Descriptor: Participatory Mapping of Trade in Pangolin Scales and Other Wildlife in Cameroon Dataset (PMTPSOWC)

Spatial Variable Definition Consumption point Location where pangolin scales and other wildlife products, but not meat, are consumed or otherwise used Elude law enforcement Location where team members avoid detection by enforcement authorities Local scale aggregation Local location where pangolin scales collected from different hunters or sellers are brought together and consolidated Order placement Location where team members meet other people to place orders for scales, sometimes giving a cash advance Other wildlife aggregation Local location where other wildlife products collected from different hunters or sellers are brought together and consolidated Other wildlife harvest Location where other wildlife is captured or killed by hunters Other wildlife storage Location where other aggregated wildlife products are kept, cached, or stockpiled Pangolin harvest Location where pangolins are captured or killed by hunters Recruiting co-offenders Location where a dealer identifies and brings in two or more individuals to participate as teammates or co-offenders across the different stages of the scale trade Scale exchange Location where pangolin scales are transferred between actors in the trade chain Scale removal Location where scales are separated from the animal Scale storage Location where aggregated pangolin scales are kept, cached, or stockpiled Team meet up Location where hunters and team members meet for a final briefing before embarking Team meeting Location where team members meet to coordinate future scale trade activities Tool acquisition Location where equipment is obtained to hunt pangolins and transport their scales Wildlife market Location where scales and other wildlife products are traded