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Bushmeat is meat from wildlife species that are hunted for human consumption. Bushmeat represents a primary source of animal protein and a cash-earning commodity in poor and rural communities of humid tropical forest regions of the world.
19 de jun. de 2019 · Bushmeat is the meat of wild animals, especially from Africa, that is hunted for food and income. Learn how bushmeat threatens wildlife, the environment, and human health, and what efforts are being made to combat the trade.
18 de may. de 2023 · The demand for wild meat in Africa and Asia is driving overhunting, extinction, and disease. Learn how conservation groups are trying to protect forests and animals by promoting alternative foods and recipes.
What is bushmeat? Bushmeat includes a large variety of wild species that are eaten as food. Vertebrates contribute to almost all the bushmeat consumed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. By class, mammals are the most common, followed by birds, amphibians and reptiles. Read more
17 de abr. de 2020 · Learn what bushmeat is, why it is unsustainable and how to achieve sustainable harvest of wild species for food. Explore the projects, research and database of the Bushmeat Research Initiative by CIFOR.
7 de oct. de 2022 · Bushmeat is wild animal meat derived from mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds that live in forests, savannahs or wetlands. Learn how bushmeat consumption affects biodiversity, public health and wildlife crime, and what IFAW is doing to stop it.
Unsustainable hunting for consumption and trade of wild meat (also known as bushmeat) by humans represents a significant extinction threat to wild terrestrial mammal populations, perhaps most notably in parts of Asia, Africa and South America [4–6].
