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| Nijman, V.; Bergin, D.. |
| Reptiles are traded globally for medicinal purposes. Historic qualitative accounts of reptiles used as medicine in Morocco are numerous, but contemporary quantitative data are rare. In 2013-2014, we surveyed 49 wildlife markets in 20 towns throughout Morocco, plus the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. We recorded 1,586 specimens of at least nine species for sale in 14 of the Moroccan markets with a combined value of about US $100,000. The most prominent markets were those in Marrakesh, Meknes, Casablanca, and Fez, with the former two cites trading equal quantities of dried and live specimens and the latter two trading mainly dried specimens. Common species were the Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) with 720 specimens (506 dried, 214... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Bern Convention; CITES; Ethnozoology; Traditional medicine; Wildlife trade. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/627511 |
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| Nijman, V.; Shepherd, C.R.. |
| In 1973 the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was called to life as to regulate the international wildlife trade, and to prevent species becoming (economically and biologically) extinct. The trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises in Asia is so huge that it threatens the survival of many species. In 2006 and 2007, during three surveys at Chatuchak market in Bangkok, Thailand, we recorded a significant trade in non-native CITES-listed freshwater turtles and tortoises to be used as pets. We documented a total of 688 individuals of 19 species from different regions of the world, many of which are globally threatened with extinction. Most commonly recorded were three species of tortoise from Madagascar... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: CITES; Conservation; Southeast Asia; Wildlife trade; 42.82; 42.95. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/256140 |
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