Conservation enforcement: Insights from people incarcerated for wildlife crimes in Nepal

I have published an academic paper “Conservation enforcement: Insights from people incarcerated for wildlife crimes in Nepal” in collaboration with Lancaster University–conservation social scientist, Jacob Phelps, and criminologist, Gary Potter in the journal Conservation Science and Practice.

The paper explores findings from 116 interviews that he conducted with people imprisoned for their involvement in the illegal wildlife trade. It has broad implications for how we think about and practice the enforcement of conservation rules.

This month’s issue of Scientific American, the United States’ oldest continuously published monthly magazine has also highlighted the research ‘To Stop Wildlife Crime, Conservationists Ask Why People Poach’. It takes particular note of Paudel’s efforts to communicate the findings of his science to a public audience. As detailed in the article, I have collaborated with traditional musician, Prakash Gandharva, to develop songs that describe to listeners the risks and costs of participating in illegal wildlife trade.


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