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<p>Illegal wildlife trade is considered a particularly challenging conservation issue, as the strong motivations behind hidden poaching activities leads to poor quantification. We summarize the main motivations for illegal wildlife trade from survival needs, economic interests, cultural and traditional customs and inadequate legal framework, as well as global trade hotspots represented by live wildlife trade in Southeast Asia, bushmeat trade in tropical Africa, and wildlife product trade in Russian Far East. The negative consequences of wildlife trade, including threats to extinction and endangerment of species, ecological balance, animals’ welfare, public health, and social stability are provided. We propose the global financing for nature conservation be expanded to benefit whole parties, incorporate public health issues and animals’ welfare into the international legislative framework, and suggest several avenues of research that are highly relevant for future wildlife conservation, providing reference and direction for policymakers and key stakeholders to implement effective conservation measures and achieve sustainable development.</p>

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A review of the threat of unsustainable wildlife trade to global biodiversity and society

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年9月24日

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  • Tongtong Gu,
  • Xihan Guo,
  • Shanfei Duan,
  • Xiangqin Huang

摘要

Illegal wildlife trade is considered a particularly challenging conservation issue, as the strong motivations behind hidden poaching activities leads to poor quantification. We summarize the main motivations for illegal wildlife trade from survival needs, economic interests, cultural and traditional customs and inadequate legal framework, as well as global trade hotspots represented by live wildlife trade in Southeast Asia, bushmeat trade in tropical Africa, and wildlife product trade in Russian Far East. The negative consequences of wildlife trade, including threats to extinction and endangerment of species, ecological balance, animals’ welfare, public health, and social stability are provided. We propose the global financing for nature conservation be expanded to benefit whole parties, incorporate public health issues and animals’ welfare into the international legislative framework, and suggest several avenues of research that are highly relevant for future wildlife conservation, providing reference and direction for policymakers and key stakeholders to implement effective conservation measures and achieve sustainable development.