William Z Lidicker Jr
William Z Lidicker Jr
One needs only to peruse the daily news to be aware that humanity is on a dangerous and challenging trajectory. This essay explores the prospect of adopting a science-based framework for confronting these potentially adverse prospects. It e...
Will legal international rhino horn trade save wild rhino populations? [0.03%]
合法的国际犀牛角贸易能拯救野生犀牛种群吗?
Jasper A J Eikelboom,Rascha J M Nuijten,Yingying X G Wang et al.
Jasper A J Eikelboom et al.
Wild vertebrate populations all over the globe are in decline, with poaching being the second-most-important cause. The high poaching rate of rhinoceros may drive these species into extinction within the coming decades. Some stakeholders ar...
Quantifying the bat bushmeat trade in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, with suggestions for conservation action [0.03%]
印度北苏拉威西的蝙蝠肉交易量化及保护建议
Sheherazade,Susan M Tsang
Sheherazade
The intense consumption of flying foxes in North Sulawesi, Indonesia has raised hunting pressure and extirpation is expected to spread into other regions. To assess local cultural attitudes towards bats for formulating a targeted conservati...
China's online parrot trade: Generation length and body mass determine sales volume via price [0.03%]
中国的在线鹦鹉贸易:世代长度和体重决定销售量及价格
Ru-Yi Yin,Yun-Chun Ye,Chris Newman et al.
Ru-Yi Yin et al.
The wildlife trade threatens global biodiversity and animal welfare, where parrots are among the taxa most frequently traded, supplying exotic pets and captive breeders worldwide. Using phylogenetic path analysis, we examine how biological ...
Dealing in deadly pathogens: Taking stock of the legal trade in live wildlife and potential risks to human health [0.03%]
野生动物活体贸易中的潜在公共卫生风险及其法律规制问题研究
Özgün Emre Can,Neil DCruze,David W Macdonald
Özgün Emre Can
Zoonotic diseases cause millions of deaths every year. Diseases such as Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and avian influenza cause economic losses at the global level and jeopardize diplomatic relations between countries. As...
Variation in the response of eastern and southern Africa provenances of Faidherbia albida (Delile A. Chev) seedlings to water supply: A greenhouse experiment [0.03%]
来自动非洲和南部非洲的法迪里比亚树种子对供水变化反应的温室试验变异
Grace Koech,Daniel Ofori,Anne W T Muigai et al.
Grace Koech et al.
Rural communities value Faidherbia albida in farming systems and pastoralism. Faidherbia albida provides products such as medicine, fodder, fuel, wood, food and services such as shade, soil fertility and nutrient cycling. Excessive browsing...