Daniel BerginOxford Brookes University · Department of Social Sciences
Daniel Bergin
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Introduction
Associate Director at GlobeScan, focusing on demand reduction of illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade.
I received my PhD "Wildlife Trade in Morocco: Use, Conservation, Laws and Welfare" in Anthropology from Oxford Brookes University in 2019.
I have previously worked as a wildlife trade consultant in Malaysia, Indonesia and Lao PDR, and have conducted remote studies on wildlife trade in Belgium, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom and Vietnam.
Education
January 2018 - January 2019
Field of study
- Wildlife Trade in Morocco: Conservation, Policy and Sustainability
September 2012 - September 2013
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Publications (31)
The Kingdom of Morocco, situated on the northwestern coast of the African continent, has a population of over 32 million people. It has a relatively well developed tourism sector, in part due to stability the region has enjoyed compared to other North African countries and its close proximity to Europe. Morocco is classified as being within the Me...
Hedgehogs are traded locally and often in relatively small num--bers throughout Eurasia and Africa. We here report on the trade in North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus and to a smaller extent possibly the Desert Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus in Morocco, and provide an overview of the global trade in hedgehogs for medicinal purposes. In 2013 a...
Wildlife trade affects primate species worldwide and Asia plays a major role in this trade. Although this practice is centuries old, advances in technology have seen numbers of primates in trade rise to hitherto unseen levels. Primates are traded for scientific research purposes, as ingredients in traditional medicine, as pets, for use in entertain...
In a recent paper in Geoforum, Margulies et al. (2019) outline what they perceive as a bias toward an “Asian
super consumer”. They argue that wildlife trade demand reduction campaigns are unfocused, untargeted, and
therefore have a tendency to place blame on people of colour and communities in the Global South as key actors
in driving illegal wildl...
Currently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Straw-headed
Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus is being driven towards extinction throughout most of its range by
unregulated illegal trade supplying the demand for songbirds. We conducted surveys of bird markets
in North and West Kalimantan, and Central, West and East Java b...
The trade in primates as pets is a global enterprise and as access to the Internet has increased, so too has the trade of live primates online. While quantifying primate trade in physical markets is relatively straightforward, limited insights have been made into trade via the Internet. Here we followed a three-pronged approach to estimate the prev...
To inform efforts at preventing future pandemics, we assessed how socio-demographic attributes correlated with wildlife consumption as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) first spread across Asia. Self-reported wildlife consumption was most strongly related to COVID-19 awareness; those with greater awareness were 11–24% less likely to buy wildlife...
The global wildlife trade is considered one of the main threats to the conservation of a large number of imperilled species. African Grey parrots are one of the most heavily traded groups of birds, which led the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to list the species as Endangered in 2016. We aim to gain insight into the nature of...
The dominant approach to combating the illegal wildlife trade has traditionally been to restrict the supply of wildlife products. Yet conservationists increasingly recognize the importance of implementing demand‐side interventions that target the end consumers in the trade chain. Their aim is to curb the consumption of wildlife or shift consumption...
Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Lorises and Pottos - edited by K. A. I. Nekaris March 2020
With roughly 60 per cent of the world’s population, 50 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and 17 of the world’s 28 megacities, the decisions made in Asia Pacific over the next decade will greatly influence global geopolitics and decarbonisation. The impacts that trade conflicts, increased protectionism, or a decoupling of the world’s...
The dominant approach to combating the illegal wildlife trade has traditionally been to restrict the supply of wildlife products. Yet conservationists increasingly recognise the importance of implementing demand-side interventions that target the end consumers in the trade chain. Their aim is to curb the consumption of wildlife or shift consumption...
Owing to its remarkable singing ability, the White-rumped Shama (Kittacincla malabarica) is a particularly popular species in the SouthEast Asian cage-bird trade. Despite domestic trade being regulated in six out of nine SouthEast Asian range states, demand continues to put a heavy strain on the region's White-rumped Shama populations. The lack of...
Concerns about trade in wild finches in Algeria - Volume 53 Issue 3 - Daniel Bergin, Vincent Nijman, Sadek Atoussi
Wildlife trade is recognised as an impediment to conservation. Yet, long-term trade data are lacking for many species, precluding analysis of trends and trade dynamics. The Sunda Leopard Cat is endemic to insular Southeast Asia, where despite legal protection, it is openly traded. Data from Java and Bali (1996–2018, 393 surveys, 219 cats recorded i...
The welfare of wild-caught animals in markets has generally been overlooked by both wildlife trade and welfare studies, despite the potential negative impacts on the animals. Morocco is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health and has proposed draft legislation prohibiting mistreatment or abuse of animals in captivity. There is still, h...
Owing to its remarkable singing ability, the White-rumped Shama Kittacincla malabarica is a particularly popular species in the South-EastAsian cage-bird trade. Despite domestic trade being regulated in six out of nine South-East Asian range states, demand continues to put aheavy strain on the region’s White-rumped Shama populations. The lack of in...
With the rise in popularity and accessibility of the internet, a growing number of people are selling goods online. Classified advertisement websites such as eBay, Gumtree and Craigslist allow users to sell goods or services directly to consumers, bypassing the need for an intermediary. The convenience, anonymity and widespread reach of these websi...
Until the late 1970s spur-Thighed tortoises Testudo graeca, endemic to the Mediterranean region, were exported from range countries in large volumes for the pet trade. Testudo graeca was included on CITES Appendix II in 1975, and in 1978 Morocco introduced national protection, banning domestic and international trade. However, the species is still...
Reptiles are traded globally for medicinal purposes. Historic qualitative accounts of reptiles used as medicine in Morocco are numerous, but contemporary quantitative data are rare. In 2013-2014, we surveyed 49 wildlife markets in 20 towns throughout Morocco, plus the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. We recorded 1,586 specimens of at least ni...
Approximately 25 % of the world’s carnivores are considered threatened with extinction (IUCN2015). Most carnivores face challenges from habitat loss and fragmentation as well as hunting for food, medicinal products and trophies (Karanth and Chellam 2009). Morocco has experienced the extirpation of the lion Panthera leo (Black et al. 2013) and very...
Marrakesh: a centre for tortoise trade - Volume 49 Issue 2 - Daniel Bergin, Molly Gray, Vincent Nijman
Morocco has a diverse and varied landscape and, as part of the Mediterranean basin, is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and a 'hotspot' for conservation priority. Unfortunately, one aspect of the "exotic" image of the country involves the sale of wildlife for souvenirs, pets and for use as photo props. Rabat, Morocco's capital has no...
A representative, non-exhaustive account of birds observed for sale and as photo props in Morocco during fieldwork conducted in the summer of 2013. Published on the Moroccan Birds blog at: http://moroccanbirds.blogspot.com/2013/12/wild-bird-trade.html
Questions
Question (1)
I have observed a large number of Argus Pheasant, Rhinoceros Hornbill and Helmeted Hornbill feathers in trade and I would like to estimate the number of individual birds required to account for these feathers. I therefore need estimated numbers of tail feathers and wing feathers for each of these species (a range is fine). Are there any resources that could help me or is there anyone who has knowledge of this.
Many thanks in advance,
Daniel
