Illegal wildlife trade in the Himalayan region of China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 901-918

  Li, Yi Ming ^a   Gao, Zenxiang ^a   Li, Xinhai ^a   Wang, Sung ^b   Jari, Niemelä ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Endangered Species Scientific Commission   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; CITES; Giant panda; Himalayan region; Illegal wildlife trade; Legislation; Saker Falcon

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; FALCO CHERRUG; PANTHOLOPS HODGSONI;

EID: 0033937794     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008905430813     Document Type: Article

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