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- Title
A strategy for trade monitoring and substitution of the organs of threatened animals.
- Authors
Jiao-yang Luo; Dan Yan; Jing-yuan Song; Da Zhang; Xiao-yan Xing; Yu-mei Han; Mei-hua Yang; Xiao-ping Dong; Cheng Peng; Shi-lin Chen; Xiao-he Xiao
- Abstract
The use of threatened animals as a source of traditional medicines is accelerating the extinction of such species and imposes great challenges to animal conservation. In this study, we propose a feasible strategy for the conservation of threatened medicinal animals that combines trade monitoring and the search for substitutes. First,DNAbarcoding provides a powerful technique for monitoring the trade of animal species, which helps in restricting the excessive use and illegal trade of such species. Second, pharmacological tests have been adopted to evaluate the biological equivalence of threatened and domestic animals; based on such testing, potential substitutes are recommended. Based on a review of threatened animal species and their substitutes, we find that the search for substitutes deserves special attention; however, this work is far from complete. These results may be of great value for the conservation of threatened animals and maintaining the heritage of traditional medicine.
- Subjects
ENDANGERED species; WILDLIFE conservation; ANIMAL classification; ANIMAL species; TRADITIONAL medicine
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2013, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/srep03108