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The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld, Lauren Coad, Robin C. Whytock, Donald Midoko Iponga, Margeorie Babicka, Sophie Pambo, Paul Loundou, Daniel J. Ingram, Kathryn Jeffery, Mattia Bessone, David S. Wilkie, Malcolm Starkey, Steeve Ngama, Daniel Cornelis, Katharine A. Abernethy   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hemoparasites in Wild Birds: A Systematic Review of Their Ecology and Clinical Implications. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Alvarado-Piqueras A, Gómez-Muñoz MT, Martín-Maldonado B.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Klisz, Attila Lengyel, Zuzana Münzbergová, Radosław Puchałka, Iris Reinula, Froukje Rienks, Julie Koch Sheard, Viktor Siverin, Bojana Stojanova, Sabrina Träger, Tsipe Aavik   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology, evolution, and biological characteristics of avian influenza A (H11) viruses from wild birds. [PDF]

Virulence
Zhao Z, Tian J, Bai X, Li M, Song X, Li J, Shi J, Kong H, Zeng X, Tian G, Liu J, Li C, Chen H, Li Y.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source

Wild Birds Pose Unique Food Safety Threats in the US Southeast. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Varriano S, Smith JC, Smith OM, Rodrigues PAP, Snipes Z, Roach K, Dawson JL, Shealy J, Dunn LL, Shariat NW, Snyder WE.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Shifting the paradigm: An Indigenous knowledge‐based stewardship plan to replenish boreal caribou in Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations' homelands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Indigenous Peoples in northern Alberta, including Dené and Cree of the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations (ACFN and MCFN), have been using Indigenous laws and stewardship principles to care for their homelands for thousands of years. Since ACFN and MCFN signed Treaty 8 with Canada in 1899, Alberta's land management policies and
Lori Cyprien, Sebastien Fekete, Susan M. Leech, Brian Aih Shing Fung, Anne Hervieux, Chris Wagner, Kalene Gould   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research note: Molecular characteristics and genetic evolution of H1N1 avian influenza virus from wild birds in Shanghai, China. [PDF]

Poult Sci
Tang L, Wang R, He G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However, in the Anthropocene, human activities are putting increasingly diverse pressures on ecosystems and cultures, resulting in accelerating threat ...
Bernd Lenzner, Andreas Baumann, Sietze Norder, Franz Essl, Hannes A. Fellner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

First detection of Sindbis virus in wild birds in Nigeria. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Matthew DA, Karlsson E, Izang JA, Isberg L, Näslund J, Sjödin A, Ottosson U, Lwande OW, Waldenström J.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source