Conservation: Threatened by Luxury

Thomas J Webb

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.043

Conservation: Threatened by Luxury

Curr Biol. 2016 Jun 20;26(12):R498-R500. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.043.

Author

Thomas J Webb¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. Electronic address: t.j.webb@sheffield.ac.uk.

PMID: 27326710
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.043

Abstract

When animals are traded in lucrative international luxury markets, individuals really do matter to conservation. Identifying the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that make some species especially vulnerable to this kind of threat helps set guidelines for more effective conservation.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Biodiversity
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Endangered Species*
Humans