Table 2 A crime script on the process of spiny-tailed lizard poaching
From: Crime script analysis of the illegal sales of spiny-tailed lizards on YouTube
Stage | Steps and options | Spatial | Temporal | People/actors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preparation | • Obtain materials for building traps (strings, wood sticks) • Learn how to tie knots and set traps • Learn how to identify geographical area where lizards live • Learn how to find holes/burrows where lizards live within that area | Grassy countryside of Pakistan; hills/mountains in distance | [Selected example] A male poacher arrives at the scene on a motorbike, and his license plate is visible in the video | |
Pre-activity | • Find where lizards live • Set traps | Grassy countryside of Pakistan; hills/mountains in distance | Time of day: Daylight Time of year: • Spring and Summer months in Pakistan • Fall and Winter months in Pakistan | [Selected example] A male poacher demonstrates making traps and lizards’ habitat and mentioned using a helper to capture lizards |
Activity | • Check if trap string is taut • If lizard appears to have been caught in trap, dig out hole with stick • Pull trapped lizard from its hole • Catch from 0 to 8 lizards in one day • Avoid lizard's claws and spikes on tail which can cut | Grassy countryside of Pakistan; hills/mountains in distance | Time of day: Daylight Time of year: • Spring and Summer months in Pakistan • Fall and Winter months in Pakistan | [Selected example] A male poacher demonstrates checking traps, catching lizards [Selected example] The face of a male poacher is shown with captured lizard of a different variety (no other information about his poaching methods) |
Post-activity | • Place lizards in cloth or duffel bag for transport • Break backs or hipbones of lizards to disable them but keep them alive • Or keep lizards intact after capture until the time of fat extraction | Grassy countryside of Pakistan; hills/mountains in distance | Time of day: Daylight Time of year: • Spring and Summer months in Pakistan • Fall and Winter months in Pakistan | [Selected example] A male poacher demonstrates placing captured lizards in a cloth bag [Selected example] A lizard oil seller shows captured lizards in a duffel bag |