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John E. Fa
The Legal International Wildlife Trade Favours Invasive Species Establishment: The Monk and Ring-Necked Parakeets in Spain
The international wildlife trade is a lucrative business. Although a huge variety of animal groups are trafficked, the Psittaciformes (parrots) are amongst the most traded avian groups. Deliberate or accidental releases of imported parrots have led to the establishment of feral populations in many countries. Far from their native habitats, parrots may cause economic and ecological damage, and may even favour the transmission of zoonotic diseases. Despite this, the links between numbers of imported individuals and the establishment of non-native populations is not well known. In this study, we analysed data on imports of two well-known invasive parrots, the Monk Parakeet Myiopsitamonachus an…
Differential recovery of habitat use by birds after wind farm installation: A multi-year comparison
Abstract Onshore wind farms remain one of the most widely used technologies for the production of renewable energy. These are known to affect birds through disturbance or collision. Most research focus on the impact of wind farms on raptors or other large bird species, especially those of conservation concern. However, limited information exists on the effect of wind farms on small birds. Recovery of large versus small bird populations impacted by wind farms is also largely unstudied. A reason for this is the lack of long-term datasets based on standardized, systematic assessments. We monitored birds in the vicinity of a wind farm in an upland habitat in southern Spain (Malaga province), im…
Documenting Biogeographical and Socio-Economic Patterns of Illegal Wildlife Trade worldwide
Currently, illegal wildlife trade is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity conservation. Understanding the causes that make some countries participate as wildlife suppliers or consumers is crucial to fight this criminal business in a more effective way. Using data provided by TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, the World Bank, the Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Migration Policy Institute, we identified 34 supplier countries (exporters) and 44 consumer countries (importers). Our objective was to determine which socio-economic factors could explain the geographical patterns of 42 vertebrate taxonomic groups that are involved in illegal wildlife trade. We us…