Medicine, black magic and supernatural beings: Cultural rituals as a significant threat to slender lorises in India

Abstract Trade of wildlife for use in traditional medicines, rituals, magical spells and cultural practices occurs globally and has been studied mostly in Africa and Asia. The grey slender loris Loris lydekkerianus is used for both medicinal and ritual purposes, but little information is available o...

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Main Authors: Smitha D. Gnanaolivu, Marco Campera, K. Anne‐Isola Nekaris, Vincent Nijman, Roopa Satish, Sharath Babu, Mewa Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:People and Nature
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10336