiversity conservation at both global and local scale. Therefore, the establishment of appropriate conservation measures requires local studies that quantify this problem. The objective of this work was to quantify and characterize the species...

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Autores principales:	Sofía Crespo-Gascón, Carlos Solórzano, José Guerrero-Casado
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Publicado:	Universidad Politécnica Salesiana 2021
Materias:	endangered species seizures wildlife conservation wildlife trade Illegal wildlife trafficking Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Science (General) Q1-390
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2529d1e667a44431bc14970412c84a212021-11-10T06:54:12ZNational illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)10.17163/lgr.n35.2022.031390-37991390-8596https://doaj.org/article/2529d1e667a44431bc14970412c84a212021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://retos.ups.edu.ec/index.php/granja/article/view/3977https://doaj.org/toc/1390-3799https://doaj.org/toc/1390-8596 Illegal wildlife trafficking has negative effects on biodiversity conservation at both global and local scale. Therefore, the establishment of appropriate conservation measures requires local studies that quantify this problem. The objective of this work was to quantify and characterize the species of birds and mammals seized in the period 2016-2017, at the Valle Alto Wildlife Rescue Centre and Wildlife Refuge. The study showed that 212 specimens belonging to 41 different species were confiscated. More birds than mammals were confiscated, and a greater proportion of birds were included in a national and international threat category. A clear preference for primates, parrots and squirrels was found. Furthermore, the presence of species with a distribution range outside the study area revealed the existence of the transportation of species from other parts of the country. Although these data are only a sample of what is actually trafficked in the country, they provide an approach of the type of species that are illegally trafficked in this biodiversity hotspot. Sofía Crespo-GascónCarlos SolórzanoJosé Guerrero-CasadoUniversidad Politécnica Salesianaarticleendangered speciesseizureswildlife conservationwildlife tradeIllegal wildlife traffickingAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972Science (General)Q1-390ENESLa Granja: Revista de Ciencias de la Vida, Vol 35, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic	endangered species seizures wildlife conservation wildlife trade Illegal wildlife trafficking Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Science (General) Q1-390
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description	Illegal wildlife trafficking has negative effects on biodiversity conservation at both global and local scale. Therefore, the establishment of appropriate conservation measures requires local studies that quantify this problem. The objective of this work was to quantify and characterize the species of birds and mammals seized in the period 2016-2017, at the Valle Alto Wildlife Rescue Centre and Wildlife Refuge. The study showed that 212 specimens belonging to 41 different species were confiscated. More birds than mammals were confiscated, and a greater proportion of birds were included in a national and international threat category. A clear preference for primates, parrots and squirrels was found. Furthermore, the presence of species with a distribution range outside the study area revealed the existence of the transportation of species from other parts of the country. Although these data are only a sample of what is actually trafficked in the country, they provide an approach of the type of species that are illegally trafficked in this biodiversity hotspot.
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author	Sofía Crespo-Gascón Carlos Solórzano José Guerrero-Casado
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title	National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)
title_short	National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)
title_full	National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)
title_fullStr	National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)
title_full_unstemmed	National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)
title_sort	national illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in manabí (ecuador)
publisher	Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
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National illegal wildlife trafficking of threatened species: a descriptive study in Manabí (Ecuador)

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