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Article: Exotic animal cafes are increasingly home to threatened biodiversity

TitleExotic animal cafes are increasingly home to threatened biodiversity
Authors
Keywordsexotic animal cafe
exotic pet trade
pet cafe
threatened species
wildlife trade
Issue Date2020
PublisherWiley Open Access. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1755-263X
Citation
Conservation Letters, 2020, Epub 2020-09-10, p. article no. e12760 How to Cite?
AbstractExploitation of species for wildlife trade, including the demand for exotic pets (likely sourced from the wild or recent generations of captivity) is a major threat to biodiversity. Although not traditionally considered “pet keeping” countries, pet ownership is growing in Asia. Exotic animals are also appearing in cafes, which are growing in popularity and have the potential to impact wild populations by stimulating exotic pet trade. We identified 406 animal cafes across Asia, of which 27% housed exotic species, including mammals (e.g., otter, slow loris, meerkat), birds (e.g., owls, hawks, parrots), and reptiles (e.g., geckos, pythons, turtles). Of the 252 exotic species recorded, 46% were threatened either as classified by the IUCN Red List, having a decreasing population trend, and/or threatened by the pet trade. These results, alongside the alignment of cafe traits with recognized factors influencing exotic pet trade, demonstrate as yet unclear (but potentially dramatic) implications for conservation.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/287210
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dc.contributor.authorMCMILLAN, SE-
dc.contributor.authorDingle, CE-
dc.contributor.authorAllcock, JA-
dc.contributor.authorBonebrake, TC-
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-22T02:57:30Z-
dc.date.available2020-09-22T02:57:30Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationConservation Letters, 2020, Epub 2020-09-10, p. article no. e12760-
dc.identifier.issn1755-263X-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/287210-
dc.description.abstractExploitation of species for wildlife trade, including the demand for exotic pets (likely sourced from the wild or recent generations of captivity) is a major threat to biodiversity. Although not traditionally considered “pet keeping” countries, pet ownership is growing in Asia. Exotic animals are also appearing in cafes, which are growing in popularity and have the potential to impact wild populations by stimulating exotic pet trade. We identified 406 animal cafes across Asia, of which 27% housed exotic species, including mammals (e.g., otter, slow loris, meerkat), birds (e.g., owls, hawks, parrots), and reptiles (e.g., geckos, pythons, turtles). Of the 252 exotic species recorded, 46% were threatened either as classified by the IUCN Red List, having a decreasing population trend, and/or threatened by the pet trade. These results, alongside the alignment of cafe traits with recognized factors influencing exotic pet trade, demonstrate as yet unclear (but potentially dramatic) implications for conservation.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherWiley Open Access. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1755-263X-
dc.relation.ispartofConservation Letters-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectexotic animal cafe-
dc.subjectexotic pet trade-
dc.subjectpet cafe-
dc.subjectthreatened species-
dc.subjectwildlife trade-
dc.titleExotic animal cafes are increasingly home to threatened biodiversity-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailDingle, CE: cdingle@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailAllcock, JA: jallcock@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailBonebrake, TC: tbone@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityDingle, CE=rp01985-
dc.identifier.authorityBonebrake, TC=rp01676-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/conl.12760-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85090449790-
dc.identifier.hkuros314510-
dc.identifier.volumeEpub 2020-09-10-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. e12760-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. e12760-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000568002900001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl1755-263X-

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