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The trade is global in its impacts and it affects a wide range of species, including humans: zoonotic diseases, such as SARS and Covid-19, have been detected in small carnivores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/d87e667b-7854-492c-9fcf-46066a6c7366/bushmeat-civet-wild+meat-Africa-infectious-disease.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease - Bushmeat Small carnivores form part of the bushmeat trade, which is common across Africa. Although often consumed for subsistence, there is also a large commercial element to the bushmeat trade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/21183d93-4ba0-46ec-81f3-c8de0574cde0/american-mink-fur-farms-disease.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease - Fur farms There are large fur farms in Europe, Canada, USA and China. American Mink is commonly used in these farms. In Asia farms also exist for Raccoon Dog and Red Fox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/bd71d219-b326-4d82-b897-983bcb943ceb/civet-farms-wildmeat-civet+coffee-wild+meat-covid+origin.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease - Wild meat farms Various civet species are commonly kept in wild meat farms. Animals are often kept in high densities and in unsanitary conditions: ideal conditions for pathogen spillover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/36da09ba-b057-4d7f-8e99-12681e007b4e/live-trade-civets-china-illegal-wildlife-trade.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease - Live trade Live small carnivores are traded in large volumes, particularly in Asia. Most of this trade is to supply demand for wild meat and for re-stocking wildlife farms. Many of the small carnivores in the live trade are from the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/7ff1100d-8fdb-4b6c-9127-f7a83f85b877/hunting-snare-traps-vietnam.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease Cable snare hunting traps confiscated in Pu Mat National Park, Vietnam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/acb300e7-72d8-462b-af38-b5818d6f7fde/civet-wildmeat-bushmeat-wild+meat-trade.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease A civet on a spit in Hanoi, Vietnam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/3a82fc5b-c649-42f0-a477-802762afb626/civet-market-wild+meat-wildmeat-wildlife-trade.jpg Our priorities - Trade, use and zoonotic disease - Make it stand out A Masked Palm Civet for sale in a market in Lao PDR https://smallcarnivore.org/priorities/europeanmink monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1647764534678-M4VFZ3RNDRWUNSLDVZXW/Polluted+river+%28c%29+Ryan+McGinnis++Alamy+Stock+Photo.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1649664404917-52HX6W3RX9XNOVQTI1CI/European+Mink+%28c%29+Tiit+Maran-1.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1649664432459-16AZYGYQO8ZUU34K9YNH/American+Mink+%28c%29+Dzivnieku+Briviba.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651132827618-43PSTTAGPKGBCCATEHOX/A+Mink+%28c%29+Oikeutta+Elaimille.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651132899132-J6UML74QBNE3NPGZXGN1/E+Mink+babies+%28c%29+Tiit+Maran.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651132973167-UUEMJHK789AITWD36MSK/E+Mink+%28c%29+Tiit+Maran.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651133213315-3HF914KU997TC7O98PVB/Danube+delta+%28c%29+Porojnicu-3.jpg Our priorities - European Mink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/2307c919-a64e-4354-83c3-b5ae4988d31e/European-mink-Mustela-lutreola-Vison+d%27Europe.jpg Our priorities - European Mink - European Mink Once found across Europe and Russia, European Mink is now restricted to very small populations in France, Spain, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Estonia. The species now occupies less than 3% of its former range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/361b627f-ad60-43eb-805d-121e15eeb5ea/Lutreola+logo+must1024_1.jpg Our priorities - European Mink - Make it stand out Foundation Lutreola are registered in Estonia and are an important partner for European MInk conservation. Please consider making a donation at Account EE907700771002039230, AS LHV Pank, Tartu mnt 2, 10145 Tallinn, BIC/SWIFT: LHVBEE22 https://smallcarnivore.org/priorities/owstonscivet monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1647179656058-7N0ZVVHYN2SXS7PSGVC1/Civet%2Bon%2Ba%2Bspit_Hanoi_2018.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1647683031503-HR5VQS8HV9OP2BY9J188/Owstons+Civet+%28c%29+Robert+Marc+Lehmann.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1647772566120-9JHX557TW7B6TDSTW01M/Civet+farm+%28c%29+SVW.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1647772684281-CCCYRG8PDZIFE87D3MPA/Baby+Civets+M+Turton+May+06.JPG Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651130844487-1KKILZQY4JJRSI0SOC7K/Civet+on+a+spit+Hanoi.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651130981456-1PKVD0EXMGFO6OAG9975/snared+owstons+%28c%29+BOMC+offset.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1651131011493-8UJGJGILZ6RDAIKS76SK/snares+%28c%29+SVW-2.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/5edb97b6-2dc5-445e-a597-a76b3a74437f/owston%27s-civet-chrotogale-owstoni.jpg Our priorities - Owston's Civet - Owston’s Civet Owston’s Civet is only found in Lao PDR, Vietnam and a small part of southern China. It is declining throughout its range, mainly because of the commercial trade in wildlife, which includes civets. Much of this trade is illegal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/c17e691d-118f-47b3-a415-3b7af0dbeff1/Owstons+strategy_front+page_english.png Our priorities - Owston's Civet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/476867d6-a5fb-42be-a0de-70a963520a96/Save+Vietnam%27s+Wildlife-Mandai+Nature-Wild+Planet+Trust.png Our priorities - Owston's Civet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://smallcarnivore.org/priorities/malagasycarnivores monthly 0.5 2022-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/ac9c1ebf-b9cf-4cf9-b099-a60cafcb6eb5/cld1615071.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores Fosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/a0888ec1-9fc4-4957-98cc-a2b66e5fecbf/cld1615472.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores Bokiboky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/1650789666109-K0JQW0YG70QGCQEUV79L/cld1616196.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores Ring-tailed Vontsira https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/9dd66ac2-cc8f-43fa-a9cb-2c42f312ba23/cld1620253.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores Fosa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/d86952ee-1125-485a-8626-b4a8f87456e7/cld1621846.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores Ring-tailed Vontsira https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/63f2c71f-305e-45f0-a750-a9467020b0b2/cld1915805.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores Spotted Fanaloka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/e8cd1c2e-724f-4d02-8694-552d7826f229/fosa-foussa-Cryptoprocta-ferox-Madagascar.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores - A priority for conservation The Malagasy carnivores are an immediate priority for species conservation. Of the nine species, only one, the Ring-tailed Vontsira, is not threatened with extinction. The others are all declining rapidly due to a combinaton of threats including hunting, illegal logging and habitat loss. Urgent action is needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/73f7fef0-8569-4cdd-84d6-3a9a291d457b/habitat-loss-madagascar.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores - Habitat loss Habitats in Madagascar are being cleared for commercial agriculture and extractive industries, such as mining. Small-scale slash and burn agriculture and charcoal production are also major contributers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/78f54faf-9bd5-400b-a08a-8dcb842eb444/illegal-logging-rosewoods-hardwoods-madagascar.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores - Illegal logging The illegal trade in high-value hardwoods, such as rosewoods and ebonies is another threat. This is often a driver of habitat loss. Commercially valuable trees are harvested and sold to overseas markets, mainly in Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6126f5e6864dfb7883433345/d706331b-4432-4c7d-adac-9f137834e742/illegal-hunting-trap-carnivores-madagascar.jpg Our priorities - Madagascar's carnivores - Hunting The photograph shows a trap for hunting Fosas. The island’s small carnivores are hunted for bushmeat. In the case of Fosa there is also some human-wildlife conflict. Domestic dogs are another threat: feral and hunting dogs impact the island’s carnivores.