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The pet trade puts reptiles and amphibians at risk: close legal gaps now
2026
Vora, N. M., Lieberman, S., Altherr, S., Machado Ferreira, J., Boratto, R., Hamers, M., Scanlon, J. E., & Walzer, C. (2026). The pet trade puts reptiles and amphibians at risk: close legal gaps now. Nature, 657, 596-598.
A commentary published in the journal Nature.
Abstract
Patchy legislation means that animals are routinely taken illegally from their natural habitats and sold in other countries. Fresh national and international measures could help to stop this exploitation.
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