Sold into Extinction: The Global Trade in Endangered Species: The Global Trade in Endangered Species

by Jacqueline L. Schneider

Overview

The illegal trade in endangered species is a worldwide problem that involves not only animals but also plants, and it contributes to troubling factors such as organized crime as well as the further decline of the earth's natural climate. This book explores the extensive endangered species illegal market, spotlighting the worldwide nature and extent of the problem, and presents revealing case studies of terrestrial, marine, plant, and avian species.

Sold into Extinction: The Global Trade in Endangered Species focuses attention on the plight of endangered wild flora and fauna as well as the specific illegal acts committed against them that have long and largely been ignored by criminology. The author provides a fresh look at the topic by presenting it within a crime reduction framework, an approach rarely taken by those with traditional criminological or conservation backgrounds, demonstrating how an innovative strategy to reduce illegal market activities can simultaneously further the conservation of these endangered species. International treaties, national and domestic laws, and international policing efforts pertaining to crimes involving endangered species are also examined.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313359408
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/23/2012
Series:	Global Crime and Justice
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jacqueline L. Schneider, PhD, is the chair of and associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University, Normal.

Table of Contents

Illustrations ix

Series Foreword Graeme R. Newman xiii

Foreword Ronald V. Clarke xv

Preface xvii

Abbreviations xxi

List of Species xxvii

Part I Framework of the Problem 1

1 Introduction to the Opportunity Structure for the Illicit Endangered Species Trade 3

2 Data and Patterns 16

3 Legislation and Enforcement Efforts 30

4 Organized and Transnational Crime 52

Part II Examples of the Problem 63

5 Terrestrial Species 65

6 Marine Species 119

7 The Big Leaf Mahogany 144

8 Avian Species 159

Part III A Way Forward 171

9 The Way Toward Survival 173

Notes 189

Bibliography 217

Index 245

Editorial Reviews

"[C]ontains a great deal of background information about wildlife trafficking, the market reduction approach and situational crime prevention—making it an introductory read suitable for a broad audience. . . . As a reader who is well versed in the crime prevention and wildlife trafficking literature, I believe the book is well organized and gives a satisfactory overview." - Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

From the Publisher