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Most Australians think of scorpions as exotic desert animals, but they are fairly widespread across the continent. Still, next to nothing is known about most local scorpion species.
More than half of the world’s turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.
Why wild chimpanzees end up as pets and how we can keep them in the wild.
Trade in exotic pets online is far more prevalent and diverse than previously thought. Threatened species, invasive species and banned imports are all for sale.
Tackling this global problem requires an international effort – particularly by rich nations where the demand for exotic pets is increasing.
There are more captive tigers in the US than there are in the wild around the world – and they can be bought for less than some breeds of dog puppies.
Shareable online images of chimpanzees, elephants and other animals are threatening their conservation and welfare.
The way of life primates have evolved to live cannot be replicated in a human home.
Keeping pets is a habit that goes way back into our hunter-gatherer past, and has played an important part in our evolution.
Exotic pets may rank highly on the novelty and excitement scale, but little is known about their ownership in Australia.
Hollywood shirks its ethical responsibilities when it comes to vulnerable animal species.
Many pet fish end up in ponds, fountains and waterways. But before ditching your goldfish in the park, stop and think about the viruses you could also be releasing.
Disney’s latest hit movie has inspired Chinese people to keep Saharan foxes as pets.
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Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Co-Director, Centre for Human Animal Studies, Edge Hill University
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PhD candidate in invasion ecology, University of Adelaide
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Assistant Professor in Shinshu University, Japan
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Visiting Fellow in Anthrozoology, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Liverpool John Moores University
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Asso. Professor in Anthropology, University College London, UCL
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Ph.D. student at the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group, University of Adelaide
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Associate, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
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PhD candidate, University of Adelaide
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Research Associate in the Department of Psychology, Durham University
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Director of Biological Instruction, University of Richmond
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Lecturer, Flinders University
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Senior Research Associate, Murdoch University
