Wildlife

Asian medicine: Small species at risk

The demands of traditional Asian medicine (TAM) don't just pose a threat to the survival of tigers and rhinos (Nature 480, S101–S103; 2011). Numerous smaller species are also at risk, as a result of being traded in large volumes. (Correspondence)

Publication Date: 
19/01/2012
Vincent Nijman, K. Anne-Isole Nekaris, David P. Bickford
Nature
481
7381
263
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Wildlife Trade, Asia, CITES, Medical Systems, Traditional Knowledge
Wildlife

An assessment of trade in gibbons and orang-utans in Sumatra, Indonesia

This report presents an assessment of the trade in gibbons and orang-utans in Sumatra, Indonesia, including the islands off Sumatra’s west coast (most notably, the Mentawai Islands). Until recently Sumatra and its off-lying islands harboured one of the largest expanses of lowland evergreen rainforest in Southeast Asia.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Vincent Nijman
TRAFFIC
Tags:
Palm Oil, Tropical Forests, Forest Fires, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Monkey, Wildlife Trade, Illegal Trade, Poaching, Statistics