Malagasy Amphibian Wildlife Trade Revisited: Improving Management Knowledge of the Trade

What is it about?

There is much debate about the wildlife trade, with arguments made both for and against the trade. If wildlife trade is to continue, both knowledge of species and their population statuses and confidence within the global mechanism that monitors and manages the wildlife trade are required. Using Madagascar’s amphibian trade, this study investigates this issue. The findings of the study highlight the need to maintain awareness of changes to species descriptions and the need to cross-referencing with population status data, such as that available from the IUCN Redlist, but significantly against CITES quotas and the quality of the NDFs that support them. In this study, it was observed that Madagascar seems to have improved its management of the amphibian trade over time but that new species are constantly being described over time, which could add complications to the management of the trade.

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