Daniel Bergin
Oxford Brookes University
15 Papers
29 Citations
Daniel Bergin is an academic researcher from Oxford Brookes University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wildlife trade & Wildlife. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 15 publications.
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Papers
Motivations for the use and consumption of wildlife products
Laura Thomas-Walters,Amy Hinsley,Daniel Bergin,Gayle Burgess,Hunter Doughty,Sara Eppel,Douglas MacFarlane,Wander Meijer,Tien Ming Lee,Jacob Phelps,Robert J. Smith,Anita K. Y. Wan,Diogo Veríssimo +12 more
TL;DR: A typology of common motivations held by wildlife consumers that can be used to inform conservation interventions is developed, based upon consultation with multiple experts from a diversity of backgrounds, nationalities, and focal taxa, to facilitate more nuanced approaches to demand reduction.
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Illegal wildlife trade – surveying open animal markets and online platforms to understand the poaching of wild cats
Vincent Nijman,Thais Q. Morcatty,J.H. Smith,Sadek Atoussi,Chris R. Shepherd,Penthai Siriwat,K. Anne-Isola Nekaris,Daniel Bergin +7 more
TL;DR: The illegal wildlife trade is a major driver behind the global loss of wildlife and pushing many species towards extinction as discussed by the authors, and a large number of wild cat species are heavily traded: live animals a...
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The final straw? An overview of Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus trade in Indonesia
TL;DR: As numbers in markets are decreasing, prices are increasing to over 20 times the prices recorded in 1987, indicating that numbers in the wild are diminishing, and it is recommended that the Straw-headed Bulbul be included in Indonesia's list of protected species.
Reptiles traded in markets for medicinal purposes in contemporary Morocco
Vincent Nijman,Daniel Bergin +1 more
TL;DR: Despite legal protection and regulations locally within Morocco and internationally through CITES, reptiles are commonly and openly traded for medicinal purposes throughout Morocco, however, traders are not forthcoming in conveying the legal status of these species and restrictions on trade to potential buyers.
Trade in spur-thighed tortoises Testudo graeca in Morocco: volumes, value and variation between markets
Vincent Nijman,Daniel Bergin +1 more
TL;DR: While legal, large-scale international trade of spur-thighed tortoises from Morocco has diminished over the last decades, domestic smaller-scale trade continues to impede their conservation.
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