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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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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
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Tick-Tac-Foe: When Ticks, Trade, and Zoonotic Pathogens Align in African Wet Meat Markets. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases account for over ∼60% of infectious diseases and present a significantly growing fatality threat in Africa. Live and wet markets (LWMs) in Africa function as key economic venues that support human livelihoods through social interaction and trade in food stuff, including meat and other animal‐based products.
Munaro AT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Analytical Ultracentrifugation in Different High‐Density Media Allows to Assess Heterogeneity of mRNA‐Lipid Nanoparticles

Small Methods, EarlyView.
We investigate the application of analytical ultracentrifugation for evaluating the homogeneity of mRNA‐lipid nanoparticles, exploring the effects of different sedimentation media on particle behavior, and demonstrating the technique's potential for characterizing nanoparticle density and detecting liquid‐loaded compartments.
Dora Mehn, Mariana Hugo Silva, Rein Verbeke, Allegra Peletta, Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, Stefaan C. De Smedt, Silvia Lucia Appleton, Ambra Sarracino, Jessica Ponti, Luigi Calzolai, Ine Lentacker   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A framework for the ethical use of animal‐borne devices in post‐release monitoring following rehabilitation

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Rehabilitation and release contribute to conservation efforts for threatened species. Ensuring that these efforts are effective requires a good understanding of the factors which determine survival and integration of released animals into wild populations.
Jessica Harvey‐Carroll, Daire Carroll, Cara-Marie Trivella, Ellen Connelly   +3 more
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Long‐term changes in functional diversity and its implications for mammalian conservation and ecological restoration in a grassland ecosystem

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Paleontological data provide information on natural environments prior to human influence, which are useful for tracking changes in ecosystem functioning through time. During the Late Pleistocene, about 10% of terrestrial mammalian species were extinct in South America.
Thayara S. Carrasco, Catalina Pimiento, Tiago B. Quental, Pedro L. Godoy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal wildlife trade as the leading cause of orphaned pangolin and vervet monkey arrival to the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a major driver of biodiversity loss, threatening countless species, including pangolins (Pholidota: Manidae) and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus).
Ishwinder Battoo, Lynette A. Hart
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Responses to Warming: Do Wild Herbivores Trade Off Heat, Predators, and Humans?

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We untangled how summer temperature, predators, and humans influenced behavioral responses in two deer species. Both reduced their daily activity level in response to warming, yet only roe deer increased nocturnality to avoid heat. Conversely, fallow deer traded off heat avoidance with predator avoidance.
Noemi Pallari, Niccolò Fattorini, Martina Calosi, Lorenzo Lazzeri, Giulia Tettamanti, Sandro Lovari, Francesco Ferretti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality and morbidity in wild Taiwanese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla).

PLoS ONE, 2019
Globally, pangolins are threatened by poaching and illegal trade. Taiwan presents a contrary situation, where the wild pangolin population has stabilized and even begun to increase in the last two decades.
Nick Ching-Min Sun, Bharti Arora, Jing-Shiun Lin, Wen-Chi Lin, Meng-Jou Chi, Chen-Chih Chen, Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei   +6 more
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