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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
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Doléances d'un pangolin chagrin

, 2020
Un pangolin s'estime injustement accusé d'être le porteur de virus et jette un oeil critique sur le comportement des ...
DRUET, Francois-Xavier
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Isolation and characterization of a pangolin-borne HKU4-related coronavirus that potentially infects human-DPP4-transgenic mice

Nature Communications
We recently detected a HKU4-related coronavirus in subgenus Merbecovirus (named pangolin-CoV-HKU4-P251T) from a Malayan pangolin1. Here we report isolation and characterization of pangolin-CoV-HKU4-P251T, the genome sequence of which is closest to that ...
Luo-Yuan Xia, Zhen-Fei Wang, Xiao-Ming Cui, Yuan-Guo Li, Run-Ze Ye, Dai-Yun Zhu, Fang-Xu Li, Jie Zhang, Wen-Hao Wang, Ming-Zhu Zhang, Wan-Ying Gao, Lian-Feng Li, Teng-Cheng Que, Tie-Cheng Wang, Na Jia, Jia-Fu Jiang, Yu-Wei Gao, Wu-Chun Cao   +17 more
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Distribution pattern, population estimation and threats to the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) in and around Pir Lasura National Park, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
Baseline knowledge of distribution and abundance of a species whose population is facing decline throughout its distribution range is vital for its conservation planning.
Faraz Akrim, Tariq Mahmood, Riaz Hussain, Siddiqa Qasim, Imad-ul-din Zangi   +4 more
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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
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万基国家公园南非地穿山甲 (Smutsia temminckii) 的生态、现状和分布

Wildlife Letters
Temminck's pangolin, Smutsia temminckii (Smuts, 1832), faces conservation threats of poaching and trafficking in Zimbabwe. Using a mixed‐method approach we assessed the ecology, status, and distribution of Temminck's pangolin in Hwange National Park (HNP)
Kelly Sabashau, Beaven Utete, Daphne Madlamoto, Nobesuthu Ngwenya, Honest Madamombe   +4 more
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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
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Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses Circulating in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) Confiscated From the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Viet Nam

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Despite the discovery of several closely related viruses in bats, the direct evolutionary progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 has not yet been identified. In this study, we investigated potential animal sources of SARS-related coronaviruses using archived specimens
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, Alice Latinne, Alice Latinne, Hoang Bich Thuy, Nguyen Van Long, Pham Thi Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen Van Thai, Tran Quang Phuong, Hoang Van Thai, Lam Kim Hai, Pham Thanh Long, Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Vo Van Hung, Le Tin Vinh Quang, Nguyen Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Christine K. Johnson, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Scott I. Roberton, Chris Walzer, Chris Walzer, Sarah H. Olson, Amanda E. Fine, Amanda E. Fine   +24 more
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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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Stakeholder preferences for pangolin conservation interventions in south‐east Nigeria [PDF]

, 2023
The overexploitation of biological resources severely threatens many species, requiring urgent and effective conservation interventions. Such interventions sometimes require governance structures that incorporate pluralist perspectives and collaborative ...

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