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ArticlePloS one2023

Multi-lingual multi-platform investigations of online trade in jaguar parts.

John Polisar, Charlotte Davies, Thais Morcatty, Mariana Da Silva, Song Zhang, Kurt Duchez, Julio Madrid, Ana Elisa Lambert, Ana Gallegos, Marcela Delgado and 13 more

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 10 institutions in 9 countries.

John PolisarWildlife Conservation Society, Jaguar Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6716-4777
Charlotte DaviesWildlife Conservation Society, Counter Wildlife Trafficking Program (Global), Bronx, New York, United States of America.
Thais MorcattyOxford Wildlife Trade Research Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3095-7052
Mariana Da SilvaWildlife Conservation Society, Bolivia Program, La Paz, Bolivia.ORCID 0000-0002-4446-6545
Song ZhangXianda College of Economics and Humanities, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
Kurt DuchezWildlife Conservation Society, Guatemala Program, Flores, Guatemala.
Julio MadridWildlife Conservation Society, Guatemala Program, Flores, Guatemala.
Ana Elisa LambertWildlife Conservation Society, Latin America Illegal Wildlife Trade Program, Lima, Peru.
Ana GallegosWildlife Conservation Society, Peru Program, Lima, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-3178-8780
Marcela DelgadoWildlife Conservation Society, Colombia Program, Cali, Colombia.
Ha NguyenWildlife Conservation Society, Vietnam Program, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Robert WallaceWildlife Conservation Society, Bolivia Program, La Paz, Bolivia.
Melissa AriasWWF Amazon Coordination Unit, Quito, Ecuador.
Vincent NijmanOxford Wildlife Trade Research Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Jon RamnaraceWildlife Conservation Society, Belize Program, Belize City, Belize.
Roberta PennellWildlife Conservation Society, Belize Program, Belize City, Belize.
Yamira NoveloWildlife Conservation Society, Belize Program, Belize City, Belize.
Damian RumizMuseo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Kathia RiveroMuseo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Yovana MurilloWildlife Conservation Society, Peru Program, Lima, Peru.
Monica Nuñez SalasUniversidad del Pacífico, Lima, Perú.
Heidi E KretserWildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America.
Adrian ReuterWildlife Conservation Society, Latin America Illegal Wildlife Trade Program, Mexico City, Mexico.
Wildlife Conservation Society · USBelize Zoo · BZMuseo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado · BOOxford Brookes University · GBHội Gastroenterology Việt Nam · VNShanghai International Studies University · CNUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Oxford · GBZamorano Pan-American Agricultural School · HN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted research to understand online trade in jaguar parts and develop tools of utility for jaguars and other species. Our research took place to identify potential trade across 31 online platforms in Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, French, Chinese, and Vietnamese. We identified 230 posts from between 2009 and 2019. We screened the images of animal parts shown in search results to verify if from jaguar; 71 posts on 12 different platforms in four languages were accompanied by images identified as definitely jaguar, including a total of 125 jaguar parts (50.7% posts in Spanish, 25.4% Portuguese, 22.5% Chinese and 1.4% French). Search effort varied among languages due to staff availability. Standardizing for effort across languages by dividing number of posts advertising jaguars by search time and number of individual searches completed via term/platform combinations changed the proportions the rankings of posts adjusted for effort were led by Portuguese, Chinese, and Spanish. Teeth were the most common part; 156 posts offered at least 367 teeth and from these, 95 were assessed as definitely jaguar; 71 of which could be linked to a location, with the majority offered for sale from Mexico, China, Bolivia, and Brazil (26.8, 25.4, 16.9, and 12.7% respectively). The second most traded item, skins and derivative items were only identified from Latin America: Brazil (7), followed by Peru (6), Bolivia (3), Mexico (2 and 1 skin piece), and Nicaragua and Venezuela (1 each). Whether by number of posts or pieces, the most commonly parts were: teeth, skins/pieces of skins, heads, and bodies. Our research took place within a longer-term project to assist law enforcement in host countries to better identify potential illegal trade and presents a snapshot of online jaguar trade and methods that also may have utility for many species traded online.

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PantheraAnimalsBoliviaBrazilConservation of Natural ResourcesMexicoPeru

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PMID36689405
PMCPMC9870105
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