Data and Code for "The cat's out of the bag: examining US wildlife trade of felids from 2000 – 2020"

This repository contains all code and input data files used in the analysis for the manuscript The Cat’s Out of the Bag: Examining US Wildlife Trade of Felids from 2000–2020. The study utilizes LEMIS (Law Enforcement Management Information System) data from 2000 to 2020 (excluding 2015) to assess patterns in the legal and illegal trade of felid species in the United States.

This dataset and code are provided to ensure transparency and reproducibility of our findings. Researchers, conservation practitioners, and policymakers can use this data to further investigate wildlife trade trends and inform conservation strategies.