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| Nowell, K. | |
| An assessment of conservation impacts of legal and illegal trade in cheetahs _Acinonyx jubatus_ | |
| 2014 Full Book | |
The CITES Secretariat issued Notification to the Parties No. 2014/007 of 24 January 2014, and invited Parties to contribute information to this study. In response to the Notification, reports were received from Greece, Namibia, Poland, South Africa and Zimbabwe, along with additional information provided from Sudan and Uganda, and these contributions are referenced as _in litt_. in the present document. Conservation organizations which have researched trade issues for cheetahs also contributed published and unpublished information. A literature review and Internet searches in English, French and Arabic were conducted, focusing on news reports, government websites, and social media. From 2002-2011, in terms of wild cheetah specimens annual legal trade has averaged 153 (mainly hunting trophies from Namibia), and the annual average for captive-bred live animals is 88 (mainly from South Africa). While confiscations do not necessarily have to be reported in annual reports to CITES, they nevertheless have averaged three per year_. _This study has collected numerous additional records and reports indicating that the level of illegal trade is higher, and could be affecting and threatening most wild populations. With differences in the status of wild populations, and the character and regulation of legal and illegal trade, this report is divided into regional trade assessments. |
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