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| Titre : |
Assessing the extent and nature of wildlife trade on the darkweb |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Joseph R. Harrison, Auteur ; David L. Roberts, Auteur ; Julio C. Hernandez-Castro, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2016 |
| Article en page(s) : |
pp. 900-904 |
| Langues : |
Français (fre) |
| Mots-clés : |
commerce illégal d'espèces sauvages internet police espèce végétale espèce animale |
| Résumé : |
"The rise of the Internet as a trade platform has resulted in a shift in the illegal wildlife trade. As a result of increased scrutiny that illegal wildlife trade is receiving, there are concerns that the online trade will move onto the darkweb. In this preliminary study, we provide a baseline of illegal wildlife trade on the darkweb. We downloaded and archived 9,852 items from the darkweb, then searched these based on a list of 121 keywords associated with illegal online wildlife trade, including 30 keywords associated with illegally traded elephant ivory on the surface web. Results were compared with known illegally traded items, specifically cannabis, cocaine and heroin. Of these 121 keywords, only four resulted in hits, of which only one was potentially linked to illegal wildlife trade. This sole case was the sale and discussion of Echinopsis pachanoi (San Pedro cactus), which has hallucinogenic properties. This negligible level of activity on the darkweb, compared to the open and burgeoning trade on the surface web, may indicate a lack of successful enforcement against illegal wildlife trade on the surface web, although other hypothesis are considered and explored." (source : auteurs) |
| Type de publication : |
périodique |
| Référence biblio : |
Harrison J., Roberts D., Hernandez-Castro J., 2016 - Assessing the extent and nature of wildlife trade on the darkweb. Conservation Biology, 30 (4) : 900-904. |
| ID PMB : |
62666 |
| DOI : |
10.1111/cobi.12707 |
| Permalink : |
http://www.cbnbrest.fr/catalogue_en_ligne/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=62666 |
in Conservation Biology > vol. 30, n°4 (Août 2016) . - pp. 900-904
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Assessing the extent and nature of wildlife trade on the darkweb in Conservation Biology, vol. 30, n°4 (Août 2016)