People's Knowledge of Illegal Chinese Pangolin Trade Routes in Central Nepal

doi:10.3390/su12124900

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	People's Knowledge of Illegal Chinese Pangolin Trade Routes in Central Nepal
	Sharma, Sandhya ; Sharma, Hari Prasad 6; Katuwal, Hem Bahadur 4,5; Chaulagain, Chanda 3; Belant, Jerrold L.
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2020
卷号	12 期号:12 页码:-
关键词	NATIONAL-PARK CONSERVATION PRODUCTS
ISSN号	2071-1050
DOI	10.3390/su12124900
英文摘要	Chinese pangolin populations are declining globally due to illegal wildlife trades in its range countries, especially China and Vietnam, where the largest markets for this species exist. Identifying the trade routes is crucial for developing conservation plans for the pangolin and understanding the attributes of the individuals involved in the illegal trade. We aimed to identify local trade routes and the socio-economic status of people involved in pangolin trades from the Gaurishankar Conservation Area [a Protected Area (PA)] and the Ramechhap district [a non-Protected Area (non-PA)] of Nepal. We found that pangolin traders were typically poor, illiterate, unemployed, male, and of working age (17-40 years old). Confiscation rates of pangolin parts were higher in non-PAs than Pas as the illegal trade routes seemed to differ between the PAs and non-PAs. From 2014 to 2018, the prices of pangolin scales in PAs and non-PAs increased by 50% and 67%, respectively. Our results highlight locals facilitating the trade of pangolins, therefore we recommend the need for other income generating sources such as ecotourism or providing incentives to promote local industries as well as to establish Community Based Anti-Poaching Units among range countries and trade route countries to control the trade of this globally threatened species.
学科主题	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000550294500001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.xtbg.org.cn/handle/353005/11769]
专题	西双版纳热带植物园_2012年后新成立研究组
作者单位	1.Belant, Jerrold L.] SUNY Coll Environm Sci & Forestry, Global Wildlife Conservat Ctr, New York, NY 13210 USA 2.Pashupati Multiple Campus, Kathmandu 44604, Nepal 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Integrat Conservat, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, Peoples R China 5.Tribhuvan Univ, Inst Sci & Technol, Cent Dept Zool, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal 6.Himali Conservat Forum, Taplejung 57500, Nepal
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sharma, Sandhya,Sharma, Hari Prasad,Katuwal, Hem Bahadur,et al. People's Knowledge of Illegal Chinese Pangolin Trade Routes in Central Nepal[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2020,12(12):-.
APA	Sharma, Sandhya,Sharma, Hari Prasad,Katuwal, Hem Bahadur,Chaulagain, Chanda,&Belant, Jerrold L..(2020).People's Knowledge of Illegal Chinese Pangolin Trade Routes in Central Nepal.SUSTAINABILITY,12(12),-.
MLA	Sharma, Sandhya,et al."People's Knowledge of Illegal Chinese Pangolin Trade Routes in Central Nepal".SUSTAINABILITY 12.12(2020):-.