Rana Ajay Kumar, Kumar Nishant
Division of Biology, Central Forensic Science Laboratory Hyderabad, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Amberpet post, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, Telangana 500013 India.
Quality Control, Bihar, Patna, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna, 800001 India.
Biodivers Conserv. 2023;32(5):1473-1491. doi: 10.1007/s10531-023-02577-z. Epub 2023 Mar 20.
The constant depletion of wild flora and fauna in India due to uncontrolled human activities, natural habitat destruction and covert poaching activities is threatening the ecological balance. The poaching and trafficking of wild species in the lure of money as well as fashion has wiped out a range of wildlife species that call for critical attention to tackle this menace. There are many transit routes through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam, which are major hubs for wildlife trafficking in India, in both domestic and international markets. The poaching of wild animals and plants slowly erases biodiversity, which in turn affects the survival of humans and other living species. Therefore, there is an urgent need to check ongoing wildlife crimes, raise the number of endangered species, rehabilitate exotic/extinct species and restore natural ecosystems. In this article, we collected wildlife crime data from web portals of various stakeholders, government agencies and authentic news sources, and discuss the current crime trends, challenges, and prevention approaches required to control and restore wildlife biodiversity in India.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10531-023-02577-z.
由于无节制的人类活动、自然栖息地破坏和隐蔽的偷猎活动，印度的野生植物和动物不断减少，这正威胁着生态平衡。为了金钱和时尚而偷猎和贩卖野生物种，已经导致一系列野生动物物种灭绝，这需要引起高度重视以应对这一威胁。印度有许多运输路线经过北方邦、卡纳塔克邦、西孟加拉邦、拉贾斯坦邦、中央邦和阿萨姆邦，这些邦是印度国内和国际市场上野生动物贸易的主要枢纽。偷猎野生动物和植物会慢慢消除生物多样性，进而影响人类和其他生物物种的生存。因此，迫切需要制止当前的野生动物犯罪，增加濒危物种数量，恢复外来/灭绝物种，以及恢复自然生态系统。在本文中，我们从各利益相关方、政府机构和可靠新闻来源的门户网站收集了野生动物犯罪数据，并讨论了当前的犯罪趋势、挑战以及控制和恢复印度野生动物生物多样性所需的预防措施。
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