Thousands of reptile species threatened by under-regulated global trade

There are gaps in international efforts to monitor the wildlife trade, with many species potentially being undetected by the established monitoring groups. Here the authors use an automated web search to document the sale of reptiles online, revealing over 36% of all known reptile species are in tra...

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Autores principales: Benjamin M. Marshall, Colin Strine, Alice C. Hughes
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/63806086a89148d79ae5c1cfe503d5b6
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Sumario:There are gaps in international efforts to monitor the wildlife trade, with many species potentially being undetected by the established monitoring groups. Here the authors use an automated web search to document the sale of reptiles online, revealing over 36% of all known reptile species are in trade, including many missing from official databases.