Mobile decision-tree tool technology as a means to detect wildlife crimes and build enforcement networks

Biological Conservation

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-38

  Kretser, Heidi E ^a   Wong, Ramacandra ^b   Roberton, Scott ^c   Pershyn, Carrianne ^a   Huang, JianMing ^b   Sun, Fuping ^b   Kang, Aili ^b   Zahler, Peter ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society   (China)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Conservation technology; Customs; Enforcement; Mobile app; Wildlife crime

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATABASE; IVORY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESEARCH WORK; ZOOLOGY;

AFGHANISTAN; CHINA; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84960802535     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.018     Document Type: Article

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