The European trade ban on wild birds reduced invasion risks
Abstract International wildlife trade is a major source of current biological invasions. However, the power of trade regulations to reduce invasion risks at large, continental scales has not been empirically assessed. The European wild bird trade ban was implemented in 2005 to counter the spread of...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1e79bfab75d348daa8cf56e09e048248 2023-05-15T15:34:25+02:00 The European trade ban on wild birds reduced invasion risks Laura Cardador José L. Tella José D. Anadón Pedro Abellán Martina Carrete 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12631 https://doaj.org/article/1e79bfab75d348daa8cf56e09e048248 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12631 https://doaj.org/toc/1755-263X 1755-263X doi:10.1111/conl.12631 https://doaj.org/article/1e79bfab75d348daa8cf56e09e048248 Conservation Letters, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2019) biological invasions nonnative species pet markets trade regulations wild‐caught birds General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12631 2022-12-31T16:03:23Z Abstract International wildlife trade is a major source of current biological invasions. However, the power of trade regulations to reduce invasion risks at large, continental scales has not been empirically assessed. The European wild bird trade ban was implemented in 2005 to counter the spread of the avian flu. We tested whether the ban reduced invasion risk in two European countries, where 398 nonnative bird species were introduced into the wild from 1912 to 2015. The number of newly introduced species per year increased exponentially until 2005 (in parallel with the volume of wild bird importations), and then sharply decreased in subsequent years. Interestingly, a rapid trade shift from wild‐caught birds to captive‐bred birds, which have lower invasive potential than wild‐caught birds, allowed the maintenance of bird availability in markets. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of a trade ban for preventing biological invasions without impacting the ability to meet societal demands. Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian flu Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Conservation Letters 12 3 e12631 |
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Abstract International wildlife trade is a major source of current biological invasions. However, the power of trade regulations to reduce invasion risks at large, continental scales has not been empirically assessed. The European wild bird trade ban was implemented in 2005 to counter the spread of the avian flu. We tested whether the ban reduced invasion risk in two European countries, where 398 nonnative bird species were introduced into the wild from 1912 to 2015. The number of newly introduced species per year increased exponentially until 2005 (in parallel with the volume of wild bird importations), and then sharply decreased in subsequent years. Interestingly, a rapid trade shift from wild‐caught birds to captive‐bred birds, which have lower invasive potential than wild‐caught birds, allowed the maintenance of bird availability in markets. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of a trade ban for preventing biological invasions without impacting the ability to meet societal demands. |
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Laura Cardador José L. Tella José D. Anadón Pedro Abellán Martina Carrete |
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Laura Cardador José L. Tella José D. Anadón Pedro Abellán Martina Carrete |
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The European trade ban on wild birds reduced invasion risks |
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The European trade ban on wild birds reduced invasion risks |
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