Editing Chatuchak Weekend Market (section)

==Trade in illegal wildlife==
Studies have shown that the Chatuchak Market is a centre for trade in [[Illegal wildlife trade in Thailand|illegal wildlife]].<ref name="Ching-2016"/><ref name=IUCN>{{cite web|title=Bangkok market a hub for illegal international trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises|url=http://www.iucn.org/content/bangkok-market-hub-illegal-international-trade-freshwater-turtles-and-tortoises|date=2008-04-25 |access-date=28 July 2016|website=International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)}}</ref>

In a survey conducted on 28–29 March 2015, researchers counted 1,271 birds of 117 species for sale in 45 shops or stalls. Of the total, nine species were listed as "Threatened" on the [[IUCN Red List]] and eight species as "Near Threatened".<ref name=Ching-2016>{{cite journal|last1=Ching|first1=Serene C L|last2=Eaton|first2=James A|title=Snapshot of an on-going trade: an inventory of birds for sale in Chatuchak weekend market, Bangkok, Thailand|journal=BirdingASIA|date=2016|volume=25|url=http://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BA25-Chatuchak.pdf|access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref>{{RP|24-29}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Persistent illegal bird trade highlighted at notorious Bangkok Market|url=http://www.traffic.org/home/2016/7/28/persistent-illegal-bird-trade-highlighted-at-notorious-bangk.html|access-date=28 July 2016|website=Traffic|date=28 July 2016}}</ref>