دورية أكاديمية
From pets to plates: network analysis of trafficking in tortoises and freshwater turtles representing different types of demand
| العنوان: | From pets to plates: network analysis of trafficking in tortoises and freshwater turtles representing different types of demand |
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| المؤلفون: | Ramya Roopa Sengottuvel, Aristo Mendis, Nazneen Sultan, Shivira Shukla, Anirban Chaudhuri, Uttara Mendiratta |
| المصدر: | Oryx, Vol 58, Pp 78-89 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Illegal trade, India, meat trade, pet trade, seizure, social network analysis, tortoise, freshwater turtle, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5 |
| الوصف: | Despite being protected under the law, illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles is common in India, with different species being trafficked for different markets. Indian species of tortoises and hard-shell turtles are predominantly trafficked for the pet trade and soft-shell turtles for the meat trade. Given their distinct markets, the operation of trade may vary between these different groups of tortoises and freshwater turtles, thereby necessitating different types of interventions. However, a systematic examination of illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles that takes into account the differences between these markets is currently lacking. Here we compare the supply networks of tortoises/hard-shell turtles (in demand for pet trade) vs soft-shell turtles (meat trade), using information from 78 and 64 seizures, respectively, that were reported in the media during 2013–2019. We used social network analysis to compare the two networks and the role of individual nodes (defined as locations at the district or city scale) within these networks. We found that the tortoise/hard-shell turtle network had a larger geographical scale, with more international trafficking links, than the soft-shell turtle network. We recorded convoluted smuggling routes in tortoise/hard-shell turtle trafficking, whereas soft-shell turtle trafficking was uni-directional from source to destination. Within both networks, we found that a few nodes played disproportionately important roles as key exporting, importing or transit nodes. Our study provides insights into the similarities and differences in the illegal supply networks of different groups of tortoises and freshwater turtles, in demand for different markets. We highlight the need for intervention strategies tailored to address the illegal trade in each of these groups. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 00306053 0030-6053 1365-3008 |
| Relation: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605323000376/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/0030-6053; https://doaj.org/toc/1365-3008 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0030605323000376 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/80df42b3b9c44235a0b194f4fd0826b2 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.80df42b3b9c44235a0b194f4fd0826b2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 00306053 13653008 |
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| DOI: | 10.1017/S0030605323000376 |