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#Jaguar Coordinator @WWF with a PhD in #Zoology from @UniofOxford and MEM from @YaleEnvironment working on #jaguar #conservation and #illegalwildlifetrade
Sep 8, 2020 6 tweets 13 min read
1/6 Excited to share our new #biologicalconservation paper on the #illegalwildlifetrade of #jaguars in #Belize and #Guatemala by @EJMilnerGulland @orchiddelirium and myself, in partnership with @WCS_Mesoamerica. Free access for a limited time at: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Image 2/6 Based on key informant interviews, we found that #jaguartrade is a #domestic and #opportunistic activity, driven by local actors for a range of #motivations, and with ties to #humanwildlifeconflict, #bushmeathunting, #Chinesedemand, #drugtrafficking, #migration and #tourism Image