Profiling of bushmeat value chain actors in the northern sector of Ghana for targeted interventions to reduce zoonotic disease and public health risks [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundThe bushmeat trade in Northern Ghana is important for rural economies and food security, but it faces challenges like poor hygiene, the risk of zoonotic diseases, and the fact that it is not sustainable.
Blaise Ouattara +7 more
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Targeted sequencing enhances detection of pangolin trafficking hotspots and dynamics of both domestic and global trade markets. [PDF]
PLoS BiologyPangolins have become emblematic of the global wildlife trade crisis due to intense trafficking for consumption and traditional medicine. Coupled with habitat loss, the illicit trade in pangolins has severely threatened wild populations.
Sean P Heighton +19 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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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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The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions [PDF]
Biological Conservation, 2013 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The bushmeat trade, or the illegal acquisition and exchange of wild meat, has long been recognised as a severe problem in forest biomes, but receives little attention in savannas, perhaps due to a misconception that bushmeat hunting is a low-impact subsistence activity.
Guy A Balme +2 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 +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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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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Bushmeat trade in the Cross–Sanaga rivers region: Evidence for the importance of protected areas
Biological Conservation, 2012 Abstract Exploitation of wildlife for meat in the tropics (‘bushmeat’) is a critical threat for biodiversity, particularly in Africa. Here, we investigate the importance of protected areas (National Parks and other forest parks) as sources for the trade by exploring patterns in pricing and condition of bushmeat carcasses.
David W Macdonald +2 more
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Conservation genetics of the white‐bellied pangolin in West Africa: A story of lineage admixture, declining demography, and wide sourcing by urban bushmeat markets [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDuring the last 40 years, the volumes of African pangolins feeding the illegal wildlife trade have dramatically increased. We conducted a conservation genetics survey of the most traded African species, the white bellied pangolin (WBP; Phataginus ...
Koffi Jules Gossé +4 more
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