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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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The impact of civil war on forest wildlife in West Africa: Mammals in Gola Forest, Sierra Leone

, 2011
Human conflicts may sometimes benefit wildlife by depopulating wilderness areas but there is evidence from Africa that the impacts tend to be negative. The forested states of West Africa have experienced much recent human conflict but there have been no ...
Lindsell, J.A., Siaka, A.M., Klop, E.
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Dynamics and underlying causes of illegal bushmeat trade in Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2011
The prevalence and impacts of the illegal trade in bushmeat are under appreciated in Southern Africa, despite indications that it constitutes a serious conservation threat in parts of the region.
J. Muvengwi, S. Matema, I. Mupamhadzi, Matema, S., Matema, C., C. Matema, S.S. Romañach, Mupamhadzi, I., P. A. Lindsey, Lindsey, Peter Andrew, Romanach, S.S., Muvengwi, J .   +11 more
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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan, Achili Mihu, Iho Tapo, Alinji Rondo, Jibi Pulu, Marcus Rowcliffe   +5 more
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Changes in livelihood practices, strategies and dependence on bushmeat in two provinces in Gabon

, 2019
Traditional, forest resource-dependent livelihoods face multiple challenges. In Gabon, bushmeat provides food and income for rural communities. This study investigates how villagers believe livelihood practices and dependence on bushmeat changed over the
Ingram, V.J., van Gils, Elke J T, Ingram, Verina J, Abernethy, Katharine, Midoko Iponga, Donald, Abernathy, K., van Gils, E.J.T., Midoko Iponga, D.   +7 more
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Assessment of enteric helminth parasites in bushmeat in Ghana. [PDF]

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
Anthropogenic activities, such as hunting wild animals for food, increase the risk of zoonotic transmission of infective stages of parasites to humans. The handling, processing and consumption of wild animal meat, popularly known as 'bushmeat', as well as exposure to wildlife habitats, can pose a significant risk to human health through the transfer of
Yeboah JA, Offih-Kyei W, Danso-Coffie CK, Boafo E, Banahene P, Yeboah R, Futagbi G, Bimi L, Oduro D.   +8 more
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Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why people eat bushmeat: Results from two-choice, taste tests in Gabon, Central Africa

, 2006
First paragraph: In Central Africamost of the 30 million people living in the forested regions of the Congo Basin use the meat of wild animals as a source of dietary protein. As a result over one million metric tons of bushmeat, primarily antelope, pigs,
Godoy, Ricardo, Schenk, Michelle, Abernethy, Katharine, Nsame Effa, Ernestine, Wilkie, David S, Telfer, Paul, Treves, Adrian, Starkey, Malcolm   +7 more
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A Novel Approach to Assessing the Prevalence and Drivers of Illegal Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti [PDF]

, 2013
Assessing anthropogenic effects on biological diversity, identifying drivers of human behavior, and motivating behavioral change are at the core of effective conservation.
ANA NUNO, Bunnefeld, N, Milner-Gulland, EJ, Bunnefeld, Nils, Naiman, LC, LOIRUCK C. NAIMAN, Naiman, Loiruck C, Nuno, A, E. J. MILNER‐GULLAND, NILS BUNNEFELD, Nuno, Ana, Milner-Gulland, Eleanor J   +11 more
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Exploitation of Bats for Bushmeat and Medicine [PDF]

, 2015
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Voigt, Christian C., Kingston, Tigga, Mildenstein, Tammy, Tanshi, Iroro, Racey, Paul A.   +4 more
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