Landscape-level surveys are necessary to address large-scale wildlife losses from poaching
(Forschungsverbund Berlin) Widespread poaching in tropical biodiversity hotspots is causing unprecedented declines in wildlife populations, known as defaunation. A new study provides evidence that large-scale systematic surveys and novel methods of data collection and analysis, are necessary to assess the extent and distribution of poaching and its impact on biodiversity in forest exposed to severe defaunation. The research team, led by the Leibniz-IZW, comprised scientists, conservationists and government counterparts, including representatives from WWF-Vietnam and WWF-Laos.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news