caa a22 4500 605527415 CHVBK 20210128100808.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-015-1010-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-1010-9 Clouded in mystery: the global trade in clouded leopards [Elektronische Daten] [Neil D'Cruze, David Macdonald] In the first global review focused specifically on clouded leopard trade, we assess its impact on the basis of information gathered from annual CITES reports, literature and expert opinion. Although international and domestic trade regulations are in place, in ‘exceptional circumstances' trade in Asian big cats is legally permitted. More generally, and irrespective of its legal status, trade also has potential to compromise wild animal welfare. We report an apparent shift toward commercial trade in captive bred clouded leopards, trade irregularities that point toward possible laundering of wild caught animals, and document the presence of individuals on ‘tiger farms' in south-east Asia and a ‘lion park' in South Africa. We found CITES records contradictory and incomplete, with data on source country particularly lacking. This study highlights ‘legal loopholes' that apply to all Asian big cat species. As a precautionary measure, we support calls to extend existing bans on Asian big cat trade so that they include commercial trade in captive bred individuals. Illegal trade in derivatives can openly be observed online and at wildlife markets in range countries where enforcement is weak. However, an energetic search has revealed that specific information regarding clouded leopards is lacking. We argue that this is not grounds for complacency, but rather suggests a need for research into trade dynamics, cooperation between national enforcement agencies, improved compliance with trade data management systems, the destruction of private held stockpiles and the revision of existing legal frameworks to prevent illegal trade in these and other threatened wild felids. The Author(s), 2015 Animal welfare nationallicence Asia nationallicence Captive breeding nationallicence CITES nationallicence Conservation nationallicence Enforcement nationallicence Illegal wildlife trade nationallicence Neofelis diardi nationallicence Neofelis nebulosa nationallicence D'Cruze Neil The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, OX13 5QL, Tubney, UK aut Macdonald David The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, OX13 5QL, Tubney, UK aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/14(2015-12-01), 3505-3526 0960-3115 24:14<3505 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1010-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-1010-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- D'Cruze Neil The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, OX13 5QL, Tubney, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Macdonald David The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, OX13 5QL, Tubney, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/14(2015-12-01), 3505-3526 0960-3115 24:14<3505 2015 24 10531