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Yifu Wang

@yfw393

AP @CUHKSZ Love wild boar, pangolin, bear maybe, biodiversity conservation, and human-wildlife interaction

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Joined September 2013
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United for pangolin conservation #WorldPangolinDay
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Check out our new paper on "Sustainability of medicinal animal products: Tokay geckos and pangolin scales as traditional Chinese medicine" in Integrative Conservation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… It also made to the issue cover with a cool photo by @SJWebster113
Sustainability of medicinal animal products: Tokay geckos and pangolin scales as traditional...

Sustainability of medicinal animal products: Tokay geckos and pangolin scales as traditional...

Public opinion toward pangolin and tokay gecko medicinal trade reveals significant differences in attitude and knowledge aspects but not in the percentage of hypothetical users. It is thus interest...

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The complex issue of wildlife trade requires case specific research and solution. It should also involve all relevant stakeholders in decision making process. Stay tuned for more research from us on wildlife trade.
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Proud to announce that our article (lead author Yingwei Chen and @hannahsmumby) on the ivory ban in China has been published in Biological Conservation Check out the article: doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.202… #conservation #elephants #ivory #china #policyresearch #law #biologicalsciences
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We came up with this interesting interdisciplinary project which combines knowledge of wildlife law and conservation science; the work critically assesses China’s ivory policy in achieving its conservation goals and provides insightful observation for potential policy improvement
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Illegal trade and poor regulation threaten pangolins in China

Illegal trade and poor regulation threaten pangolins in China

Pangolin populations are drastically declining across Asia and Africa, largely due to illegal trade. In a new study published in the journal Nature Conservation, researchers found a high demand for...

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Check out our new paper on the pangolin scale trade in China. Pangolin populations have experienced drastic declines driven by illegal trade. Part of the trade is to support the demand for Traditional Chinese Medicine. natureconservation.pensoft.n…
The scale of the problem: understanding the demand for medicinal pangolin products in China

The scale of the problem: understanding the demand for medicinal pangolin products in China

Wildlife conservationists are increasingly concerned about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) due to the demands it places on many threatened species. In particular, pangolin populations in both Asia...

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In this study, we use social science approaches to investigate the pangolin scale trade in China, based upon interviews with informants from hospitals and pharmaceutical shops in two Chinese provinces (Henan and Hainan).
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Check out our new paper on "Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains" and learn how to navigate the powerhouse to leverage its influence for good. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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I am speaking at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2022. Please check out our thematic session on human-wildlife interaction if you're interested in conservation, social science, animal behaviour and so on! Dec 21 8:30 to 10:30 in Sidlaw Auditorium #BES2022 - via #Whova
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RA position as well for the same project if interested cityu.edu.hk/hro/en/job/curr…
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Check out our new paper reviewing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) trade policy in China 👉 doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16425 Conservationists need to better understand TCM trade and collaborate with TCM communities to propose locally adapted conservation suggestions
Global biodiversity conservation requires traditional Chinese medicine trade to be sustainable and...

Global biodiversity conservation requires traditional Chinese medicine trade to be sustainable and...

China is the biggest promotor of and market for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) which is identified as a threat to many overharvested plant and animal species. Conservation researchers need to...

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TCM is an important part of Chinese culture and daily health care practices. However, it is also highlighted by conservationists as a threat to many overharvested plant and animal species, including charismatic ones such as 🦏 🐻🐅
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1/7 Check out our new open-accessed paper looking at how we discuss wildlife trade before and during COVID! doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022… 👏👏 @HB_Tilley @sagarika1312 @AA_Andersson @dr_dingle @ChloeWebster19 @evenymleung10 @VervetUndergrnd @KajaWierucka @hannahsmumby
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2/7 Why should we care about how wildlife trade is discussed? 🤔 COVID has brought a lot of attention to wildlife trade and policies governing it. This can impact public understanding and attitude. It's really important both to analyse the discussion and consider its impact.
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For people who might be interested. Hong Kong is a nice place with a lot of opportunities. cityu.edu.hk/hro/en/job/curr…
6/6 Results also showed a general lack of🧑‍🔬quoted in the presentation. The agenda-setting role of news🗞️in wildlife management should be analysed to ensure that the public's information is evidence-based, which also facilitates the policy-making process. #SSWGTC21
A table showing speaker affiliation types from both Chinese and English news with Chinese media cited more from residents but less from NGO comparing to English news. Both language media cited few experts such as scientific researchers.

ALT A table showing speaker affiliation types from both Chinese and English news with Chinese media cited more from residents but less from NGO comparing to English news. Both language media cited few experts such as scientific researchers.

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5/6 🧑‍🔬 using news data should consider that different media sources might emphasize different aspects. The distinct 👥🐗 interaction portrayals presented in English and Chinese news could lead to diverging public attitudes towards wild boars and their management. #SSWGTC21
A bar plot showing Chinese reports mentioned a lot on wild boar being perceived as aggressive while most English reports mentioned the opposite

ALT A bar plot showing Chinese reports mentioned a lot on wild boar being perceived as aggressive while most English reports mentioned the opposite

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4/6 Results showed that although English and Chinese news reported interactions in similar geographical patterns🗺️, they differed in many detailed aspects such as reported individual incidents, interviewee identity, wild boar management, and causes of “conflict”. #SSWGTC21
Maps showing number of wild boar related news in each district reported in Chinese and English respectively from 2016 to 2019. The general pattens are similar with Hong Kong Island being the focus area.

ALT Maps showing number of wild boar related news in each district reported in Chinese and English respectively from 2016 to 2019. The general pattens are similar with Hong Kong Island being the focus area.

A bar plot of perceived causes to the observed wild boar issue mentioned in news with feeding wild boar being the number one ranked cause in both languages yet English news also highlighted a lot on urbanization while Chinese media mentioned more on wild boar overpopulation and garbage bin problem.

ALT A bar plot of perceived causes to the observed wild boar issue mentioned in news with feeding wild boar being the number one ranked cause in both languages yet English news also highlighted a lot on urbanization while Chinese media mentioned more on wild boar overpopulation and garbage bin problem.

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3/6 We use 👥🐗 interactions in HK🇭🇰 to investigate the potential differences and see how they might influence public opinions and policies. A total of 207 English articles (2006 to 2019) and 721 Chinese (2016 to 2019) articles were collected from online databases. #SSWGTC21
A bar plot of number of Chinese and English wild boar news included in this study with number of English news peaked at 2019 while Chinese peaked at 2016

ALT A bar plot of number of Chinese and English wild boar news included in this study with number of English news peaked at 2019 while Chinese peaked at 2016

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2/6 Many studies use data from news 🗞️ to understand #humanwildlifeinteractions. However, news can also play an agenda-setting role in shaping as well as reflecting public opinion. How do news presentations differ across languages and from real-life situations? #SSWGTC21
A piece of English news about a wild boar piglet in MTR on 28 June 2021 reported by South China Morning Post entitled “Young boar’s Hong Kong train trip sparks calls for stiffer fines for people who feed wild animals”

ALT A piece of English news about a wild boar piglet in MTR on 28 June 2021 reported by South China Morning Post entitled “Young boar’s Hong Kong train trip sparks calls for stiffer fines for people who feed wild animals”

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1/6 Mind the gap! What’s the difference between news about 野猪🐗and news about wild boars🐗? We investigate how interactions between humans and wild boars in Hong Kong🇭🇰are presented in the written English and Chinese media🗞️. #SSWGTC21 @SCB_SSWG #HumanDimensions @AppliedEcoLab
Two wild boars standing on a patch of heavily rooted bare ground adjacent to forests

ALT Two wild boars standing on a patch of heavily rooted bare ground adjacent to forests

Several wild boars feeding on human-provided food, likely leftover chicken rice, dumped from plastic bags on road side

ALT Several wild boars feeding on human-provided food, likely leftover chicken rice, dumped from plastic bags on road side

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We got a job for you! :) @AppliedEcoLab
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