The Harry Potter effect: The rise in trade of owls as pets in Java and Bali, Indonesia
Hundreds of species of wild-caught birds are offered for sale in the bird markets of Java and Bali, Indonesia, to meet the demand for the largely-domestic pet and songbird trade. In the past, owls were offered only in very small numbers in these bird markets but since the release of the Harry Potter...
Main Authors: | Vincent Nijman, K. Anne-Isola Nekaris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-07-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989417300525 |
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