One Health, 2021 Bushmeat hunting and consumption, although widely utilized as necessary supplement to household income and nutrition in many regions, presents threats to public health and wildlife conservation efforts.
BreeAnna Dell +5 more
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Bushmeat trade in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers state. A case study of Omagwa bushmeat market [PDF]
, 2022 This study was conducted to investigate bushmeat trade in Omagwa bushmeat market in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. A purposive sampling procedure was adopted in the selection of forty ( 40) respondents.
Onu, M.E.
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An update on the risk of transmission of Ebola virus (EBOV) via the food chain
EFSA Journal, 2014 Several animal species were found to harbour Zaïre Ebola virus (ZEBOV), mainly non‐human primates and fruit bats. The risk for persons in Europe linked to the transmission of ZEBOV via handling and preparation (by consumers or staff handling the food in ...
European Food Safety Authority
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, 2020 Community-based interventions are an important strategy to reduce bushmeat hunting, one of the key threats to African wildlife. However, understanding the possible effects of such programs prior to implementation is vital, in order to ensure that scarce ...
Moyo, Boyson HZ +3 more
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Long-Term Urban Market Dynamics Reveal Increased Bushmeat Carcass Volume despite Economic Growth and Proactive Environmental Legislation on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Bushmeat hunting is extensive in west and central Africa as both a means for subsistence and for commercial gain. Commercial hunting represents one of the primary threats to wildlife in the region, and confounding factors have made it challenging to ...
Drew T Cronin +7 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo +8 more
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Role of prices and wealth in consumer demand for bushmeat in Gabon, central Africa
, 2005 Unsustainable hunting of wildlife for food is often a more immediate and significant threat to the conservation of biological diversity in tropical forests than deforestation. Why people eat wildlife is debated.
Godoy, Ricardo +5 more
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Schoolchildren as informants about bushmeat consumption in Western Serengeti, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2019 Bushmeat contributes to household food security in Western Serengeti, particularly for low-income families who are unable to afford more expensive meat sources.
Nyahongo, Julius William +4 more
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A rapid assessment of hunting and bushmeat trade along the roadside between five Angolan major towns [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2019 Hunting and related bushmeat trade are activities which negatively impact wildlife worldwide, with serious implications for biodiversity conservation.
Francisco M. P. Gonçalves +4 more
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The importance of wild meat and freshwater fish for children's nutritional intake in the Congo Basin
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Wild meat and freshwater fish are widely consumed in the Congo Basin, but in some areas, they are at risk of disappearing due to unsustainable hunting and fishing and changes in their habitat. Wild meat is also at risk of being eliminated from local diets due to potential policy changes such as wild meat bans.
Amy Ickowitz +6 more
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