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Seeking serpents: Ball python trade in Benin, West Africa [PDF]

Nature Conservation, 2022
Ball pythons are traded as bushmeat, leather and belief-based medicine in West Africa, and specimens are exported in large numbers for the exotic pet trade.
Christian Toudonou, Angie Elwin, Johannes Penner, Emma Coulthard, John Norrey, David Megson, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Brice Sinsin, Lauren A. Harrington, Mark Auliya, Neil D’Cruze   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Do communities understand the impacts of unlawful bushmeat hunting and trade? Insights from villagers bordering Western Nyerere National Park Tanzania

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Assessing local people's understanding of the consequences of unsustainable bushmeat-related activities on conservation is an important step toward developing effective solutions to decrease unlawful hunting activities. The current study investigated the
Yohani R. Foya, Charles P. Mgeni, Reuben M.J. Kadigi, Michael H. Kimaro, Shombe N. Hassan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Putting conservation efforts in Central Africa on the right track for interventions that last

Conservation Letters, 2022
Interventions in Africa designed to stop biodiversity decline have often failed because they were based on a top‐down approach to management and focused on enforcing restrictive rules and imposing bans.
Eric Djomo Nana, Kevin Yana Njabo, Francis Nchembi Tarla, Eric Kaba Tah, Krossy Mavakala, Donald Midoko Iponga, Bocuma Meñe Demetrio, Lude Kinzonzi, Luc Evouna Embolo, Serge Mpouam   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term spatio-temporal changes in a West African bushmeat trade system. [PDF]

Conserv Biol, 2015
Los paisajes en muchos países en desarrollo consisten en una matriz heterogénea de agricultura y bosques mixtos. Muchas de las especies generalistas en esta matriz se comercializan cada vez más en los mercados de carne de animales silvestres de África occidental y central.
McNamara J, Kusimi JM, Rowcliffe JM, Cowlishaw G, Brenyah A, Milner-Gulland EJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Evaluation of Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on the Preparedness of Ghana's Animal Health Services for African Swine Fever Control: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly fatal viral disease of pigs that has persisted in Ghana since its first introduction in 1999, causing recurrent outbreaks with devastating socioeconomic consequences for livelihoods and food security.
Allege-Cudjoe E, Emikpe BO, Ayamdooh EN, Abudu M, Acquah HNB, Yakubu AR, Yeboah S, Takyi PN, Abuh JK, Mensah PA, Eshun E, Doe F, Ababio P, Kwoba EN, Onidje E, Meyir ZY, Tasiame W, Atawalna J, Ahmed GM, Boka MO, Wolde A, Akunzule A, Mensah C, Fenteng ED.   +23 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Economic Contribution of Wildlife to Bushmeat Market in Ikire, Osun State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2021
This paper assessed the economic contribution of wildlife to bushmeat market in Ikire, Osun State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire and in-depth interview of targeted respondents.
T.K. Adebowale, O.O. Oduntan, A.E. Adegbenjo, A.S. Akinbode   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, José C. Luís, José J. Tchamba, Manuel J. Cachissapa, António Valter Chisingui   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Is social media the new wet market? Social media platforms facilitate the online sale of bushmeat in West Africa

One Health, 2023
Social media provides a platform for wildlife crime syndicates to access a global consumer-driven market. Whilst studies have uncovered the online trade in wildlife, the availability of wild meat (bushmeat) has not been assessed.
Georgia Kate Moloney, Koffi Jules Gossé, Sery Gonedelé-Bi, Philippe Gaubert, Anne-Lise Chaber   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is urban bushmeat trade in Colombia really insignificant? [PDF]

Oryx, 2016
AbstractThe bushmeat trade in ecosystems in South America other than those within the Amazon basin is presumed to be insignificant, as alternative sources of protein (e.g. beef, chicken, fish) are considered to be more readily available in non-moist forests. However, studies and confiscation reports from countries such as Colombia suggest that bushmeat
Vliet, N. van, Quiceno Mesa, M.P., Moreno, J., Cruz, D., Fa, J.E., Nasi, Robert   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Understanding consumer demand for bushmeat in urban centers of Cameroon with a focus on pangolin species

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Bushmeat consumption remains significant in urban Central Africa. Increasing urbanization has fueled bushmeat trade and become a threat to endangered species like the pangolin. Behavioral change interventions may help reduce demand for pangolins in urban
Linh Bao Nguyen, Etogekwe Esua Fossung, Camille Affana Nkoa, Tatyana Humle   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source