Oryx, 2023 Data on species trade profiles and volumes of wild animals on sale in local markets can provide useful insights into the bushmeat trade, enabling identification of priorities for management and conservation planning. We monitored bushmeat traded in three
Hannah N.K. Sackey +3 more
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Price Elasticity of Bushmeat Demand in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem: Insights for Managing the Bushmeat Trade [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Rural households across the tropics rely on bushmeat hunting to fulfill their subsistence and cash income needs. As human populations grow, and urban market demand drives commercial trade, hunting is often unsustainable, compromising community long-term ...
Solomon Zena Walelign +4 more
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Trends in bushmeat trade in a postconflict forest town: implications for food security [PDF]
Ecology and Society, 2017 Food insecurity and malnutrition can be major, yet often overlooked, consequences of armed conflicts because of the disruption of rural-urban trade networks and human migration toward safe urban centers.
Nathalie van Vliet +5 more
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Regional dynamics of zoonotic risk perception and wildlife use in Ghana [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineBackground The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent zoonotic outbreaks have renewed global scrutiny of the bushmeat trade, particularly in West Africa. This study examines regional differences in bushmeat consumption, hunting practices, and perceptions of ...
Haruna Abukari +2 more
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Relative abundance of Osteolaemus tetraspis in Uwa, Edumanom and Ogbe-Ijaw bushmeat markets in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria [PDF]
BMC ZoologyThe dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis is globally listed as Vulnerable, yet remains heavily harvested across West and Central Africa particularly in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. This study assessed the spatio-temporal variation in the relative abundance
Israel O. Ogorode +5 more
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Saving rodents, losing primates—Why we need tailored bushmeat management strategies
People and Nature, 2020 Efforts to curb the unsustainable wildlife trade in tropical forests conceptualize bushmeat as a generic resource, exploited by a homogeneous group.
Mona Estrella Bachmann +6 more
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Frontiers in Conservation ScienceThis study examines the bushmeat trade in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria, through the lens of environmental justice, focusing on sustainable livelihoods and wildlife conservation.
Bright O. Olunusi, Bright O. Olunusi
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Stereotypical Behaviors in Chimpanzees Rescued from the African Bushmeat and Pet Trade [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2012 Many orphaned chimpanzees whose mothers are illegally killed for their meat (bushmeat) in Africa are sold as pets or kept caged at hotels and businesses to attract tourists.
Ashlynn Dube +2 more
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A Review of the Scale and Sustainability of the Consumption and Trade of Anuran Species in Africa [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWithin Africa, collection and trade of anurans is often recorded as single‐site case studies, making it difficult to accurately understand the scale of use, its livelihood importance, and impact on species.
Sandra Owusu‐Gyamfi +5 more
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Illegal Hunting and Bushmeat Trade around Save Valley Conservancy. [PDF]
Environ ManageAbstract Globally, illegal bushmeat hunting has contributed to the decline of over 300 species listed as threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and accounts for an estimated 5 million tons of wildlife harvested annually, particularly in tropical regions, placing immense pressure on biodiversity ...
Zisadza J +4 more
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