Primate conservation: measuring and mitigating trade in primates

摘要: Trade in primates is seen as a significant impediment to their conservation. Primates are traded both domestically and internationally, order supply, amongst others, biomedical industries pharmaceutical markets, the entertainment business, or pet markets. Primate meat consumed globally, whereas body parts used ingredients traditional medicine sold curios. All international trade regulated through Convention on International Endangered Species of Wild Flora Fauna (CITES), which all but 2 primate range countries signatory. The last 15 years has linear increase export live (each year 3500 more individuals exported), with China being, numerically, largest exporter. While worldwide involves tens, if not hundreds, thousands year, dead millions animals year. We introduce here series studies dealing various aspects trade. hope that these will urge others quantify extent alive domestic contexts, allowing us find ways mitigate consequences this conservation primates.