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Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… metres at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. About this series … influenza pandemic, through close contact with infected domestic birds and their products. Official responses in the … are zoonotic, that is, they can infect not only wild and domestic animals, but also have the capacity to infect …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… on the prevention and control of other diseases of either domestic or wild animals in wetlands, especially those … on the prevention and control of diseases of either domestic or wild animals in wetlands, especially those … some effects, such as those from chemical pollutants, waste or excess nutrients, are more insidious, and their …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… the national legal framework. Although an analysis of domestic laws was necessary to conduct the research, this … as their likelihood to produce a positive impact at the domestic and regional levels, is highly recommended for … the following acts in critical habitat(s) (i) dumping of waste products detrimental to wildlife; (ii) squatting or …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… of wild fauna and flora as a criminal offence in their domestic legislation; - -- cooperate with UNODC with a view … trafficking take place at ports of entry, rather than in domestic markets, and thus customs agents form the front line … four forty-foot shipping contain- ers declared as rubber waste were seized in Hong Kong, China in December 2014.13 …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… in an experimental model of a municipal solid waste landfill and leachate. Applied Microbiology 30: … et al. (2016) estimated the direct contribution to gross domestic product (GDP; activities such as fishing and … and territories obtain a large proportion of their gross domestic product from revenue from tuna fisheries, including …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… with evidence for habitat modification and the large domestic trade in the USSR, it may be suspected that levels … of little significance compared with the levels of domestic exploitation. Some cross-border smuggling of turtles … for its flanks only, the remainder of the body left to waste (Groombridge , 1982). Marked habitat destruction has …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… that diet consisted of c. 62% rodents and lagomorphs, 27% domestic animals (almost ell sheep) and 6% wild birds. Hares … the Culpeo is a predator of larger animals, including domestic livestock, is unclear. Grimwood (1969) noted that in … (Guggisberg, 1975). It has also been known to attack domestic THREATS TO SURVIVAL Very little information …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds
… of France. From May 1986 purchase and sale of non-domestic native species has been prohibited. Guyana Parrots … and mammals has been prohibited except for listed game or domestic species. A. amazonlca is listed as a game species, … (1929) described it as more common in plantations and on waste ground near the coast than in the savannas further …