Sweeping extent of global trade in wild animals revealed
Sweeping extent of global trade in wild animals revealed

        

        
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        

    
        
            
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                    Comprehensive study of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles finds that nearly one-fifth of vertebrates are bought and sold around the world.
                
            
        
        
            
                
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                Giorgia Guglielmi
    




    
        
            
                
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                    Almost one in five vertebrates that live on land are traded on wildlife markets — a much greater proportion than previously thought.
                    
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                doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02978-7

            ReferencesScheffers, B. R., Oliveira, B. F., Lamb, I. & Edwards, D. P. Science 366, 71–76 (2019)Article 
    
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