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

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

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 average of 29 hornbills and eight raptors per month. But they remain unsure how…