Trading species to extinction: evidence of extinction linked to the wildlife trade

• Published in: Cambridge Prisms: Extinction Vol. 1; p. e10
• Main Authors: Hinsley, Amy, Willis, Jasmin, Dent, Abigail R., Oyanedel, Rodrigo, Kubo, Takahiro, Challender, Daniel W. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 2023
• Subjects: overharvest; poaching; Review; Species Extinction; sustainable use; Wildlife trade; wildlife trafficking; overharvest; Wildlife trade; wildlife trafficking; poaching; sustainable use

The link between unsustainable harvest of species for the wildlife trade and extinction is clear in some cases, but little is known about the number of species across taxonomic groups that have gone extinct because of trade-related factors, or future risks for traded species. We conducted a rapid re...