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Wild meat consumption significantly increases risk of zoonotic disease and poses major threat to terrestrial species – new UN Report

Wild meat consumption significantly increases risk of zoonotic disease and poses major threat to terrestrial species – new UN Report

by ACF | Sep 15, 2021 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats

Bonn, 15 September 2021- The taking of animals for wild meat consumption within national borders is having significant impacts on most terrestrial species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), according to a new...
South Africa wants to promote wildlife consumption

South Africa wants to promote wildlife consumption

by ACF | Mar 25, 2020 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats, Corona virus

South Africa is turning towards the implementation of new laws that fully allows the economic exploitation of wildlife. The intention is to market the use of all kinds of wild species, including giraffes, zebras, emu, and duikers, in order to produce cheap meat....
Bushmeat hunting threatens hornbills and raptors in Cameroon’s forests, study finds

Bushmeat hunting threatens hornbills and raptors in Cameroon’s forests, study finds

by ACF | Apr 20, 2018 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats, Wildlife News

A new study has found that hornbills, vultures and eagles are being hunted for bushmeat in Cameroon in much greater numbers than previously thought. Researchers estimate that people living around the proposed Ebo National Park in Cameroon’s Littoral region consumed an...
New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

by ACF | Feb 1, 2018 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats, Wildlife News

As much as 150 million rural households across the Global South may be involved in bushmeat hunting, new studies led by the University of Copenhagen find. Hunting is prevalent in the 24 countries surveyed but only providing a small contribution to households and...
Hunting responsible for sharp decline in tropical wildlife and birds with 83% and 58%

Hunting responsible for sharp decline in tropical wildlife and birds with 83% and 58%

by ACF | Apr 15, 2017 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats, Wildlife News

Hunting is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but a systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-induced defaunation was lacking until now. In a new study published in Science, an international team of ecologists and environmental scientists warns that bird and mammal...
West African governments issue bans on bushmeat to control ebola

West African governments issue bans on bushmeat to control ebola

by ACF | Apr 21, 2014 | Bushmeat, Conservation Threats

The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has prompted countries such as Cote d’Ivoire to issue bans on consuming bushmeat – including chimpanzees and other primates – in an effort to isolate the deadly disease. The haemorrhagic fever has already claimed over 135...
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