Determining the composition and structure of antelope communities in three study sites within the Niger Delta (Nigeria) based on bushmeat market data

Abstract

Determining the composition and structure of antelope communities in three study sites within the Niger Delta (Nigeria) based on bushmeat market data. Tropical Ecology.

Population size and conservation status of large terrestrial mammals in a West African protected area

“…La surveillance à long terme des populations et les programmes d'éducation sont essentiels. seized ivory and pangolin scales globally (Akani et al, 2015;Eniang et al, 2016;Georgewill et al, 2022;Luiselli et al, 2015;Onuegbu et al, 2019;Petrozzi et al, 2015;TRAFFIC Bulletin, 2019).…”

“…Moreover, global illicit wildlife traffic has grown rapidly in the last decade (Sas‐Rolfes et al., 2019), mainly because illegal wildlife transnational trade is the fourth most lucrative business after narcotics, human trafficking and weapons (Duffy et al., 2016). Nigeria is the hub for illicit wildlife trade in ivory and pangolin scales as it is linked to most of seized ivory and pangolin scales globally (Akani et al., 2015; Eniang et al., 2016; Georgewill et al., 2022; Luiselli et al., 2015; Onuegbu et al., 2019; Petrozzi et al., 2015; TRAFFIC Bulletin, 2019).…”