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Poisonous pitohuis as pets
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Nijman V., Abdullah A., Ardiansyah A., et al. 2024. Poisonous pitohuis as pets. Bird Conservation International 34:e39. doi:10.1017/S0959270924000297
Previous Publications
Policies, law enforcement and sustainable use of nautilus shells in Indonesia and the effect of the 2017 CITES Appendix II listing on their trade
Poisonous pitohuis as pets
An examination of the trade in bear parts and derivatives for traditional medicine in Hong Kong and its legality
The illegal trade of binturongs in Indonesia (arctictis binturong)
Surveys on tokay gecko trade as traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong put spotlight on imports from Indonesia and Vietnam
Trade in Native Birds At Chatuchak Weekend Market, Bangkok, Thailand
A newly emerging trade in New Guinea’s butcherbirds (Cracticinae) in Indonesia
Live owls in Japanese pet stores and cafés: Volumes, species, and impediments to effective trade monitoring
Observation of threatened pinyon jays Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus in the EU pet market
The Trade of Porcupines in Malaysia With International Trade Links
Canada’s role in global wildlife trade: Research trends and next steps
Correlates of Bird Collection Compositions in Thai Zoos: Implications for Conservation and Management
Global commercialisation, under-reported trade, and the need for increased international regulation of a non-CITES listed songbird.
First Seizure of Trafficked Earless Monitor Lizards (Lanthanotus borneensis) in Vietnam
Bear trade in Poland: an analysis of legal and illegal international trade from 2000 to 2021
Bears in the Russian Far East illegally exploited for meat, medicine and trophies
A rapid assessment of the illegal otter trade in Vietnam
Illegal trade of pangolins in India with international trade links: an analysis of seizures from 1991 to 2022
Recent seizures of hornbills trafficked to India
An analysis of Canada’s declared live wildlife imports and implications for zoonotic disease risk
Insights into the primate trade into the European Union and the United Kingdom
Assessing the trade of Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus in the USA
Potential Mammalian Vector-Borne Diseases in Live and Wet Markets in Indonesia and Myanmar
Online commercial exploitation may threaten Vietnam’s native birds
Thailand’s online reptile market decreases, but shifts toward native species during COVID-19
Evidence of illegal trade of the Critically Endangered Black Crested Macaque Macaca nigra from Indonesia to the Philippines.
Trade in Southeast Asian Box Turtles from Indonesia: Legality, Livelihoods, Sustainability and Overexploitation
Wildlife conservation in Myanmar: trade in wild sheep and goats for meat, medicine, and trophies, with links to China, India, and Thailand.
The illegal trade of the Sumatran serow Capricornis sumatraensis sumatraensis for traditional medicine in Indonesia
It’s a sign: Animal welfare and zoo type are predictors of animal identification signage usage and quality at zoo exhibits
Demand for wildlife not listed in the CITES multilateral treaty
The next exotic pet to go viral. Is social media causing an increase in the demand of owning bushbabies as pets?
Hornbills in Zoos in Thailand: Species, Numbers, and their Welfare
The trade of Saiga Antelope horn for traditional medicine in Thailand
Market surveys in Mataram, Lombok, illustrate the expanse of legal and illegal Indonesian bird trade networks
Online trade as a serious additional threat to the Critically Endangered Silvery Pigeon Columba argentina in Indonesia
Notes on Trade in Varanus macraei in response to (Arida et al., 2021): ‘The Hunt for the Blue tree monitor on Batanta Island, Indonesia: Subsistence on a Treasure?’
Using CITES Appendix III to protect native species found in international trade: the case of the Philippines
Incidence of protected and illegally sourced birds at bird markets in Makassar, Sulawesi
Inaccuracies in the reporting of volume and monetary value of large-scale rosewood seizures
Dataset of seized wildlife and their intended uses.
India’s use of CITES Appendix III
Bearing all Down Under: the role of Australasian countries in the illegal bear trade
Strengthening protection of endemic wildlife threatened by the international pet trade: The case of the Australian shingleback lizard
A Primer to the Global Trade of Reptiles: Magnitude, Key Challenges, and Implications for Conservation
Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil to receive strengthened legal protection in Thailand
Online trade records of Grey-backed Myna Acridotheres tricolor indicate poaching practices in Baluran National Park, Indonesia
A standardized dataset for conservation prioritization of songbirds to support CITES
Legal or unenforceable? Violations of trade regulations and the case of the Philippine Sailfin Lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae)
An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India
Thirty years of trade data suggests population declines in a once common songbird in Indonesia
Shedding Light on the Trade in Nocturnal Galagos
The illegal hunting and exploitation of porcupines for meat and medicine in Indonesia
Illegal trade of the endemic Rinjani Scops-owl in Indonesia
The illegal exploitation of the Javan Leopard Panthera pardus melas and Sunda Clouded Leopard Neofelis diardi in Indonesia
A case for better international protection of the Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor)
Underestimating the illegal wildlife trade: A ton or a tonne of pangolins?
An examination of the import of live reptiles from Indonesia by the United States from 2000 to 2015
Bear trade in the Czech Republic: an analysis of legal and illegal international trade from 2005 to 2020
International wildlife trade, avian influenza, organised crime and the effectiveness of CITES: The Chinese hwamei as a case study
Illegal wildlife trade, seizures and prosecutions: A 7.5-year analysis of trade in pig-nosed turtles Carettochelys insculpta in and from Indonesia
Seizure analysis of Tokay Gecko in the Philippines
Using intelligence to tackle the criminal elements of the illegal trade in Indian Star Tortoises Geochelone elegans in Asia
First record of international trafficking of Critically Endangered long-beaked echidnas (Zaglossus sp.)
Observations of Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in trade in bird markets in Java, Indonesia
In the market for extinction: birds for sale at selected outlets in Sumatra
Observations of illegal wildlife trade in Boten, a Chinese border town within a Specific Economic Zone in northern Lao PDR
Trade in bears in Lao PDR with observations from market surveys and seizure data
Challenges in documenting trade in non-CITES listed species: A case study on crocodile skinks (Tribolonotus spp.)
Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata receives formal protection in Indonesia, but Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus does not
The Critically Endangered Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus lacks full legal protection in Indonesia – the main source of its problems
Tackling Asia’s illegal trade in songbirds
Trade in White-rumped Shamas Kittacincla malabarica demands strong national and international responses
Trade and conservation efforts involving the Sumatran Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor in Indonesia
Protection from exploitation needed for the endemic Sulawesi Bear Cuscus Ailurops ursinus in Indonesia
Observations of trade in Spotted Crocias Laniellus albonotatus in Java, Indonesia
A case for listing the Union Island Gecko Gonatodes daudini in the Appendices of CITES
Trade in Endangered and Critically Endangered Japanese herpetofauna endemic to the Nansei Islands warrants increased protection
Illegal wildlife trade – surveying open animal markets and online platforms to understand the poaching of wild cats
Improved Legislation and Stronger Enforcement Actions needed as the Online Otter Trade in Indonesia continues
Stronger International Regulations and Increased Enforcement Effort is needed to end the Illegal Trade in Otters in Asia
A rapid assessment of the trade in Saiga Antelope horn in Peninsular Malaysia
The presence of protected reptiles from Sri Lanka in international commercial trade
Evaluating the feasibility of pangolin farming and its potential conservation impact
The role of Germany in the illegal global Pangolin Trade
Bearly on the radar – an analysis of seizures of bears in Indonesia
Revealing the online trade of Sun Bears in Indonesia
Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata (Kuhl 1820) sold for Traditional Medicine in Indonesia and potential conservation implications
Illegal trade of sun bear parts in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak
Indonesia’s new protected species list a step back for marine mollusc conservation
Characterising Indonesia’s wild bird trade network from media-reported seizure incidents
The trading in the Orange-spotted Bulbul Pycnonotus bimaculatus and Aceh Bulbul P. snouckaerti in Indonesia
Note on the availability of Philippine Forest Turtle Siebenrockiella leytensis in online reptile markets
The role of the Netherlands in the reptile trade
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