dc.contributor.author |
Ingram, DJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Coad, L |
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dc.contributor.author |
Abernethy, KA |
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dc.contributor.author |
Maisels, F |
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dc.contributor.author |
Stokes, EJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Bobo, KS |
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dc.contributor.author |
Breuer, T |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gandiwa, E |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ghiurghi, A |
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dc.contributor.author |
Greengrass, E |
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dc.contributor.author |
Holmern, T |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kamgaing, TOW |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ndong Obiang, AM |
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dc.contributor.author |
Poulsen, JR |
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dc.contributor.author |
Schleicher, J |
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dc.contributor.author |
Nielsen, MR |
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dc.contributor.author |
Solly, H |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vath, CL |
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dc.contributor.author |
Waltert, M |
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dc.contributor.author |
Whitham, CEL |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wilkie, DS |
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dc.contributor.author |
Scharlemann, JPW |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-11-02T03:24:16Z |
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dc.date.available |
2018-11-02T03:24:16Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-03 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1755-263X |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1755-263X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17625 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Copyright and Photocopying: © 2017 The Authors. Conservation Letters published by
Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Overexploitation is one of the main pressures driving wildlife
closer to extinction, yet broad-scale data to evaluate species’ declines are limited.
Using African pangolins (Family: Pholidota) as a case study, we demonstrate that collating
local-scale data can provide crucial information on regional trends in exploitation
of threatened species to inform conservation actions and policy. We estimate that
0.4-2.7 million pangolins are hunted annually in Central African forests. The number
of pangolins hunted has increased by ∼150% and the proportion of pangolins of all
vertebrates hunted increased from 0.04% to 1.83% over the past four decades. However,
there were no trends in pangolins observed at markets, suggesting use of alternative
supply chains. The price of giant (Smutsia gigantea) and arboreal (Phataginus sp.)
pangolins in urban markets has increased 5.8 and 2.3 times respectively, mirroring
trends in Asian pangolins. Efforts and resources are needed to increase law enforcement
and population monitoring, and investigate linkages between subsistence hunting and
illegal wildlife trade.
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Conservation Letters |
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dc.relation.isversionof |
10.1111/conl.12389 |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
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dc.subject |
Biodiversity Conservation |
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dc.subject |
Biodiversity & Conservation |
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dc.subject |
Africa |
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dc.subject |
hunting |
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dc.subject |
market |
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dc.subject |
OFFTAKE |
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dc.subject |
pangolins |
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dc.subject |
trade |
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dc.subject |
wild meat |
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dc.subject |
TRADE |
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dc.subject |
SUSTAINABILITY |
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dc.subject |
ENFORCEMENT |
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dc.subject |
KNOWLEDGE |
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dc.subject |
SYSTEM |
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dc.subject |
AREAS |
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dc.title |
Assessing Africa-Wide Pangolin Exploitation by Scaling Local Data |
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dc.type |
Journal article |
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duke.contributor.id |
Poulsen, JR|0568669 |
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dc.date.updated |
2018-11-02T03:24:12Z |
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pubs.begin-page |
e12389 |
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pubs.end-page |
e12389 |
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pubs.issue |
2 |
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pubs.organisational-group |
Nicholas School of the Environment |
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pubs.organisational-group |
Duke |
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pubs.organisational-group |
Environmental Sciences and Policy |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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pubs.volume |
11 |
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duke.contributor.orcid |
Poulsen, JR|0000-0002-1532-9808 |
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