South Africa as a Donor of Its Native and Exotic Species to the International Pet Trade DOI Open Access
Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Tinyiko C. Shivambu, Takalani Nelufule

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(20), P. 8828 - 8828

Published: Oct. 12, 2024

The global pet trade is a thriving multibillion-dollar industry, involving the international exchange of various species and regulated by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES). South Africa plays significant role as both an importer exporter within this market. By analysing over 13 million records from CITES database, spanning 1975 to 2023, we aimed access Africa’s analyse volume trends time. Our findings indicate that alien dominate exports, particularly birds mammals, while native are traded lower volume, only few species. top 10 for mammals belong genera Agapornis Callithrix, 80% reptile exports were native, with Stigmochelys pardalis being most exported Bird mammal primarily composed captive-bred individuals, whereas wild-sourced individuals contribute exports. Approximately 100 countries import Africa, Asia Europe major importers birds. extensive exportation species, reptiles, raises conservation concerns regarding potential impact local biodiversity.

Language: Английский

Returning to the Wilderness: Potential Habitat Suitability of Non-Native Pet Birds in South Africa DOI Creative Commons
Tinyiko C. Shivambu, Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Takalani Nelufule

et al.

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 483 - 483

Published: June 28, 2024

The global trade of non-native pet birds has increased in recent decades, and this accelerated the introduction invasive wild. This study employed ensemble species distribution modelling (eSDM) to assess potential habitat suitability environmental predictor variables influencing bird reported lost sighted South Africa. We used data information on found from previous studies establish describe scenarios how may transition captivity Our revealed that models fitted performed well predicting for African grey (

Language: Английский

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South Africa as a Donor of Its Native and Exotic Species to the International Pet Trade DOI Open Access
Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Tinyiko C. Shivambu, Takalani Nelufule

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(20), P. 8828 - 8828

Published: Oct. 12, 2024

The global pet trade is a thriving multibillion-dollar industry, involving the international exchange of various species and regulated by Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES). South Africa plays significant role as both an importer exporter within this market. By analysing over 13 million records from CITES database, spanning 1975 to 2023, we aimed access Africa’s analyse volume trends time. Our findings indicate that alien dominate exports, particularly birds mammals, while native are traded lower volume, only few species. top 10 for mammals belong genera Agapornis Callithrix, 80% reptile exports were native, with Stigmochelys pardalis being most exported Bird mammal primarily composed captive-bred individuals, whereas wild-sourced individuals contribute exports. Approximately 100 countries import Africa, Asia Europe major importers birds. extensive exportation species, reptiles, raises conservation concerns regarding potential impact local biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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