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[[File:Live animals on sale at the Huanan seafood market.png|alt=Live animals on sale at the Huanan seafood market|thumb|Live animals on sale at the Huanan seafood market. Poor welfare of animals on sale in Huanan seafood market: (a) King rat snake (Elaphe carinata), (b) Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis), (c) Amur hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) (the finger points to a tick), (d) Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), (e) Marmot (Marmota himalayana) (beneath the marmots is a cage containing hedgehogs), and (f) Hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis).]] | [[File:Live animals on sale at the Huanan seafood market.png|alt=Live animals on sale at the Huanan seafood market|thumb|Live animals on sale at the Huanan seafood market. Poor welfare of animals on sale in Huanan seafood market: (a) King rat snake (Elaphe carinata), (b) Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis), (c) Amur hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) (the finger points to a tick), (d) Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), (e) Marmot (Marmota himalayana) (beneath the marmots is a cage containing hedgehogs), and (f) Hog badger (Arctonyx albogularis).]] | ||
'''Urban wildlife trafficking''' is a type of [[ | '''Urban wildlife trafficking''' is a type of [[wildlife trafficking]] that takes place in urban settings such as [[Wet market|wet markets]] where wildlife is sold.<ref>https://rare.org/blog/how-does-wildlife-trafficking-impact-people-environment/</ref> Urban wildlife trafficking can pose serious threats to wildlife conservation, public health, and social stability. It can involve different types of actors, such as poachers, traffickers, sellers, and consumers, who may have different motivations, behaviors, and risks.<ref name=":0">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01557</ref> | ||
== Examples of urban wildlife trafficking == | == Examples of urban wildlife trafficking == | ||
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* Hidden sellers: These are individuals or groups who sell wildmeat in a concealed or secretive manner, but are not necessarily organized crime groups.<ref name=":0" /> They may sell endangered or rare species of wildmeat that require special contacts or arrangements.<ref name=":0" /> Buyers have to know who hidden sellers are and how to reach them in order to gain access to wildmeat; this means hidden sellers have to have a known reputation.<ref name=":0" /> | * Hidden sellers: These are individuals or groups who sell wildmeat in a concealed or secretive manner, but are not necessarily organized crime groups.<ref name=":0" /> They may sell endangered or rare species of wildmeat that require special contacts or arrangements.<ref name=":0" /> Buyers have to know who hidden sellers are and how to reach them in order to gain access to wildmeat; this means hidden sellers have to have a known reputation.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Professional sellers: These are individuals or groups who frequently sell wildmeat, perhaps many different species at a single time; they derive a large proportion of their income from selling wildmeat.<ref name=":0" /> They may have a personal interest in traditions of wildmeat selling or have wildmeat-related connections to family.<ref name=":0" /> They may also have the logistics and infrastructure to move large quantities of wildmeat across markets. | * Professional sellers: These are individuals or groups who frequently sell wildmeat, perhaps many different species at a single time; they derive a large proportion of their income from selling wildmeat.<ref name=":0" /> They may have a personal interest in traditions of wildmeat selling or have wildmeat-related connections to family.<ref name=":0" /> They may also have the logistics and infrastructure to move large quantities of wildmeat across markets. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Wet market]] | |||
* [[Wildlife trafficking]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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