Hunting and persecution drive mammal declines in Iran

Abstract The negative impacts of human activities on biodiversity are well documented. However, extinction risk studies incorporating direct human threats particularly direct killing remain limited. Here, we evaluate the potential role that direct killing through hunting and persecution, indirect hu...

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Main Authors: Gholam Hosein Yusefi, José Carlos Brito, Mahmood Soofi, Kamran Safi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22238-5