Why humans kill animals and why we cannot avoid it

BL Allen, C Bobier, S Dawson, PJS Fleming… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is
becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human …

Wild food in Europe: A synthesis of knowledge and data of terrestrial wild food as an ecosystem service

CJE Schulp, W Thuiller, PH Verburg - Ecological economics, 2014 - Elsevier
Wild food is an iconic ecosystem service that receives little attention in quantifying, valuating
and mapping studies, due to the perceived low importance or due to lack of data. Here, we …

The influence of sensory characteristics of game meat on consumer Neuroperception: a narrative review

MM Ciobanu, DR Manoliu, MC Ciobotaru, BG Anchidin… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Game meat contains bioactive compounds that directly influence the formation of a rich
reservoir of flavor precursors that produce specific sensory properties. Quality is considered …

Hunting for justice: An indigenous critique of the North American model of wildlife conservation

L Eichler, D Baumeister - Environment and Society, 2018 - berghahnjournals.com
Within the mainstream environmental movement, regulated hunting is commonly defended
as a tool for preserving and managing populations of wild animals for future generations. We …

Experiencing forest products–An innovation trend by rural entrepreneurs

I Živojinović, G Weiss, M Wilding, JLG Wong, A Ludvig - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
There is increasing emphasis on innovation as a driver of continued prosperity in the rural
economy. Globalisation poses challenges to rural areas given technological advances and …

Wild meat trade and consumption in the Central Amazon, Brazil

WA Chaves, MC Monroe, KE Sieving - Human Ecology, 2019 - Springer
Many factors drive wildlife hunting and consumption, including source of income, taste
preference, culture, lack of alternative meat, meat price, and wealth, and the relative …

[HTML][HTML] Hunting as land use: Understanding the spatial associations among hunting, agriculture, and forestry

W Neumann, C Levers, F Widemo… - Ecology and …, 2022 - ecologyandsociety.org
Hunting is a widespread but often overlooked land-use activity, providing major benefits to
society. Hunting takes place in most landscapes, yet it remains unclear which types of …

Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting

N van Vliet, J Fa, R Nasi - Ecology and Society, 2015 - JSTOR
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 …

Wildlife knowledge and attitudes toward hunting: A comparative hunter–non-hunter analysis

G Raftogianni, VJ Kontsiotis, V Liordos - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Assessing the public's attitudes toward hunting and knowledge about wildlife is critical for
successfully managing and conserving resources. This need is further emphasized by the …

How are wood and non-wood forest products utilized in the Czech Republic? A preliminary assessment of a nationwide survey on the bioeconomy

RC Purwestri, M Hájek, M Šodková, V Jarský - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Czech forests occupy 33.7% of the total country area; thus, wood and non-wood forest
products (NWFPs) are important resources for the country. To date, the country has not …