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Download Full Edition 2 BULLETIN OTTER PELT SEIZURES IN NEPAL REPTILE PET MARKET IN JAPAN MEDICINAL USE OF PRIMATES IN BENIN OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 2 30 NO. VOL. The journal of TRAFFIC disseminates information on the trade in wild animal and plant resources 75$)),&ZDVHVWDEOLVKHG LQWRSHUIRUPZKDW UHPDLQVDXQLTXHUROHDVD JOREDOVSHFLDOLVWOHDGLQJDQG VXSSRUWLQJH൵RUWVWRLGHQWLI\ DQGDGGUHVVFRQVHUYDWLRQ FKDOOHQJHVDQGVROXWLRQV OLQNHGWRWUDGHLQZLOG NATURE PICTURE LIBRARY / WWF PICTURE LIBRARY NATURE DQLPDOVDQGSODQWV TRAFFIC’s Vision is of a world in which trade in wild plants and animals is managed at sustainable levels without damaging the integrity RIHFRORJLFDOV\VWHPVDQGLQVXFKDPDQQHUWKDWLWPDNHVDVLJQLÀFDQWFRQWULEXWLRQWRKXPDQQHHGVVXSSRUWVORFDODQGQDWLRQDO economies and helps to motivate commitments to the conservation of wild species and their habitats. rade in wildlife is vital to meeting created by illegal and/or unsustainable wildlife trade. the needs of a significant proport- TRAFFIC’s aim is to encourage sustainability by providing Tion of the world’s popul ation. government, decision-makers, traders, businesses, consu- Products derived from tens of thousands mers and others with an interest in wildlife trade with of species of plants and animals are reliable information about trade volumes, trends, pathways traded and used for the purposes of, and impacts, along with guidance on how to respond where among other things, medicine, food, trade is illegal or unsustainable. fuel, building materials, clothing and ornament ation. TRAFFIC’s reports and advice provide a technical basis for the establishment of effective conservation policies and Most of the trade is legal and much of it programmes to ensure that trade in wildlife is maintained sustainable, but a significant proportion is within sustainable levels and conducted according to not. As well as threatening these resources, national and inter national laws and agreements. The journal unsustainable trade can also lead to of TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC Bulletin, is the only publication species declining in the wild to the point devoted exclusively to issues relating to international trade that they are threatened with extinction. in wild plants and animals. Provided free of charge to over Illegal trade undermines local, national 4000 subscribers and freely available from the TRAFFIC and international efforts to manage wild website (www.traffic.org), it is a key tool for disseminating natural resources sustainably and causes knowledge of wildlife trade and an important source of massive economic losses. information for those in a position to effect change and improve awareness. HARISH SEGAR / WWF iNTERNATIONAL The role of TRAFFIC is to seek and activate solutions to the problems Much of the content published in the TRAFFIC Bulletin arises from invest- igations carried out by TRAFFIC staff, whose wide-ranging expertise allows for a broad coverage of issues. TRAFFIC has also built up a global network of contacts with, for example, law enforcement agents, scientists, and wildlife experts, some of whom are regular contributors to the TRAFFIC Bulletin. TRAFFIC welcomes articles on the subject of wildlife trade that will bring new information to the attention of the wider public; guide lines are provided in this issue and online to assist in this process. For more information, please contact the editor: JOHN E. NEWBY / WWF INTERNATIONAL JOHN E. NEWBY TRAFFICTRAFFIC MICHEL GUNTHER / WWF INTERNATIONAL MICHEL Kim Lochen ([email protected]). The TRAFFIC Bulletin is a publication of TRAFFIC, a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. The TRAFFIC Bulletin publishes information and original papers on the subject of trade in wildlife, and strives to be a source of accurate and objective information. B U L L E T I N The TRAFFIC Bulletin is available free of charge. Quotation of information appearing in the news VOL. 30 NO. 2 OCTOBER 2018 and short reports sections is welcomed without permission, but citation must be given. Reprod uction of all other material appearing in the TRAFFIC Bulletin requires written permission from the publisher. CONTENTS MANAGING EDITOR Steven Broad EDITOR and COMPILER Kim Lochen SUBSCRIPTIONS and MAILING Editorial 41 (PDLOEXOOHWLQ#WUD൶FRUJ Sabri Zain The designations of geographical entities in this Bulletin board 42 publication, and the presentation of the material, Anti-snare campaign: 43–44 do not imply the expression of any opinion a year of combating snares in Malaysia whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its Nur Hazwani Hassan and Salman Saaban supporting organisations concern ing the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its Emerging international trade in vulnerable 45–47 frontiers or boundaries. species of South Asian freshwater turtles Sarah Stoner Any opinions expressed are those of the writers DQGGRQRWQHFHVVDULO\UHÀHFWWKRVHRI75$)),& Trade in primate species for 48–56 medicinal purposes in southern Benin: Published by TRAFFIC implications for conservation David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Chabi A.M.S. Djagoun, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK. Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Barthélémy Kassa, Hugues A. Akpona, Isidore O. Amahowe, Copyright of material published in the Joël Djagoun and Brice Sinsin TRAFFIC Bulletin is vested in TRAFFIC © TRAFFIC 2018. 81)$2¶VH൵RUWVWRZDUGVVXVWDLQDEOH ± ISSN 0267-4297. wildlife management and improved UK Registered Charity No. 1076722 food security and livelihoods Kristina Rodina Cover photograph: The illegal trade in otter pelts in Nepal 59–63 Green Tree Python Morelia viridis Melissa Savage and Mohan Bikram Shrestha 0DUWLQ+DUYH\::) Scaling up: the contemporary 64–71 Photographs this page, from top: reptile pet market in Japan Small-clawed Otters Aonyx cinereus Keiko Wakao, Jordi Janssen and Serene Chng 1'XSODL[ Wild meat market, Phalanga, D.R. 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