부산대학교 도서관

The shift of wildlife trade from brick-and-mortar markets to virtual online marketplaces is reported usingthe trade of birds of prey (raptors) in Thailand from 1968 to 2019 as a case study. We analyzed dataobtained from physical market survey data for 2,782 individuals from 27 species, with 2,420 individualsreported in early surveys (1968-1988) and 362 individuals reported in later surveys (2003-2015) andonline surveys (February 2017 to January 2019). We compared information on asking prices and whatspecies were traded using two comparative approaches to analyze how species composition may havechanged over time (physical markets and online platforms; pre-Internet and Internet era). In comparisonwith the five previous market surveys, we did not find a statistically significant difference betweenspecies and availability of species offered for sale when comparing physical bird markets and onlinemarkets. In all data sets, biological factors such as wingspan were significant factors in explaining pricevariation. We conclude that sustained monitoring is needed to make direct comparisons between thetrade platforms. With a continued increase of wildlife trade on online platforms, we recommendincreased regulation and enforcement of wildlife trade laws.