Bushmeat Trade in Central Africa Severely Underestimated – Increases as Forest Cover Declines

2009 October 21
by coracoid

bushmeat photo
photo: Nick Hobgood via flickr.

New analysis of the bushmeat trade in central Africa by TRAFFIC shows that the scale of trade has been severely underestimated and is actually increasing as forest cover declines. By studying statistical data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the wildlife trade monitoring organization found that in some places the amount of … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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