Squirrel poaching

Squirrel poaching includes any poaching of any squirrel.

Flying squirrels are native to Florida and popular as pets.^[1] There is an illegal wildlife trade in flying squirrels.^[1] In October 2020 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission disrupted a major flying squirrel poaching and smuggling operation.^[2]^[3]

The Caucasian squirrel is a victim of poaching in Greece.^[4]

Poaching disturbs the squirrel behavior of distributing seeds in tropical forests in Panama.^[5]

Poaching is among the disturbances faced by the Grizzled giant squirrel in the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in South India.^[6]^[7]

The Indian giant squirrel faces poaching in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand, India.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Maron, Dana Fine (15 September 2020). "Exclusive: Inside Florida's alleged flying squirrel smuggling operation". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020.
^ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (19 October 2020). "FWC uncovers a transnational wildlife trafficking operation in Florida". Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission.
^ Maxouris, Christina (20 October 2020). "Florida officials say several people charged in flying squirrel trafficking operation". CNN.
^ Matsinos, Yiannis G.; Papadopoulou, Eleni (28 June 2008). "Investigating the Viability of Squirrel Populations; A Modeling Approach for the Island of Lesvos, Greece". Natural Resource Modeling. 17 (4): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1939-7445.2004.tb00144.x.
^ Wright, S. Joseph; Zeballos, Horacio; Domínguez, Iván; Gallardo, Marina M.; Moreno, Marta C.; Ibáñez, Roberto (February 2000). "Poachers Alter Mammal Abundance, Seed Dispersal, and Seed Predation in a Neotropical Forest". Conservation Biology. 14 (1): 227–239. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98333.x. S2CID 55631134.
^ Joshua, Justus; Johnsingh, A.J.T. (1994). "Impact of biotic disturbances on the habitat and population of the endangered grizzled giant squirrel Ratufa macroura in south India". Biological Conservation. 68 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(94)90543-6.
^ Vanitharani, Juliet (2018). "Conservation Status and Guidelines for the Maintenance of Endangered Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura in Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary". Indian Hotspots: 297–307. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_17. ISBN 978-981-10-6982-6.
^ Mishra, A. T.; Kazmi, S. E. H.; Prakash, Satya (1 October 2011). "Nesting and Feeding Behaviour of Indian Giant Squirrel ( Ratufa indica ) in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)". Indian Forester. 137 (10): 1155–1159. ISSN 2321-094X.

[Maron_2020-1] Maron, Dana Fine (15 September 2020). "Exclusive: Inside Florida's alleged flying squirrel smuggling operation". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020.

[2] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (19 October 2020). "FWC uncovers a transnational wildlife trafficking operation in Florida". Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission.

[3] Maxouris, Christina (20 October 2020). "Florida officials say several people charged in flying squirrel trafficking operation". CNN.

[4] Matsinos, Yiannis G.; Papadopoulou, Eleni (28 June 2008). "Investigating the Viability of Squirrel Populations; A Modeling Approach for the Island of Lesvos, Greece". Natural Resource Modeling. 17 (4): 423–444. doi:10.1111/j.1939-7445.2004.tb00144.x.

[5] Wright, S. Joseph; Zeballos, Horacio; Domínguez, Iván; Gallardo, Marina M.; Moreno, Marta C.; Ibáñez, Roberto (February 2000). "Poachers Alter Mammal Abundance, Seed Dispersal, and Seed Predation in a Neotropical Forest". Conservation Biology. 14 (1): 227–239. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98333.x. S2CID 55631134.

[6] Joshua, Justus; Johnsingh, A.J.T. (1994). "Impact of biotic disturbances on the habitat and population of the endangered grizzled giant squirrel Ratufa macroura in south India". Biological Conservation. 68 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(94)90543-6.

[7] Vanitharani, Juliet (2018). "Conservation Status and Guidelines for the Maintenance of Endangered Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura in Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary". Indian Hotspots: 297–307. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_17. ISBN 978-981-10-6982-6.

[8] Mishra, A. T.; Kazmi, S. E. H.; Prakash, Satya (1 October 2011). "Nesting and Feeding Behaviour of Indian Giant Squirrel ( Ratufa indica ) in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)". Indian Forester. 137 (10): 1155–1159. ISSN 2321-094X.

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