Role of non-governmental organizations in combating illegal wildlife-pet trade in Peru

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue C, 2015, Pages 72-82

  Daut, Elizabeth F ^a   Brightsmith, Donald J ^a   Peterson, Markus J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Moral pluralism; Philosophical perspective; Semi structured interviews; Thematic analysis; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BLACK MARKET; MORALITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PHILOSOPHY; SMUGGLING;

PERU;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84930047475     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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