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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2026;123(36):e2609240123.September 8, 2026Journal Article
Shifting drivers and predictable corridors of an illegal wildlife trade network.
George Olah1,2, Rodrigo León-Pérez3, Alex J Berryman4, Gregory P Asner5, Robert Heinsohn1
1Fenner School of Environment and Society, College of Systems and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
2King's Forensics, Department of Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom.
3World Wildlife Fund Mexico, Ciudad de México 03100, Mexico.
4BirdLife International, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom.
5Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Arizona State University, Hilo, HI 96720.
Abstract
Illegal wildlife trade is a major driver of biodiversity loss but the lack of understanding of mechanisms sustaining criminal networks hampers law enforcement. We integrated three decades of confiscation data, criminological modeling, and spatial network analysis to dissect the illegal parrot trade in Mexico, a global hotspot of parrot diversity and endemism. Our interdisciplinary approach reveale…
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