Available information on the consumption of wild meat in West and Central Africa is
reviewed. We show that mammals are the prime source of bushmeat, and that ungulates …

Protected areas could play a significant role in the implementation of schemes to reduce
emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in developing countries, through …

Protein from forest wildlife is crucial to rural food security and livelihoods across the tropics.
The harvest of animals such as tapir, duikers, deer, pigs, peccaries, primates and larger …

This document addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as
“bushmeat”,“wildmeat”, and/or “game meat”; see 1. for the definition). It was prepared for the …

Indigenous forest reserves represent approximately one fifth of Brazilian Amazonia and
pose enormous challenges for sustainable natural resource management by native …

The unsustainable harvest of wildlife is a major threat to global biodiversity and to the
millions of people who depend on wildlife for food and income. Past research has called …

The Importance of bushmeat trade in Amazonian towns has been very little studied, either
because it is thought to be insignificant or due to the context of illegality. Based on …

Mineral licks are key ecological resources for many species of birds and mammals in
Amazonia, providing essential dietary nutrients and clays, yet little is known about which …

Natural licks are particular sites in some types of habitats often visited by a number of wild
animals with the purpose of licking or consuming soil (a behavior known as geophagy) …

Despite the fact that sustainability of bushmeat hunting in tropical areas is of major concern
for conservation and development practitioners, we still know very little about how to …