What's in a name? Wildlife traders evade authorities using code words

Autor: Aniruddha Mookerjee, Katie Hunter, Charlotte A. Brassey, Bhagat Singh, David Megson, Jose Louies, Jennifer K. Rowntree, Steven Megson, Ratnakaran Shanta Sharath, David W. Macdonald, Neil D'Cruze, Graeme Fox
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Oryx. 52(1)
ISSN: 1365-3008
0030-6053
Popis: Where rare species are concerned, including those with restricted range, their use for traditional medicine can have disastrous impacts on local populations already under pressure. Difficulty in monitoring such illegal activity has been illustrated by enforcement raids across India since June 2017, with authorities seizing supposedly rare Himalayan plant roots referred to as hatha jodi.
Databáze: OpenAIRE