A spatial approach to combatting wildlife crime

Poaching can have devastating impacts on animal and plant numbers, and in many countries has reached crisis levels, with illegal hunters employing increasingly sophisticated techniques. We used data from an 8-year study in Savé Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, to show how geographic profiling—a mathema...

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Published in:	Conservation biology Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 685 - 693
Main Authors:	Faulkner, S. C., Stevens, M. C. A., Romañach, S. S., Lindsey, P. A., Le Comber, S. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Blackwell, Inc 01.06.2018 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Animals análisis espacial Aquatic animals Aquatic environment Bats Bayesian models bushmeat carne de animales salvajes Chiroptera Computer simulation Conservation Crime Criminology cuerno de rinoceronte Data data collection Epidemiology Foraging forests Geographic information systems geographic profiling Geographical information systems Heterogeneity hunters Hunting ivory Landscape landscapes marfil modelos Bayesianos perfil geográfico Permeability Poaching probability Probability theory Profiling rhino horn Satellite navigation systems snaring spatial analysis trampas villages Wild animals Wildlife Wildlife conservation Zimbabwe 丛林肉地缘剖绘犀牛角空间分析象牙贝叶斯模型陷阱 Zimbabwe Bayesian models 贝叶斯模型 carne de animales salvajes 地缘剖绘 geographic profiling bushmeat marfil rhino horn 陷阱象牙 perfil geográfico 犀牛角 modelos Bayesianos 空间分析 spatial analysis cuerno de rinoceronte ivory snaring análisis espacial trampas 丛林肉
ISSN:	0888-8892, 1523-1739, 1523-1739
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