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wild meat use significantly increases risk of zoonotic disease

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

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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 report released today. The report is the first of its kind and covered 105…

New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

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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 mainly for subsistence rather than for trade. The studies thus contradict earlier…