Wildlife Crime: Issues and Promising Solutions
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Wildlife".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 28614
Special Issue Editors
Interests: situational crime prevention; crime mapping; conservation criminology; wildlife crime
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The poaching of wildlife for profit, pleasure, subsistence, or as a result of human–animal conflict has decimated wildlife populations—particularly those of at-risk species. Given the ease of poaching wildlife throughout the world and the significant demand for specific species and their derivatives, wildlife trafficking is among the most profitable illicit transnational industries (Moreto and Pires, 2018). Seizure and government reports have shown a steady increase in wildlife trafficking, and many of the most endangered species continue to experience population declines. Despite technological advancements to detect and prevent poaching and trafficking, current approaches to curb the trade have had limited success and are not working. This Special Issue on “Wildlife Crime: Issues and Promising Solutions” has a broad objective of soliciting empirical research on the nature of the illegal wildlife trade; novel solutions to track, prove, and prevent wildlife crime; and evaluative research on enacted legislation or interventions that have the potential to be replicated in other contexts. Altogether, this volume of work is an effort to significantly contribute to our understanding of how the illicit trade operates and provide viable solutions to mitigate threats to protected wildlife.
Dr. Stephen F. Pires
Dr. George Olah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- poaching
- wildlife crime
- wildlife trafficking
- illegal wildlife trade
- human-animal conflict
- rangers
- protected areas
- forensic genetics
- tracking animal trade
- online trade of wildlife
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