Primates, represented by 521 species, are distributed across 91 countries primarily in the
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …

Proboscideans and humans have shared habitats across the Old and New Worlds for
hundreds of thousands of years. Proboscideans were included in the human diet starting …

Tropical forests are increasingly degraded by industrial logging, urbanization, agriculture,
and infrastructure, with only 20% of the remaining area considered intact. However, this …

Background Predicting when and where pathogens will emerge is difficult, yet, as shown by
the recent Ebola and Zika epidemics, effective and timely responses are key. It is therefore …

Chapter seven of the book deals with the volume and value of different types of animal
products generated in the region by providing changes over time where information is …

Abstract Knowledge about the economic role of bushmeat in rural livelihoods mainly stems
from small case studies in sites characterised by high hunting intensities, challenging the …

The hunting of wild animals for their meat has been a crucial activity in the evolution of
humans. It continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions …

As a result of sedentarisation many Baka Pygmies have changed their mobility patterns
away from nomadic lifestyles to living in roadside villages. These settled groups are …

Wildlife contributes to the diets, livelihoods and socio-cultural activities of people worldwide;
however, unsustainable hunting is a major pressure on wildlife. Regional assessments of …

In 2017, a monkeypox outbreak occurred in Likouala Department, Republic of the Congo.
Many of the affected individuals were of Aka ethnicity, hunter-gatherers indigenous to …