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View article: Pan-African review of cultural uses of carnivores
Pan-African review of cultural uses of carnivores Open
The consumptive use of fauna, encompassing the extraction of skins and derivatives, undermines vulnerable species’ resilience to persistent offtake. Evidence of pervasive, Africa-wide hunting and trafficking of wildlife underscores the nee…
View article: Reflecting on the role of human‐felid conflict and local use in big cat trade
Reflecting on the role of human‐felid conflict and local use in big cat trade Open
Illegal trade in big cat ( Panthera spp.) body parts is a prominent topic in scientific and public discourses concerning wildlife conservation. While illegal trade is generally acknowledged as a threat to big cat species, we suggest that t…
View article: Contemporary Cultural Trade of Lion Body Parts
Contemporary Cultural Trade of Lion Body Parts Open
Trade in lion parts associated with cultural and traditional use is poorly understood. Here we sought to better understand the role and use of lion body parts in the commercial traditional medicine (muthi) trade of South Africa. In 2019 we…
View article: Guidelines for evaluating the conservation value of African lion (Panthera leo) translocations
Guidelines for evaluating the conservation value of African lion (Panthera leo) translocations Open
As the top predator in African ecosystems, lions have lost more than 90% of their historical range, and few countries possess strong evidence for stable populations. Translocations (broadly defined here as the capture and movement of lions…
View article: Genetic guidelines for translocations: Maintaining intraspecific diversity in the lion (<i>Panthera leo</i>)
Genetic guidelines for translocations: Maintaining intraspecific diversity in the lion (<i>Panthera leo</i>) Open
Conservation translocations have become an important management tool, particularly for large wildlife species such as the lion ( Panthera leo ). When planning translocations, the genetic background of populations needs to be taken into acc…
View article: Wildlife collections of Royal Palace Museums in The West Region of Cameroon with a Focus on wildlife conservation
Wildlife collections of Royal Palace Museums in The West Region of Cameroon with a Focus on wildlife conservation Open
The royal palace museums of the Grassfields’ Kingdoms of West Region of Cameroon are well recognized for the preservation of culturally significant objects and practices. To date, the role of palace museums in wildlife conservation has rec…
View article: Monitoring compliance of CITES lion bone exports from South Africa
Monitoring compliance of CITES lion bone exports from South Africa Open
From 2008 to 2018, South Africa permitted the export of captive-bred African lion ( Panthera leo ) skeletons to Southeast Asia under CITES Appendix II. Legal exports rose from approximately 50 individuals in 2008 to a maximum of 1,771 skel…
View article: Commercially-driven lion part removal: What is the evidence from mortality records?
Commercially-driven lion part removal: What is the evidence from mortality records? Open
Trade-driven killing for body parts has long been a major cause of population decline for a number of big cat species. There are now worrying suggestions that commercialised illegal trade in body parts might become a threat for wild lions …
View article: Preferences for lion and tiger bone wines amongst the urban public in China and Vietnam
Preferences for lion and tiger bone wines amongst the urban public in China and Vietnam Open
A controversial, multifaceted debate surrounds the trade in commercially captive-bred (farmed) lion skeletons. A prominent topic relates to relative preferences for tiger and lion bone in Asian consumer countries. To contribute preliminary…
View article: The international trade in African lion (Panthera leo): ethics and evidence
The international trade in African lion (Panthera leo): ethics and evidence Open
A complex nexus of concerns is often attendant upon cases of international trade in wildlife products. Concerns may include: species conservation, livelihoods, personal freedoms, animal welfare, and politics. Regulatory decision-making reg…
View article: Wars over Wildlife: Green Militarisation and Just War Theory
Wars over Wildlife: Green Militarisation and Just War Theory Open
Militarisation of conservation (sometimes known as 'green militarisation') is an issue of growing international interest. Rhino horn is immensely valuable (in 2013 its value exceeded that of gold or cocaine), and its illegal trade has attr…
View article: Deep Uncertainty, Public Reason, the Conservation of Biodiversity and the Regulation of Markets for Lion Skeletons
Deep Uncertainty, Public Reason, the Conservation of Biodiversity and the Regulation of Markets for Lion Skeletons Open
Public reason is a formal concept in political theory. There is a need to better understand how public reason might be elicited in making public decisions that involve deep uncertainty, which arises from pernicious and gross ignorance abou…
View article: The Ethics of Human–Animal Relationships and Public Discourse: A Case Study of Lions Bred for Their Bones
The Ethics of Human–Animal Relationships and Public Discourse: A Case Study of Lions Bred for Their Bones Open
Conservation and natural resource management are increasingly attending the ethical elements of public decisions. Ethical considerations are challenging, in part, because they typically require accounting for the moral consideration of var…
View article: Elevation patterns of plant diversity and recent altitudinal range shifts in Sinai's high‐mountain flora
Elevation patterns of plant diversity and recent altitudinal range shifts in Sinai's high‐mountain flora Open
Questions Is there evidence of recent altitudinal range shifts in a hyper‐arid Middle Eastern desert mountain flora? How do the directions of shift for upper and lower altitudinal range limits of plants vary? Location Hyper‐arid mountain d…