A roaring trade? The legal trade in Panthera leo bones from Africa to East-Southeast Asia.

The African lion is the only big cat listed on CITES Appendix II, and the only one for which international commercial trade is legal under CITES. The trade in lion body parts, and especially the contentious trade in bones from South Africa to Asia, has raised concerns spanning continents and culture...

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Main Authors: Vivienne L Williams, Andrew J Loveridge, David J Newton, David W Macdonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5655489?pdf=render