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| Bowen-Jones, E. | |
| The African Bushmeat Trade - A recipe for extinction | |
| 1998 Full Book | |
Bushmeat - the meat of wild animals - has long been a part of the staple diet of forest dwelling peoples. Increasingly, as the population of Africa in particular becomes urbanised the demand for this traditional item is met by commercial hunters and traders. The trade in bushmeat - much of it illegal - has become a business in which opportunists can make large profits. Although ape meat represents only a small proportion of the enormous bushmeat trade, it is the greatest threat facing chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos. The Trade also threatens the survival of many other protected species throughout Africa. |
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