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Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019
In a precautionary response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, China’s Ministries permanently banned eating and trading in terrestrial wild (non-livestock) animals on 24 February 2020, and extensively updated the list of Fauna under Special State Protection (LFSSP) in 2020 and 2021, in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8455467/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34490759 http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.156 |
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author | Huang, Xiang-Qin Newman, Chris Buesching, Christina D. Shao, Mei-Ling Ye, Yun-Chun Liu, Sha Macdonald, David W. Zhou, Zhao-Min |
author_facet | Huang, Xiang-Qin Newman, Chris Buesching, Christina D. Shao, Mei-Ling Ye, Yun-Chun Liu, Sha Macdonald, David W. Zhou, Zhao-Min |
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description | In a precautionary response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, China’s Ministries permanently banned eating and trading in terrestrial wild (non-livestock) animals on 24 February 2020, and extensively updated the list of Fauna under Special State Protection (LFSSP) in 2020 and 2021, in which pangolins (Manidae spp.) were upgraded to the highest protection level. Examining 509 pangolin prosecution records from China Judgements online prior to these changes (01/01/14–31/12/19), we identified that Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces were hotspots for trade in whole pangolins and their scales. Interrupting trade in these three principal southern provinces would substantially fragment the pangolin trade network and reduce supply of imports from other south-east Asian countries. In the context of the revised legislation and strategies intended to prevent wildlife trade, we conclude that targeting interventions at key trade nodes could significantly reduce illegal trade in pangolins, and that this approach could also be effective with other taxa. |
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spelling | pubmed-84554672021-09-22 Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 Huang, Xiang-Qin Newman, Chris Buesching, Christina D. Shao, Mei-Ling Ye, Yun-Chun Liu, Sha Macdonald, David W. Zhou, Zhao-Min Zool Res Letter to the Editor In a precautionary response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, China’s Ministries permanently banned eating and trading in terrestrial wild (non-livestock) animals on 24 February 2020, and extensively updated the list of Fauna under Special State Protection (LFSSP) in 2020 and 2021, in which pangolins (Manidae spp.) were upgraded to the highest protection level. Examining 509 pangolin prosecution records from China Judgements online prior to these changes (01/01/14–31/12/19), we identified that Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces were hotspots for trade in whole pangolins and their scales. Interrupting trade in these three principal southern provinces would substantially fragment the pangolin trade network and reduce supply of imports from other south-east Asian countries. In the context of the revised legislation and strategies intended to prevent wildlife trade, we conclude that targeting interventions at key trade nodes could significantly reduce illegal trade in pangolins, and that this approach could also be effective with other taxa. Science Press 2021-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8455467/ /pubmed/34490759 http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.156 Text en Editorial Office of Zoological Research, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Letter to the Editor Huang, Xiang-Qin Newman, Chris Buesching, Christina D. Shao, Mei-Ling Ye, Yun-Chun Liu, Sha Macdonald, David W. Zhou, Zhao-Min Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 |
title | Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 |
title_full | Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 |
title_fullStr | Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 |
title_full_unstemmed | Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 |
title_short | Prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in China, 2014–2019 |
title_sort | prosecution records reveal pangolin trading networks in china, 2014–2019 |
topic | Letter to the Editor |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8455467/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34490759 http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.156 |
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